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World-famous beaches of Rio de Janeiro closed
Rio de Janeiro's world-famous beaches have been closed to the public due to a dramatic rise in the number of daily coronavirus cases in Brazil, local...
Natural disaster declared in Aus state, evacuations on
Flooding in parts of New South Wales (NSW) was declared a natural disaster on Sunday and residents in flood-hit areas west of Sydney were evacuated as...
Tear gas bombs caused Yemen migrant detention centre fire
Yemen's Houthi militia have said three tear gas bombs fired by their riot forces caused the deadly fire at a migrant detention centre in Sanaa earlier...
Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest
Scores of people were injured and arrested in the Thai capital after police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday night to break up...
Portugal announces investment in forest preservation
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has announced a 7 billion euro ($8.33 billion) investment in forest preservation until the year 2030.
EU nations urge solidarity over irregular migration flow
Five southern European Union (EU) countries on the frontline of irregular migration flows in recent years urged their EU partners to show more...
Khamenei calls US' maximum pressure policy failure
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Washington's maximum pressure policy against Tehran has been a failure.
'Britons' summer holidays abroad unlikely'
Britons' summer holidays abroad are "extremely unlikely" due to the risk of travellers bringing coronavirus variants back to the UK, a government...