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German govt sees economy shrinking again in 2024 09 Oct 2024 - 03:59 pm
German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck uses a visual during a press conference on the government's updated growth forecast, in Berlin on October 9, 2024. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down 09 Oct 2024 - 03:56 pm
A logo is seen on the Boeing stand on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, south west of London, on July 22, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, heads for France 09 Oct 2024 - 02:46 pm
Visitors shelter from the rain with umbrellas on the Parvis des Droits de l'Homme on Esplanade du Tocadero across from the Eiffel Tower, as remnants of hurricane Kirk cause heavy rainfall over Paris, on October 9, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein design, prediction 09 Oct 2024 - 02:03 pm
(Bottom L-R) Chair of the Nobel Prize Committee for Chemistry Heiner Linke, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren and Member of the Nobel Prize Committee for Chemistry Johan Aqvist announce the laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, (On screen L-R) David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M Jumper, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden on October 9, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
Taylor Swift got police escort to London gigs after Austria terror plot 09 Oct 2024 - 01:34 pm
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Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, forcing emergency landing 09 Oct 2024 - 01:26 pm
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Turkiye blocks access to Discord messaging platform 09 Oct 2024 - 01:04 pm
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New French PM survives first no-confidence motion 08 Oct 2024 - 10:49 pm
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech during a vote on no confidence motion during a parliamentary session at The National Assembly in Paris on October 8, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Samson / AFP)
13-year-old in Belgrade school killings testifies at parents' trial 08 Oct 2024 - 05:58 pm
File photo. A parent escorts her child following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023. (Photo by Oliver Bunic / AFP)
Michelin pauses some French tyre factories as demand falls 08 Oct 2024 - 05:40 pm
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Duo wins Physics Nobel for key breakthroughs in AI 08 Oct 2024 - 01:45 pm
A screen shows the laureats of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, US physicist John J Hopfield and Canadian-British computer scientist and cognitive psychologist Geoffrey E Hinton on October 8, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
Hungary next to seek EU asylum rules opt-out 08 Oct 2024 - 12:18 pm
Refugees sit on the pavement close to their former shelter in Kocs village, about 70 km north-west from the Hungarian capital Budapest, on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Attila Kisbenedek / AFP)
Over 1,000 evacuated from Crimea oil terminal fire: mayor 08 Oct 2024 - 11:18 am
A view shows a fire on the Kerch bridge at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea, October 8, 2022. File photo for representation purposes only. Reuters/Stringer
Five Russians killed climbing mountain in Nepal: tourism official 08 Oct 2024 - 11:05 am
Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo
UK says Falklands sovereignty 'not up for negotiation' 07 Oct 2024 - 04:37 pm
A worker shears a sheep at a ranch in Goose Green, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) on October 10, 2019. AFP / Pablo Porciuncula Brune
Erdogan says on Gaza war anniversary that Israel will pay price for 'genocide' 07 Oct 2024 - 03:04 pm
This overview shows a destroyed mosque and other buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
US duo win Nobel for gene regulation breakthrough 07 Oct 2024 - 02:55 pm
Olle Kaempe, member of the Nobel Assembly, speaks to the media in front of screen displaying a picture of this year's laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkum. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
US duo win medicine Nobel for gene regulation discovery 07 Oct 2024 - 12:55 pm
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