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Hardline cleric wins landslide victory in Iran presidential election

Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi has won a landslide in Iran's presidential election and his rivals have conceded defeat, according to… ...

Man loses hand after violent clashes between police and ravers in France

An illegal rave in a field in France turned violent when police attempted to break up the party - and… ...

Pregnant women and their unborn babies dying in Brazil as COVID deaths set to pass 500k mark

Brazil is likely to pass the awful mark of 500,000 COVID-related deaths in the next two days. Only the United… ...

Iran election: Hardliner Raisi will become president

Cleric Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's top judge, wins victory in election seen as engineered to help him win. ...

Myanmar coup: UN calls for arms embargo against military

In a rare move, the UN condemns the overthrowing of Aung San Suu Kyi and calls for an arms embargo. ...

Myanmar: Who are the ethnic armies training protesters?

Many protesters are being trained by ethnic armed groups - can they eventually topple the junta? ...

The UK still has Covid-19 travel restrictions while neighbors open up. What went wrong?

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Ultra-conservative judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi will be Iran's next president

Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, has won Iran's controversial presidential election, according to… ...

This Republican senator is now Enemy No. 1 for Trump

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Third Wave Of COVID-19 Definitely Underway In UK, Says Vaccine Expert

The UK is undergoing a third wave of coronavirus infections as a result of the highly transmissible Delta variant, an… ...

Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Hails Vote As Victory Over "Enemy Propaganda"

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday hailed a presidential election won by an ultraconservative as a victory for… ...

World Refugee Day 2021: What Happens On World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day: The day is observed around the globe to draw attention to the plight of refugees and mobilize… ...

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Iranian Hard-Liner Ebrahim Raisi Wins Presidential Election Vote

The government announced his victory on Saturday, a day after… ...

Biden’s Bet: Iranian Hard-liner May Be Best Path to Restoring Nuclear Deal

The next six weeks before a new government takes office… ...

Inside the ‘Deadly Serious’ World of E-Sports in South Korea

Each year, thousands of young South Koreans compete to join… ...

Ebrahim Raisi: Ein Präsident mit Blut an den Händen

In Iran hat ein Mann die Präsidentenwahl gewonnen, der direkte… ...

Die Slowenen wollen die «Orbanisierung» ihres Landes nicht hinnehmen

Unter Janez Jansa schlägt Slowenien eine rechtsstaatlich bedenkliche Entwicklung ein.… ...

Die Revolution in Nicaragua frisst ihre Kinder. Und sich selbst

Präsident Daniel Ortega kann der Wahl im November entspannt entgegenblicken. Denn nahezu… ...

Hun Sen in quarantine, 20 Covid deaths in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen went into 14-day… ...

Pheu Thai charter bill may be shelved

Two opposition parties have voiced concerns after an adviser to… ...

Pak Nam market closed after 100 positive tests

SAMUT PRAKAN: The Pak Nam fresh market in Muang district… ...

Präsidentenwahl im Iran: Erzkonservativer Kleriker Raisi gewinnt Wahl

Noch bevor Teheran offizielle Ergebnisse veröffentlicht, gestehen die Konkurrenten ihre… ...

Aufarbeitung statt Verklärung: Europas dunkle Seite ist nicht mehr so leicht zu verdrängen

Koloniale Gewalt wurde lange vertuscht und verleugnet, jetzt wird sie… ...

Leitartikel zum Genfer Gipfel: «Kleine Schritte, aber sie gehen in die richtige Richtung»

Putin und Biden werden keine Freunde mehr. Aber der gegenseitige… ...

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NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus

NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample

After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its… ...

NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to Earth

NASA invites the public and the media to watch its first asteroid sample return mission begin a two-year cruise home… ...

New discovery shows human cells can write RNA sequences into DNA

In a discovery that challenges long-held dogma in biology, researchers show that mammalian cells can convert RNA sequences back into… ...

Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities

Researchers have identified the brain regions involved in choosing whether to find out if a bad event is about to… ...

African great apes to suffer massive range loss in next 30 years

A new study predicts massive range declines of Africa's great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos -- due to the… ...

Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N8) – the Russian Federation

On 18 February 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the Russian Federation notified WHO of detection of avian influenza… ...

Ebola virus disease – Guinea

On 14 February 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea informed WHO of a cluster of Ebola Virus ...

Rift Valley fever – Kenya

Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya in humans in Isiolo and Mandera counties and in ...

HarmonyOS: Hands-on with Huawei's rival to Android

BBC Click's Chris Fox explores what Huawei's new operating system can do. ...

Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets

The ads will appear in only a few games at first as the firm assesses users' reactions. ...

Police to crack down on drones flown dangerously

Anyone flouting the rules faces having their drone confiscated, being fined or even imprisonment. ...

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