Nach der Sturzflut im Grenzgebiet zwischen Nepal und Tibet im Himalaya ist die Zahl der Todesopfer auf mindestens 1280 gestiegen. In Nepal wurden inzwischen 1259 Leichen geborgen, wie die Katastrophenschutzbehörde in Kathmandu am Donnerstag mitteilte. Chinesische Staatsmedien hatten zuvor 21 Tote in Tibet gemeldet. Die Sturzflut hatte am Mittwoch vergangener Woche im Grenzgebiet zwischen Nepal […]
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Nach den deutschen Strafmaßnahmen im Zusammenhang mit dem versuchten Sprengstoffanschlag am Leipziger Flughafen hat Russland reagiert: Das seit mehr als drei Jahrzehnten in Russland aktive Goethe-Institut muss seine verbliebenen Standorte in dem Land schließen, wie Außenminister Sergej Lawrow am Donnerstag ankündigte. Die Präsidentin der Goethe-Institute, Gesche Joost, sprach von einem “Ende einer Ära der deutsch-russischen […]
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Eine Orang-Utan-Mutter und ihr Nachwuchs sind auf der indonesischen Insel Borneo inmitten eines Waldbrands von einem Baum gerettet worden. Das Tier hatte sich an die Spitze des von Rauch umgebenen Baums in der Provinz Zentralkalimantan geklammert, wie ein Mitarbeiter der örtlichen Naturschutzbehörde der Nachrichtenagentur AFP am Donnerstag sagte. Als Einsatzkräfte den Affen retteten, stellten sie fest, […]
Read MoreHundreds of style-setting creations from the late designer Pierre Cardin will fill his Venice palazzo later this month in a new museum celebrating the cutting-edge vision of fashion’s futurist. A costume ball Thursday evening at Cardin’s Venetian home of nearly 40 years, the Palazzo Bragadin, will help kick off the museum opening, scheduled for September […]
Read MoreReal-life actress sisters Rooney and Kate Mara said Thursday they drew on their instinctive closeness for new film “Bucking Fastard” that sees them talk and move in unison for almost their entire time on screen. Their movie was called “unique in cinema history” by its director and writer, veteran German filmmaker Werner Herzog, ahead of […]
Read MoreForeign fighters and support networks are fuelling the conflict in Sudan and worsening violence against civilians, a UN-backed investigation warned Thursday. The United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said foreign involvement was strengthening the military capabilities of the country’s warring parties, enabling increasingly sophisticated military operations, with devastating consequences for ordinary people. Since April […]
Read MoreUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron held their first official talks on Thursday, with British-EU relations, migrant boats, Ukraine and the Middle East topping the agenda. The meeting at Burnham’s Downing Street office and residence came after the leaders celebrated bilateral ties with King Charles III at a preview of the […]
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron held their first official talks on Thursday, with British-EU relations, migrant boats, Ukraine and the Middle East topping the agenda. The meeting at Burnham’s Downing Street office and residence came after the leaders celebrated bilateral ties with King Charles III at a preview of the […]
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A demonstration against undocumented migrants in South Africa descended into violence Thursday with one foreign national arrested and a community leader saying five Congolese were hurt. The protest was in the port city of Durban which has been at the epicentre of weeks of action against irregular migration in which at least four foreign nationals […]
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