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Every year, snakes bite about 5.4 million people worldwide but the figure is likely a vast underestimation, given underreporting and patchy recordkeeping, officials say
World
19.03.2019
When snakes strike, lives shatter
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the gunman should be starved of the publicity he sought
World
19.03.2019
New Zealand's Ardern vows never to speak killer's name
China is the world's fastest growing aviation market
World
19.03.2019
China's 737 move shows growing global aviation clout: Analysts
Theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser has been awarded the Templeton Prize
World
19.03.2019
Physicist Marcelo Gleiser: 'Science does not kill God'
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The French capital was the only eurozone city in the top 10
World 19.03.2019
Paris ties Singapore, Hong Kong as world's priciest cities
The disaster was triggered by torrential rain on Saturday
World 19.03.2019
Indonesia flood death toll rises to 89, dozens missing
(From l) Ivorian Fofana Lamine, 25, Gambian Cherno Jallow, 22 and Senegalese Cheikhaya Dieng, 26, are due to be released from an Italian jail
World 19.03.2019
'Hold the compass or die': jailed migrants recount ordeal
Although more than 2,500 alleged smugglers have been arrested, only a handful have been prosecuted 
World 19.03.2019
In Italy, arrests aplenty but top people smugglers remain elusive
Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Europe on Thursday as the continent is divided over his cherished Belt and Road trade infrastructure project
World 19.03.2019
China's Xi to visit Europe amid disquiet over Silk Road, Huawei
The motive for the deadly attack remains unknown, with Dutch officials saying they are still investigating a possible terrorist link but cannot rule out a family dispute
World 19.03.2019
Dutch quiz three over tram attack
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are battling the Islamic State group with backing from a US-led coalition
World 19.03.2019
Syria's Kurds criticise Damascus 'threats'
Soviet-era filmmaker Marlen Khutsiev, a leading representative of the Soviet New Wave, has died aged 93
World 19.03.2019
Soviet New Wave film-maker Khutsiev dies at 93
Die-hard Islamic State group fighters are confined to a tiny area on the banks of the Euphrates River in Syria
World 19.03.2019
Syria force makes gains in last IS redoubt
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