Valuable 350-year-old oil paintings found in skip
German police say the gold-framed artworks had been dumped at a motorway rest stop in Bavaria.
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Iran election: Hardliner Raisi set to win in first round
Vote-counting shows Ebrahim Raisi - Iran's top judge - has so far received 62% of the vote.
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Australia take wine dispute with China to WTO
China accuses Australia of an illegal trade practice, but Australia believes the motive is political.
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Milkha Singh: India's 'Flying Sikh' dies from Covid
The country's most famous athlete ran for his life as a child and then ran to win medals.
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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.
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Why Ethiopia’s 'alphabet generation' feel betrayed by Abiy
PM Abiy Ahmed swept to power after mass protests, but his Oromo community still feel like outsiders.
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Armenia's war defeat prompts bitter vote on rebuilding country
After a fierce campaign, the election will decide the country's post-war future.
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North Korea: Why doesn't it have enough food this year?
The country's leader Kim Jong-un has warned of shortages - what do we know about the food situation?
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France's Le Pen on track for regional power with an eye on presidency
France's far-right National Rally party looks set to top Sunday's first round regional vote.
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Myanmar: Who are the ethnic armies training protesters?
Many protesters are being trained by ethnic armed groups - can they eventually topple the junta?
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Lisbon gave protesters' data to foreign embassies
Data was illegally shared in 52 cases in 2018-19, with reports citing embassies of China and Russia.
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Life in lockdown: The pandemic through our eyes
From freshman college to new life and loss, three young photographers document their pandemic year.
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Abortion rights: US Catholic bishops face clash with Biden
US Catholic leaders begin a process that may call for the president to be barred from Holy Communion.
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Japan's top health experts urge organisers to scale down Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19
A report on how to hold the Tokyo Olympics safely, drawn up by Japan's top health experts, says it is important to scale down the size of the Games as much as possible. (abc.net.au)
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Carlos Ghosn on the dark side of Japan, life in Lebanon and his upcoming documentary
Carlos Ghosn, the auto-executive-turned-fugitive who plotted a brazen escape from Osaka in December 2019 following his arrest by Japanese authorities on charges of financial misconduct, has denounced what he calls Japan’s darker side — its legal system. (arabnews.com)
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Japan passes space resources law
Japan’s parliament approved legislation that allows companies to extract and utilize space resources as the head of Russia’s space agency criticized similar national laws on the subject.
(spacenews.com)
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Suga calls on public to watch Olympics on TV as Japan eases state of emergency
Japan said on Thursday it would ease emergency coronavirus curbs in nine prefectures including Tokyo while keeping some measures, including limiting spectator numbers at big events, amid fears that next month's Olympics could trigger a surge in infections.
(Japan Today)
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Shanghai gallery removes exhibit ranking women 'prettiest to ugliest'
The gallery in Shanghai pulls the video piece "Uglier and Uglier" after a backlash.
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Coronavirus: Setback for EU in legal fight with AstraZeneca
But the drug-maker faces hefty fines if it fails to supply doses of Covid-19 vaccine over the summer.
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Portland riots: Police crowd-control team resigns after officer indicted
The officer in the Portland crowd-control team faces an assault charge after last year's race riots.
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