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Tropical Storm Ernesto pummels northeast Caribbean and leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark 14 Aug 2024 - 02:05 pm
This photograph shows waves crashing against the shoreline in the aftermath of tropical storm Ernesto, in the town of Basse-Terre, on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, on August 13, 2024. (Photo by Brian NOCANDY / AFP)
Chinese tech giant Tencent says net profits soar in second quarter 14 Aug 2024 - 12:49 pm
This photo taken on July 10, 2022 shows the Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen, China's southern Guangdong province. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP)
UK, Pakistan discuss measures for curbing illegal immigration 14 Aug 2024 - 12:17 am
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Biden is announcing $150 million in research grants as part of his 'moonshot' push to fight cancer 14 Aug 2024 - 12:14 am
US President Joe Biden speaks at a Biden Cancer Moonshot Event at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 13, 2024. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
There's an apostrophe battle brewing among grammar nerds. Is it Harris' or Harris's? 13 Aug 2024 - 11:34 pm
A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) in Philadelphia on June 6. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
Pakistan rewards javelin champion Nadeem with $897,000 for record-breaking throw at Paris Olympics 13 Aug 2024 - 10:43 pm
Arshad Nadeem (R), Pakistan's javelin gold medallist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, hugs his mother Raziah Parveen upon his arrival at his hometown in Mian Channu on August 11, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Ex-Twitter executive wins compensation for unfair dismissal 13 Aug 2024 - 10:24 pm
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NHRC discusses partnerships with the Netherlands in human rights fields 13 Aug 2024 - 10:07 pm
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New York court bars RFK Jr. from state's presidential ballot 13 Aug 2024 - 09:59 pm
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Gaza death toll rises to 39,929; wounded 92,240 13 Aug 2024 - 08:43 pm
People walk past posters of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza since October 7, on a street in Tel Aviv on August 13, 2024. (Photo by Oren Ziv / AFP)
France reports over 140 cyberattacks linked to Olympics 13 Aug 2024 - 08:27 pm
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US calls far-right Israeli minister's prayer at Al-Aqsa 'unacceptable' 13 Aug 2024 - 07:42 pm
Palestinians transport people injured in Israeli bombardment to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Bangladesh ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster 13 Aug 2024 - 07:37 pm
Sheikh Hasina speaks as she is sworn in for her fourth spell as Bangladesh's prime minister at the Presidential Palace in Dhaka on January 7, 2019. / AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
X suffered cyberattack to hinder conversation with Trump: Musk 13 Aug 2024 - 07:06 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 12, 2024 shows, L-R, South African businessman Elon Musk arriving at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024 and former US President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago, Illinois, on July 31, 2024. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT and KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)
Turkiye says Ethiopia and Somalia made 'notable progress' in dispute settlement talks 13 Aug 2024 - 06:49 pm
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North Korea reports 'fierce' heat as peninsula bakes 13 Aug 2024 - 06:19 pm
A woman uses an umbrella as she walks along the Mirae Scientists Street in Pyongyang during high temperatures on August 13, 2024. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP)
Burglary reported at Trump campaign office in Virginia 13 Aug 2024 - 05:50 pm
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Filipino gymnast with 2 Olympic golds in Paris gets hero's welcome, free buffets for life 13 Aug 2024 - 05:34 pm
Philippines' Carlos Yulo (L), Paris 2024 Olympic Games double gold medalist in gymnastics shakes hands with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. upon his arrival at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on August 13, 2024. (Photo by Basilio H SEPE / POOL / AFP)