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Bus collision in Turkiye kills 9 people 09 Aug 2024 - 01:18 pm
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UN adopts first treaty targeting cybercrime after 3 years of negotiations 09 Aug 2024 - 12:57 pm
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Spanish judge demands explanations over Puigdemont's escape 09 Aug 2024 - 12:27 pm
Catalonia's exiled separatist leader Carles Puigdemont (C) arrives with his lawyer Gonzalo Boye (R) and Junts per Catalunya's General Secretary Jordi Turull (3rd-L) as his hardline separatist JxCAT party has scheduled a welcome ceremony, ahead of an investiture vote at the Parliament of Catalonia, in Barcelona on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Cesar Manso / AFP)
France to fete Olympians on Champs Elysees next month: Macron 09 Aug 2024 - 12:19 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a speech during a reception for international journalists accredited for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris on July 22, 2024, ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Japan PM scraps overseas trip after 'megaquake' advisory 09 Aug 2024 - 12:13 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference as part of the 29th EU-Japan Summit at The European Union Building in Brussels on July 13, 2023. (Photo by John Thys / AFP)
Nobel winner Yunus sworn in as head of Bangladesh interim government 08 Aug 2024 - 11:27 pm
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus (centre) takes the oath of office to lead Bangladesh's interim government as its chief adviser, days after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Air France extends Beirut flight suspension until Sunday 08 Aug 2024 - 04:16 pm
Residential and office buildings stand in Beirut's southern suburbs on August 7, 2024.  (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Boeing's new CEO visits factory that makes the 737 Max 08 Aug 2024 - 03:51 pm
A logo is seen on the Boeing stand on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, south west of London, on July 22, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Relief after UK streets see respite from far-right riots 08 Aug 2024 - 01:13 pm
People gather for a counter demonstration against an anti-immigration protest called by far-right activists in the Walthamstow suburb of London on August 7, 2024. Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP
Death toll from 6 weeks of monsoon rains jumps to 154 in Pakistan 08 Aug 2024 - 11:55 am
A vendor looks on as he sells PAKISTAN national flags along a street, amid rainfall in Islamabad on August 7, 2024, ahead of the country's independence day. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Two powerful earthquakes hit off Japan: USGS 08 Aug 2024 - 11:25 am
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Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced 08 Aug 2024 - 11:14 am
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Russian scientists develop AI system to monitor clouds and weather 08 Aug 2024 - 10:40 am
A woman walks in front of the Kremlin (seen in the background) in Moscow on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
Tropical Storm Debby makes second US landfall in days 08 Aug 2024 - 10:07 am
Homes in the Allen Circle neighborhood are have been flooded after excessive rains caused water levels to rise in the area on August 7, 2024 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Bangladesh's incoming interim leader Yunus to take office Thursday, appeals for calm 07 Aug 2024 - 09:50 pm
Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus (centre) is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris on August 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
At least four throw hat into ring for top African Union post 07 Aug 2024 - 09:11 pm
File: The African Union logo is seen outside the AU headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 8, 2021.
India to appeal wrestler Phogat's Olympic disqualification 07 Aug 2024 - 08:36 pm
:India's Vinesh Phogat celebrates her win over Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in their women's freestyle 50kg wrestling semi-final match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home 07 Aug 2024 - 08:36 pm
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