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New discoveries at Pompeii show signs of life post-eruption 07 Aug 2025 - 03:01 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the Pompeii Archaeological Park on August 6, 2025, shows new discoveries at Pompeii, where archaeologists have uncovered new evidence indicating the reoccupation of Pompeii following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which left the city in ruins. Photo by Handout / POMPEII ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK / AFP
Soldier wounds five in US military base shooting 07 Aug 2025 - 02:05 pm
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France seeks to 'stabilise' wildfire raging in the south 07 Aug 2025 - 02:00 pm
A Canadair aircraft of the French civil security drops fire retardant over a wildfire in Villeseque-Corbieres, southern France on August 7, 2025. Photo by Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP.
Apple to hike investment in US to $600 bn over four years 07 Aug 2025 - 12:59 pm
A memento presented by Apple CEO Tim Cook is seen on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2025 before announcing that Apple will invest an additional $100 billion in the United States, taking its total pledge to $600 billion over the next four years. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
Electric 'air taxis' could debut in Japan from 2027 07 Aug 2025 - 12:52 pm
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India exporters wary about Trump's 50% levies 07 Aug 2025 - 12:41 pm
This combination of pictures created on August 5, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump speaks in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2025 and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 21, 2025. Photo by Jim WATSON and Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP.
Mind the gap: tourists drawn to Oman's giant sinkholes 07 Aug 2025 - 11:50 am
An aerial picture shows a view of the Sheeheet sinkhole in Oman's Dhofar region near the city of Taqah on July 25, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Body of missing man found on melting glacier after 28 years 07 Aug 2025 - 11:29 am
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Trump announces 100% chip tariff, pressuring Asian producers 07 Aug 2025 - 11:21 am
(Files) A sample of a semiconductor chip made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is displayed at the Cybersec 2025 conference and expo in Taipei on April 15, 2025. (Photo by I-HWA CHENG / AFP)
Thai prosecutors indict 23 over quake skyscraper collapse 07 Aug 2025 - 10:41 am
File photo of rescue teams at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action 07 Aug 2025 - 10:25 am
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Cockatoos can bust a move: Australian research 07 Aug 2025 - 10:12 am
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North Korean rescued after swimming across border: Seoul 07 Aug 2025 - 07:47 am
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Trump open to meeting Putin and Zelensky: White House 06 Aug 2025 - 11:44 pm
This combination of pictures created on August 06, 2025 shows (L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 20, 2025, US President Donald Trump at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland on July 29, 2025 and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Strasbourg, France, on June 25, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Jordan's cabinet reshuffle approved by King Abdullah II 06 Aug 2025 - 09:37 pm
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Kenya to leverage sports to boost tourism sector 06 Aug 2025 - 08:29 pm
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Little girl in Cambodia becomes 15th victim of bird flu in 2025 06 Aug 2025 - 08:23 pm
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Sri Lanka detains ex-minister Rajapaksa for alleged corruption 06 Aug 2025 - 08:11 pm
Police escort Sri Lanka's former Agriculture Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa (centre) to a prison in Colombo on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)