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Once bursting with life, south Beirut gutted by Israeli bombs 20 Oct 2024 - 07:12 pm
Smoke fumes cover a neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs near one of the runways of Beirut International Airport following an Israeli airstrike on on October 19, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Japan, UK and Italy to speed up joint next-generation fighter jet project to replace F-2, Tempest 20 Oct 2024 - 07:00 pm
File photo used for demonstration purposes. Britain's Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson speaks during the unveiling of a model of a new fighter jet, a part of Team Tempest, at the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London, on July 16, 2018. AFP / Tolga Akmen.
One dead as flooding hits Italy's northeast flatlands 20 Oct 2024 - 06:56 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps of Firefighters, on October 20, 2024, shows an aerial view of the flooded area near the city of Bologna. Italy's northeastern Emilia-Romagna region was again partially under water on October 20, 2024. Photo by Handout / Vigili del Fuoco / AFP.
Thousands protest in Spain's Canary Islands against mass tourism 20 Oct 2024 - 06:50 pm
Protesters march during demonstration against mass tourism as tourists sit in a terrace, in Arona on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on October 20, 2024. Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP.
WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free 20 Oct 2024 - 06:45 pm
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WHO urges Rwanda to see off Marburg outbreak 20 Oct 2024 - 06:41 pm
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses participants of the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin on October 14, 2024. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP.
Rwanda says no community transmission of Marburg virus, with zero new infections in recent days 20 Oct 2024 - 06:37 pm
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Cubans struggle as power not fully restored to the island after days of blackout 20 Oct 2024 - 06:34 pm
A sign enlightens a blacked out street during the second day of the nationwide blackout in Havana October 19, 2024. Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP.
Shell pipeline oil leak in Singapore contained 20 Oct 2024 - 06:27 pm
Photo used only for demonstration purposes. Workers stand on lifting platforms as they assemble the structure of a temporary construction near the financial business district in Singapore on October 14, 2024. Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP.
Georgia authorities investigating "catastrophic failure" of dock gangway that collapsed, killing 7 20 Oct 2024 - 06:23 pm
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Turkiye, Iran FMs warn of Israeli schemes to spread regional war 20 Oct 2024 - 05:31 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released on October 18, 2024 by Turkish Foreign Ministery press service Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) attends the 3+3 South Caucasus Regional Cooperation Platform with foreign ministers of Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia in Istanbul. Photo by Handout / Turkish Foreign Minister Press Office / AFP.
One dead as flooding hits Italy's northeast flatlands 20 Oct 2024 - 04:57 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps of Firefighters, on October 20, 2024, shows an aerial view of the flooded area near the city of Bologna. Photo by Handout / Vigili del Fuoco / AFP
Carnage of Israeli air strikes spreads misery in north Gaza 20 Oct 2024 - 04:32 pm
Palestinians mourn over the covered bodies of relatives, killed in an Israeli airstrike, outside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on October 19, 2024. Photo by Islam AHMED / AFP.
Singapore reports oil spill from Shell pipeline 20 Oct 2024 - 04:25 pm
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Nepal protesters clash with police over politician's fraud charges 20 Oct 2024 - 04:12 pm
Police use water cannons to disperse supporters of Rabi Lamichhane, Nepal's former deputy premier, in Pokhara on October 20, 2024. (Photo by Yunish Gurung / AFP)
Bomb hoax threats to Indian airlines spark chaos 20 Oct 2024 - 04:02 pm
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Massive highway pileup in Poland kills 4, including children, and injures 15 20 Oct 2024 - 03:07 pm
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Hurricane set to hit Cuba amid national blackout 20 Oct 2024 - 02:54 pm
A sign lits a blacked out street during the second day of the nationwide blackout in Havana October 19, 2024. Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP