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G20 leaders to grapple with climate, taxes, Trump comeback 18 Nov 2024 - 09:05 am
(L-R) National flags of Brazil, South Africa, Argentina, Canada, the European Union, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Turkiye, and the United States are seen at the media center in the MAM Modern Art Museum ahead of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Luis Robayo / AFP)
Senegal counts votes as new leaders eye parliamentary win 18 Nov 2024 - 12:00 am
Election officials count ballots, as part of the parliamentary elections, at a voting center in Diamalaye, a neighborhood in Dakar on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP)
Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range American missiles: US official 17 Nov 2024 - 11:24 pm
This handout photo courtesy of the US Department of Defense taken on December 14, 2021 shows the US Army conducting live fire tests of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range American missiles, such as ATACMS, against military targets inside Russia. (Photo by John Hamilton / DoD / AFP)
Massive Russian air attack pounds Ukraine as 1,000th day of war nears 17 Nov 2024 - 10:10 pm
People look at the remains of a downed Russian hypersonic missile Zircon, after it struck a five-storey residential building in Kyiv during a
Smog drops from hazardous to unhealthy in Pakistan's Lahore 17 Nov 2024 - 09:00 pm
Farmers load sugarcane on a horsecart amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
The long road from Qatar to Makkah: A guide to pursuing Umrah 17 Nov 2024 - 06:12 pm
Worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 11, 2024. Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP.
Japan to strengthen measures against illegal part-time jobs 17 Nov 2024 - 05:13 pm
People walk through Shibuya area in Tokyo on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Bangladesh's Yunus urges 'patience' after 100 days in power 17 Nov 2024 - 05:06 pm
Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus gives a speech during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 13, 2024. Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP.
Spain PM to address parliament on catastrophic floods 17 Nov 2024 - 04:38 pm
A man cleans his doorstep in Paiporta, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 13, 2024 in the aftermath of deadly flooding. Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP
Manpower-short Germany ups skilled worker visas 17 Nov 2024 - 04:28 pm
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US says its climate financing reached $11 bn this year 17 Nov 2024 - 03:27 pm
Soldiers patrol at Botafogo Beach as part of the security preparations ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Pablo Porciuncula / AFP)
Survivors still trapped after deadly Tanzania building collapse 17 Nov 2024 - 01:26 pm
Emergency crews and first responders gather for rescue operations at the site of a collapsed four-story building in Dar es Salaam on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Gidulaus Amosi / AFP)
India announces successful hypersonic missile test 17 Nov 2024 - 01:00 pm
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Gaza civil defence says 20 dead in Israeli air strikes 17 Nov 2024 - 12:17 pm
A Palestinian woman reacts in front of the bodies people killed in an Israeli strike, at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 17, 2024. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines' most populous island 17 Nov 2024 - 11:47 am
This handout photo released on November 17, 2024 through the courtesy of John Marshal Aquino Facebook page shows residents walking past destroyed houses in Panganiban town, Catanduanes province, after Super Typhoon Man-yi hit the province. Super Typhoon Man-yi uprooted trees, brought down power lines and ripped off corrugated iron roofing as it swept across the storm-weary Philippines on November 17, following an unusual streak of violent weather. (Photo by John Marshal Aquino / John Marshal Aquino / AFP)
Biden visits the Amazon, the jungle that nearly finished Roosevelt 17 Nov 2024 - 11:17 am
US President Joe Biden has his scarf adjusted prior to a family photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Retreat summit in Lima, Peru, November 16, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Super Typhoon Man-yi pounds the Philippines 16 Nov 2024 - 11:00 pm
Large waves break along a seawall ahead of the expected landfall of Super Typhoon Man-yi, in Legaspi City, Albay province on November 16, 2024. (Photo by CHARISM SAYAT / AFP)
Rescuers search for survivors after Tanzania building collapse 16 Nov 2024 - 06:41 pm
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QCB extends remote work policy across all financial institutions from Tuesday 'until further notice'