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Tributes pour in after Japanese jockey dies following fall 12 Apr 2024 - 08:41 am
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OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76 12 Apr 2024 - 12:59 am
Double murder defendent OJ Simpson, looks at a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves which the prosecutors had him put on for the jury on June 21, 1995 during the OJ Simpson double murder trial in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci / AFP)
Biden vows 'ironclad' defense of Philippines, Japan 12 Apr 2024 - 12:37 am
US President Joe Biden speaks to the press with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (L) at the White House in Washington, DC, April 11, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynold / AFP)
UN calls on Sudan's conflicting parties to abide by ceasefire 12 Apr 2024 - 12:27 am
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China supports full UN membership for Palestine 12 Apr 2024 - 12:00 am
Mao Ning, Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry
UN Security Council calls for immediate lifting of restrictions on aid to Gaza 11 Apr 2024 - 11:42 pm
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Mexico takes Ecuador to international court over embassy raid 11 Apr 2024 - 11:25 pm
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a press conference in Mexico City on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Alfredo Estrella / AFP)
UN warns Haiti food stocks could be drained within weeks 11 Apr 2024 - 09:06 pm
The charred remains of vehicles that were burned near a garage are seen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Clarens Siffroy / AFP)
$65,000 gold teacup stolen from Japan department store 11 Apr 2024 - 05:31 pm
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'Robust' US has helped improve global economic outlook, IMF chief says 11 Apr 2024 - 05:14 pm
The United States of America flag in the Manhattan borough of New York on April 10, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Death toll from Italy energy plant blast rises to five 11 Apr 2024 - 04:49 pm
This photo taken and handout on April 10, 2024 by the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters, shows firemen working on the site of an explosion at a hydroelectric power plant Enel Green Power on Lake Suviana in central Italy, near Bologna. Photo by Handout / Vigili del Fuoco / AFP
Two Dutch skiers die in Austria avalanche 11 Apr 2024 - 04:44 pm
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Vietnam property tycoon sentenced to death in multi-billion dollar fraud case 11 Apr 2024 - 04:38 pm
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (C) looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on April 11, 2024. Photo by AFP
Chinese factory shreds wedding photos for fuel 11 Apr 2024 - 02:12 pm
This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows worker Yang Weiguang (R) placing a large wedding photo into a shredding machine as Liu Wei takes videos on the side at a warehouse in Langfang, in northern China's Hebei province. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Zelensky in Lithuania pleads for new air defence aid 11 Apr 2024 - 01:56 pm
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky have taken seat for talks at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, on April 11, 2024.  (Photo by Petras Malukas / AFP)
Ukraine director revives 'lost' Mariupol theatre after imprisonment 11 Apr 2024 - 11:19 am
Theatre director Anatoliy Levchenko, 54-years-old, from war-torn Mariupol, speaks during an interview for AFP. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP)
Lego of it! New Zealand says thieves nabbed for brick block heists 11 Apr 2024 - 10:10 am
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South Korea's scandal-plagued opposition leader is election's big winner 11 Apr 2024 - 12:52 am
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung speaks to reporters after watching TVs broadcasting the results of exit polls for the parliamentary election at the National Assembly in Seoul on April 10, 2024. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / POOL / AFP)