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European satellite to step up monitoring of extreme weather 13 Aug 2025 - 01:41 pm
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Typhoon Podul hits Taiwan 13 Aug 2025 - 01:07 pm
This picture taken and released by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on August 13, 2025 shows waves generated by Typhoon Podul breaking along the coast in Taitung.  Photo by CNA / AFP
Nepal waives climbing fees for 97 mountain peaks 13 Aug 2025 - 12:50 pm
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Man arrested after police gun fired at Australian airport 13 Aug 2025 - 11:00 am
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'Unhappy Meal': McDonald's Japan sorry for Pokemon debacle 13 Aug 2025 - 10:49 am
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Gulf tourists say Polish mountain town is a cool place 13 Aug 2025 - 08:37 am
Tourists sit in a chairlift on the hill Gubalowka, a hill from which there is a view of Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains, on August 4, 2025. (Photo by Bartosz Siedlik / AFP)
Dutch child survivor of Japan's WWII camps breaks silence 13 Aug 2025 - 08:19 am
Survivor of Japanese camps during World War II and psychologist Tineke Einthoven, 87, poses with family photographs at her home in Monaco, on January 13, 2025. (Photo by Frederic Dides / AFP)
UN warns of dire nutrition status for Yemeni children 13 Aug 2025 - 06:00 am
Malnourished Yemeni child receiving treatment. File photo for representational purposes only.
Egypt firmly rejects unilateral Nile actions, vows to protect water security 13 Aug 2025 - 05:00 am
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Kenya's central bank cuts benchmark rate to spur economic activity, lending 13 Aug 2025 - 04:00 am
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Study warns one third of UK family doctors could leave over burnout 13 Aug 2025 - 03:00 am
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Britain's job market cools with unemployment at four-year high 13 Aug 2025 - 02:00 am
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Russia, US top diplomats discuss preparations for upcoming Putin-Trump meeting 13 Aug 2025 - 01:58 am
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Sri Lanka to recruit 62,000 public servants to fill essential vacancies 13 Aug 2025 - 01:00 am
Elephants are seen at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 9, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
White House to host cage fight: UFC boss 13 Aug 2025 - 12:06 am
CEO and President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White (left) and US President Donald Trump attend UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
US offers $5 mn reward for arrest of Haitian gang leader 12 Aug 2025 - 11:45 pm
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US envoy, Sudan army chief discuss peace plan 12 Aug 2025 - 11:41 pm
File: Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Port Sudan on February 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Jordan, Syria, US agree to form trilateral working group to support ceasefire in As-Sweida 12 Aug 2025 - 10:33 pm
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