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Sri Lanka to vote in first poll since economic collapse 19 Sep 2024 - 12:36 pm
Sri Lankan police combat officers inspect a car at a road checkpoint ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, in Colombo on September 19, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
S. Korean police to invest millions to prevent deepfakes 19 Sep 2024 - 12:33 pm
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'Life or death' for big cities should planet warm 3C: study 19 Sep 2024 - 12:22 pm
People wait to cross a street during hot weather in Tokyo on September 19, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts 19 Sep 2024 - 11:08 am
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Canada to further cut international student, foreign worker permits 18 Sep 2024 - 11:57 pm
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Biden to welcome UAE leader on Monday to discuss Gaza, Sudan 18 Sep 2024 - 11:35 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks to the press before participating in a briefing regarding the ongoing wildfire season response and Federal efforts to reduce wildfire risk, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
'Emergency' declared over falling UK butterfly numbers 18 Sep 2024 - 11:27 pm
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UN member states demand end to 'unlawful' Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories 18 Sep 2024 - 09:30 pm
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Three killed in new explosion of Icom wireless devices in Lebanon 18 Sep 2024 - 08:47 pm
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UK train drivers back govt pay deal to end strikes 18 Sep 2024 - 05:54 pm
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Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control 18 Sep 2024 - 03:47 pm
People stand watching the progression of a wildfire at Veiga village in Agueda, Aveiro on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP)
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on school building kills 5 18 Sep 2024 - 03:40 pm
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Egypt, US, discuss reinforcing joint efforts together with Qatar for Gaza ceasefire deal 18 Sep 2024 - 03:38 pm
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Storm Boris toll rises to 23 dead in Europe 18 Sep 2024 - 03:09 pm
A signpost standing in the floods of the Elbe river indicates the way to the ferry in Krippen, eastern Germany on Septemer 17, 2024. (Photo by Jens Schlueter / AFP)
Saudi Cabinet affirms continuation of work to build first nuclear power plant 18 Sep 2024 - 02:19 pm
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Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election 18 Sep 2024 - 01:36 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. David Evan Harris, senior policy advisor at the California Initiative for Technology and Democracy, testifies on Artificial Intelligence technology during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 17, 2024.
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Vaccine alliance secures deal for 500,000 mpox jabs for Africa 18 Sep 2024 - 01:29 pm
A patient suffering from mpox sits on a bench at the Kavumu hospital, 30 km north of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 24, 2024. Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP.
Chinese navy sails between Japanese islands near Taiwan 18 Sep 2024 - 01:13 pm
This combination of recent handout photos released on September 18, 2024 by Japan's Ministry of Defence Joint Staff Office Public Relations shows the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning (top), and two Luyang III-class missile destroyers (number 120 at centre and number 123 at bottom) at sea in waters near Japan's southern Okinawa region. Photo by Handout / Japan's Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office Public Relations / AFP.