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Multiple deaths reported as firework factory explodes in central Thailand 17 Jan 2024 - 01:33 pm
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Two dead, many injured as blast rocks Nigerian city 17 Jan 2024 - 12:08 pm
A general view of damaged cars and buildings at the scene of an explosion in the Bodija area in Ibadan on January 16, 2024. Photo by Samuel Alabi / AFP
Austrian heiress pays to give away 25 million euro fortune 17 Jan 2024 - 12:04 pm
Austrian Marlene Engelhorn, who inherited from her family who owns the Germany's chemical giant BASF, poses with a placard reading
LIVE UPDATES: Intense bombing in Gaza continues; humanitarian crisis worsens 17 Jan 2024 - 11:20 am
People inspect the damage following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip, on January 17, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Japan plane turns back after man bites cabin attendant 17 Jan 2024 - 11:18 am
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Moon age daydream: modern lunar exploration 17 Jan 2024 - 10:39 am
A H-IIA rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture on September 7, 2023. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
China's population decline accelerates in 2023 17 Jan 2024 - 10:14 am
People are seen on a street in Beijing on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Rishi Sunak faces Conservative rebellion in Parliament over Rwanda asylum plan 16 Jan 2024 - 09:40 pm
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Kenya cult pastor will face charges of murder, cruelty 16 Jan 2024 - 08:15 pm
(FILES) Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, (C) who set up the Good News International Church in 2003 and is accused of inciting cult followers to starve to death
Brazilian police investigating death of Manhattan art dealer as 'homicide' 16 Jan 2024 - 08:08 pm
High-rise buildings are pictured at dusk in the Manhattan borough of New York city on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Lack of snow sparks worry for drought-hit Afghanistan 16 Jan 2024 - 06:24 pm
general view shows residential buildings against the backdrop of mountains in Kabul on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Omer ABRAR / AFP)
Vivek Ramaswamy suspends 2024 Republican presidential bid and endorses rival Donald Trump 16 Jan 2024 - 04:17 pm
(Files) US entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the PrayVoteStand Summit in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2023.  (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
OpenAI won't let politicians use its tech for campaigning, for now 16 Jan 2024 - 03:39 pm
(Files) This illustration photograph taken on October 30, 2023, in Mulhouse, eastern France, shows figurines next to a screen displaying a logo of OpenAI. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
Fukushima nuclear plant operator in Japan says no new safety concerns after Jan. 1 quake 16 Jan 2024 - 03:36 pm
This photograph provided by Jiji Press and taken on January 12, 2024 shows the exposed ocean floor at Kaiso Port in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture in the after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
Mauritius mopping up after storm Belal wreaks havoc 16 Jan 2024 - 03:20 pm
A photo shows damages and boats in a marina after the passage of cyclone Belal in Saint-Paul, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Richard Bouhet / AFP)
Evacuation underway for stranded tourists after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China 16 Jan 2024 - 03:16 pm
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Pakistan to deploy thousands of security forces for election 16 Jan 2024 - 03:14 pm
Commuters ride past banners of Pakistan's political parties displayed along a street in Rawalpindi on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Cathay Pacific plane 'struck' by Korean Air aircraft at Japan airport, no injuries 16 Jan 2024 - 02:09 pm
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