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Death toll in southern Brazil flood rises to 56: official 04 May 2024 - 03:46 pm
People observe a flooded street at the historical center of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, brazil on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Anselmo Cunha / AFP)
Dams strain as water, death toll keep rising in south Brazil 04 May 2024 - 02:53 pm
Grab from a handout video released by the Sao Paulo Civil Defense showing the flooded Taquari river bridge, which is part of the BR-396 highway that connects the cities of Lageado and Estrela, in the region of Vale do Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Handout / Sao Paulo Civil Defense / AFP)
Chinese driver hailed for heroic efforts amid highway collapse tragedy 04 May 2024 - 01:42 pm
This photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows an aerial view of a collapsed section of a highway near Meizhou, in southern China痴 Guangdong province. (Photo by CNS / CNS / AFP)
Pakistan records 'wettest April' in more than 60 years: weather agency 04 May 2024 - 12:58 pm
A displaced family carry their belongings to tents at a makeshift camp after fleeing from their flood hit homes following heavy rains in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on April 17, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Majeed/ AFP)
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 34,654 04 May 2024 - 12:54 pm
Palestinians carry recipients as they walk toward a water distribution point along a street devastated by Israeli bombardment in gaza City on May 3, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
One dead, several injured in Paris suburb shooting 04 May 2024 - 11:10 am
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Heatwave hammers Thailand's stinky but lucrative durian farms 04 May 2024 - 10:53 am
This photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows baskets of durians for sale at Wat Si Muang temple in Thailand's eastern Chanthaburi province. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video 04 May 2024 - 10:37 am
(Files) India's Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah gestures as he speaks during a BJP public meeting in Varanasi on April 24, 2024. (Photo by Niharika Kulkarni / AFP)
UN warns Darfur faces starvation, death without aid access 04 May 2024 - 09:33 am
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Rafah assault 'could lead to a bloodbath': WHO chief 04 May 2024 - 09:27 am
A Palestinian child stands in front of a building destroyed by Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 3, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
15 dead in Indonesia landslides, floods: disaster agency 04 May 2024 - 09:26 am
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Biden's description of Japan as xenophobic is 'unfortunate': Tokyo 04 May 2024 - 08:39 am
US President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on May 3, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ AFP)
Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches 04 May 2024 - 08:07 am
This picture shows air conditioning units outside an apartment building in Hanoi on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
Three killed, nine injured in southwestern Pakistan explosion 03 May 2024 - 10:50 pm
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Pakistan launches first satellite to capture pictures of lunar surface 03 May 2024 - 08:04 pm
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Gaza death toll rises to 34,622 martyrs 03 May 2024 - 07:51 pm
A Palestinian child transporting pieces of wood walks past a building destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on May 3, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)
Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and orders to evacuate 03 May 2024 - 07:33 pm
THE WOODLANDS, Texas - MAY 3: A general view of Insperity signage in the water on the 18th hole during the first round of the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Golf Club on May 3, 2024 in The Woodlands, Texas. Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Kenya on alert as it braces for first-ever cyclone 03 May 2024 - 07:21 pm
A Kenyan firefighter gives directions to commuters as residents inspect a road heavily affected by floods following torrential rains in Kitengela, on May 1, 2024. Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP