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Indigenous leader Raoni recovers from illness in Brazil

Chief Raoni Metuktire, the ethnic Kayapo leader who became a symbol of the fight for Indigenous rights and the preservation of the Amazon rainforest...

Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for Muslim prayers

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has joined hundreds of worshippers for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside Hagia Sophia – the Istanbul...

Protests against governor’s arrest continue in challenge to Kremlin

Tens of thousands of people have marched across the Russian city of Khabarovsk to protest against the arrest of the regional governor on murder...

Coronavirus cases spike in South Korea as US tightens restrictions

South Korea has reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four months, while South Africa also announced a surge...

Virginia’s state capitol removes busts and statue honouring Confederate leaders

A US state has removed from its capitol building the busts and a statue honouring Confederate generals and officials. That includes a bronze statue of...

Goldman Sachs reaches deal with Malaysia over sovereign wealth fund ‘fraud’

Goldman Sachs has reached a 3.9 billion US dollar settlement with Malaysia over the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund that was used to launder money. Malaysian...

School named after Confederate general is now rebranded for John Lewis

A US state’s largest school system is removing the name of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from one of its high schools in favour...

Trump calls off Florida segment of Republican National Convention

US president Donald Trump has scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida that had been set to draw more than...

Prayers held at Hagia Sophia after mosque reconversion

Hundreds of Muslims are to take part in prayers at Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia after its controversial reconversion into a mosque. The Friday prayers...

Israeli police use water cannon to disperse anti-Netanyahu protest

Israeli police have used water cannons to disperse protesters in central Jerusalem as clashes broke out overnight after thousands staged a demonstration against Prime...

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