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Israel's Rafah incursion taking dire health toll: WHO 28 May 2024 - 09:22 pm
Palestinian boys stand near a damaged structure at the site of an Israeli strike a day earlier on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 28, 2024.(Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Cases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil's flooded south 28 May 2024 - 07:36 pm
A car is partially submerged in a flooded street in the Sarandi neighborhood, one of the hardest hit by the heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on May 27, 2024. Photo by Anselmo Cunha / AFP
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone 28 May 2024 - 07:20 pm
People walk on a damaged embankment along the Sonatola river during heavy rainfall in Patuakhali on May 27, 2024, following the landfall of Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh. Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP
Taiwan parliament passes controversial bills despite protest 28 May 2024 - 07:19 pm
Lawmakers from main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) wave the Anthurium flowers to celebrate their victory as Parliament Speaker Han Kuo-yu (C) knocking the hammer to pass Parliament Reform Bills in Taipei on May 28, 2024. Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP.
France lawmaker suspended for waving Palestinian flag 28 May 2024 - 07:13 pm
French leftist La France Insoumise (LFI) party member of parliament Sebastien Delogu waves a Palestinian national flag during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris on May 28, 2024. Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP.
South Africa gears up for 'most unpredictable' vote 28 May 2024 - 07:11 pm
An Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) official prepares a ballot to be handed out to a voter during special voting at the Glebe Community Hall polling station in Umlazi on May 28, 2024 the day ahead of the South African elections scheduled for May 29, 2024. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)
23 are dead across the US after weekend tornadoes. Texas is getting battered again 28 May 2024 - 07:05 pm
This handout photo taken on May 26, 2024, courtesy of Jacob Chambers shows an aerial view of widespread damage from a tornado in Valley View, Texas. Photo by Jacob CHAMBERS / HANDOUT / AFP.
Restaurant terrace in deadly Mallorca collapse was unlicenced: mayor 28 May 2024 - 05:04 pm
A Police officer investigates one day after a two-storey club-restaurant collapsed, killing four and injuring 16 people on Playa de Palma, south of the Spanish Mediterranean island's capital Palma de Mallorca, on May 24, 2024. Photo by Jaime REINA / AFP
South Africa road smash kills 13 28 May 2024 - 04:32 pm
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Seoul govt finds high levels of toxic chemicals in Shein products 28 May 2024 - 02:39 pm
Clothes are displayed on hangers at a Chinese fashion brand Shein pop-up store in Paris on May 4, 2023. (Photo by Christophe Archambault / AFP)
Indian climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death this season 28 May 2024 - 02:20 pm
Mountaineers during their ascend to Mount Everest's summit, in Nepal. (Photo by Tsering Pemba Sherpa / AFP)
Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report 28 May 2024 - 02:03 pm
Children run behind a truck spraying water along a street on a hot summer day in New Delhi on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
LIVE UPDATES: European countries recognize Palestine amid intensifying Israeli attacks on Gaza 28 May 2024 - 12:50 pm
A boy stands on a balcony with a view of billowing smoke due to renewed Israeli strikes in Rafah city in the southern gaza Strip on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
China expresses 'grave concern' over Israel's military operations in Rafah 28 May 2024 - 11:48 am
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Papua New Guinea says more than 2,000 people buried in landslide; pleads for help 28 May 2024 - 12:15 am
This handout photo taken and received on May 27, 2024 from the International Organization for Migration shows locals digging at the site of a landslide at Mulitaka village in the region of Maip Mulitaka, in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Mohamud Omer / International Organization for Migration / AFP) 
Russia to build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan 27 May 2024 - 11:46 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attend a flower laying ceremony at the
World's island states blame richest countries for climate threats 27 May 2024 - 10:51 pm
File: Antigua and Barbuda is hosting this week's conference of the Small Island Developing States. (Photo by AFP)
Republic of Korea officially launches space agency (KASA) 27 May 2024 - 10:15 pm
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