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Record number of forest fires in Brazil Amazon 14 Aug 2024 - 11:53 pm
(FILES) Aerial view of a burnt area in the Amazon rainforest, near the Lago do Cunia Extractive Reserve, on the border of the states of Rondonia and Amazonas, on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Douglas Magno / AFP)
Prince Harry and Meghan will visit Colombia for the first time. Here’s what they will be doing 14 Aug 2024 - 11:01 pm
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US Consumer Price Index up 0.2% in July 14 Aug 2024 - 10:36 pm
Shoppers browse in a supermarket in north St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
Videos show fatal shooting of pregnant Black woman was justified: Officer's attorney 14 Aug 2024 - 10:28 pm
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NASA still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at space station until next year 14 Aug 2024 - 10:18 pm
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Tropical Storm Ernesto hits Puerto Rico, likely to become hurricane 14 Aug 2024 - 10:12 pm
Police block a flooded road in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, as Tropical Storm Ernesto passes through the area on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Jaydee Lee SERRANO / AFP)
Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show 14 Aug 2024 - 09:58 pm
A convoy of Taliban security personnel seen moving along the streets as they celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, in Herat on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen KarimI / AFP)
23 Palestinians martyred in new Israeli massacres against families in Gaza Strip 14 Aug 2024 - 09:28 pm
A Palestinian woman mourns a family member killed in Israeli bombardment, at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
US judge rejects Trump's bid to unseat him in hush money case 14 Aug 2024 - 08:12 pm
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves after casting his vote in Florida's primary election on August 14, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
Pumps dry as Myanmar's Yangon hit by fresh fuel shortage 14 Aug 2024 - 07:34 pm
A trishaw driver smokes as he waits for passengers in Yangon on August 13, 2024. (Photo by Saiaung Main / AFP)
What we know about Ukraine's surprise push into Russian territory 14 Aug 2024 - 07:29 pm
Ukrainian servicemen drive a Humvee military vehicle past a destroyed border crossing point with Russia, in the Sumy region, on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)
Szczesny tipped to join Saudi club after Juventus exit 14 Aug 2024 - 06:50 pm
Poland's Wojciech Szczesny saves a penalty from Saudi Arabia's Salim Al Dawsari. File photo.
Nepal approves long-delayed war crimes bill 14 Aug 2024 - 06:27 pm
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Greece counts cost as firefighters master fires around Athens 14 Aug 2024 - 06:09 pm
An aerial view shows a burned house following a wildfire in the village of Varnavas on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP)
Two French pilots missing as Rafale jets collide mid-air 14 Aug 2024 - 06:01 pm
(FILES) Two French Rafales jet fighters fly during an international military exercise with Indian navy on May 11, 2017 off the coasts of Brest, western France. (Photo by FRED TANNEAU / AFP)
Unpopular Japan PM Kishida to step down 14 Aug 2024 - 05:50 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to leave at the end of a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / POOL / AFP)
IOF murders 39,965 civilians, injures 92,294 others since beginning of genocide on Gaza 14 Aug 2024 - 04:08 pm
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Greece counts cost as firefighters master fires around Athens 14 Aug 2024 - 02:51 pm
This photograph shows a view of a burnt houses following a wildfire that hit the north-eastern suburbs of athens, near Penteli, suburb of athens, on August 13, 2024. On August 13, 2024, Greece continued for the third consecutive day to fight a fire in the north-eastern suburbs of athens, which has killed one person, forced thousands from their homes and polluted the air in the capital. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP)