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Russia breaks ground for Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant 08 Aug 2025 - 12:58 pm
A view of the area where the construction of a nuclear power plant is planned near in the village of Ulken, located on the shores of Lake Balkhash, about 400 kilometers north of Almaty, on September 21, 2024. Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP
'Never seen before' rains lash southern Japan 08 Aug 2025 - 12:28 pm
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30 injured as train derails in Iran's south: local media 08 Aug 2025 - 12:12 pm
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Thousands evacuated as wildfire spreads north of Los Angeles 08 Aug 2025 - 11:57 am
A firefighter battles flames from the Canyon Fire on August 7, 2025 in Castaic, California. Photo by Eric Thayer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
13 killed, 23 injured in traffic accident in east Sudan 08 Aug 2025 - 01:00 am
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US to rewrite its past national climate reports 08 Aug 2025 - 12:03 am
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UAE, Russian presidents discuss regional, international issues 07 Aug 2025 - 11:26 pm
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Nearly 100,000 struck with cholera in Sudan: WHO 07 Aug 2025 - 11:17 pm
File: Sudanese people sell goods at an open market in the East Nile district of Khartoum on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)
Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis 07 Aug 2025 - 10:48 pm
In this photograph taken on August 3, 2025, a general view shows the residential houses on a hillside in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
World’s top rice buyer Philippines halts imports for 60 days 07 Aug 2025 - 10:09 pm
Rice terraces in Banaue, Ifugao province, the Philippines. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Bloomberg)
Four new deaths in 24 hrs due to famine, malnutrition in Gaza 07 Aug 2025 - 09:31 pm
Hidaya, a 31-year-old Palestinian mother, carries her 18-month-old sick son who is also displaying signs of malnutrition, inside their tent at the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
ASEAN affirms keenness to enhance political, economic cooperation with Qatar 07 Aug 2025 - 09:21 pm
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Trump calls for Intel CEO to immediately resign 07 Aug 2025 - 08:45 pm
President Donald Trump shouts to reporters from the roof of the White House. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
Medical plane crashes near Nairobi, killing six: official 07 Aug 2025 - 08:41 pm
Rescuers work betwwen wreckage parts at a scene where a Kenyan medical plane crashed, killing at least 6 people, on the outskirts of Nairobi on August 7, 2025. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)
Camel-led protest in Hungary aim to raise alarm over drought 07 Aug 2025 - 08:19 pm
A camel-led caravan of farmers, scientists and environmentalists crosses through central Budapest, Hungary to protest against the government's water management policy on August 7, 2025.(Photo by Attila Kisbenedek / AFP)
Foreign pharma giants announce major Mexico investments 07 Aug 2025 - 06:47 pm
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Israeli authorities reveal plan to rebuild West Bank settlement evacuated two decades ago 07 Aug 2025 - 06:44 pm
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South China's Guangdong sees decline in new chikungunya cases 07 Aug 2025 - 06:25 pm
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