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Kuwait announces power cuts as demand spikes in summer heat 20 Jun 2024 - 03:27 pm
A thermometer on Kuwait's main governmental electricity control tower reads 47 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit) at 17:53, in Kuwait City on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
Over $1 billion pledged to create 'African vaccine market' 20 Jun 2024 - 03:24 pm
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Ukraine says 10 children returned from Russian-held areas 20 Jun 2024 - 03:04 pm
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Climate protest targets private jets at UK airport 20 Jun 2024 - 01:37 pm
A handout picture released by the Just Stop Oil climate campaign group shows an activist sitting in front of a plane after spraying orange paint on private jets at Stansted Airport, northeast of London, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Handout / Just Stop Oil / AFP)
Shooting in Philadelphia wounds 7 people, police say 20 Jun 2024 - 01:34 pm
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Indian toxic alcohol brew kills at least 34 20 Jun 2024 - 10:20 am
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Guinea-Bissau part closes Senegal border over clashes: president 19 Jun 2024 - 09:14 pm
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Palestinian medical students in Cuba highlight pain of diaspora 19 Jun 2024 - 07:43 pm
Samar Alghoul, 21, is pictured during an interview with AFP in Havana on June 2, 2024.  (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP)
Two beluga whales evacuated to Spain from war-torn Ukraine 19 Jun 2024 - 07:14 pm
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US chipmaker onsemi will invest $2 billion in a chip production facility in the Czech Republic 19 Jun 2024 - 06:58 pm
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Indian farm worker dumped with severed arm dies in Italy 19 Jun 2024 - 06:51 pm
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The Philippine vice president resigns from posts in Marcos' Cabinet as alliance flounders 19 Jun 2024 - 06:45 pm
(FILES) Philippines' Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the kick-off rally for the New Philippines movement at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on January 28, 2024. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Scottish farmers damn wild beaver reintroduction policy 19 Jun 2024 - 06:39 pm
Members of the public take part in a guided tour to see beavers by a pond near Doune, Perthshire, Scotland, on June 16, 2024. (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP)
A wildfire on the fringes of the Greek capital triggers evacuation alerts 19 Jun 2024 - 03:29 pm
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Death toll from Israeli offensive on Gaza rises to 37,396 martyrs 19 Jun 2024 - 03:03 pm
Emad Abu Hamad and his family are pictured in Bani Suhaila town in eastern Khan Younis city in the south of Gaza, on June 17, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
S Africa's Ramaphosa sworn in for second full term as president 19 Jun 2024 - 02:09 pm
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa (R) gestures takes the oath of office for his second term as South African President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on June 19, 2024. Photo by Kim LUDBROOK / POOL / AFP.
New Caledonia police detain independence leader and 7 others in wake of revolt against French rule 19 Jun 2024 - 12:43 pm
A pro-independence supporter holds a Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flag in front of police officers outside the headquarters of the Union Caledonienne (UC), after police intervened in the UC offices this morning, where a press conference of the Cellule de Coordination des Actions de Terrain (CCAT) was due to be held, in Noumea, on June 19, 2024. Photo by Delphine Mayeur / AFP.
Central China farmers face crop failures in 'withering' drought 19 Jun 2024 - 12:23 pm
A farmer sits on a dry rice field affected by drought at Hudianxiang village in Xinyang, in central China’s Henan province on June 18, 2024. Photo by JADE GAO / AFP.