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Hong Kong building fire kills 5, injures dozens 10 Apr 2024 - 10:31 am
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Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family reunions, new clothes, treats and prayers 10 Apr 2024 - 09:42 am
Muslims walk after attending Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at Al Jabbar mosque in Bandung, West Java, on April 10, 2024. (Photo by Timur Matahari / AFP)
Landmark EU asylum reform goes to vote 10 Apr 2024 - 09:09 am
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Appeals court rejects Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money criminal trial 10 Apr 2024 - 12:55 am
Former US President Donald Trump is seen at the driving range during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational - Miami at Trump National Doral Miami on April 07, 2024 in Doral, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs / Getty Images via AFP)
UK's Cameron pleads for Ukraine aid as he meets Trump 09 Apr 2024 - 11:46 pm
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2024. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
Palestinians martyred, wounded due to Israeli aggression on south, center of Gaza Strip 09 Apr 2024 - 10:57 pm
A boy looks out the window from inside a heavily damaged vehicle by the rubble of a collapsed building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 9, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest prime minister 09 Apr 2024 - 07:39 pm
A handout photograph taken on, and released by Ireland's Houses of the Oireachtas on April 9, 2024 shows Fine Gael leader and Ireland's incoming Prime Minster, Simon Harris (C) waving as he he leaves from Leinster House, the seat of the Irish Parliament, after being voted in as Ireland's new Prime Minister. Photo by MAXWELLS / HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS / AFP.
Several injured, missing in blast at Italy hydroelectric plant 09 Apr 2024 - 07:17 pm
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EU probes Chinese wind turbine suppliers over subsidies 09 Apr 2024 - 07:08 pm
Aerial photo taken on April 8, 2024 shows turbine blades at a factory in Yangzhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. Photo by AFP.
Kazakhstan and Russia battle huge floods 09 Apr 2024 - 06:19 pm
Taken on April 8, 2024 shows rescuers evacuating residents from the flooded part of the city of Orsk, Russia's Orenburg region, southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. Photo by Anatoliy ZHDANOV / Kommersant Photo / AFP.
South Africa's ex-president Zuma wins court bid to run in May election 09 Apr 2024 - 06:04 pm
 Former South African president Jacob Zuma attends a press briefing at the YMCA Community Hall in Soweto on December 16, 2023. Photo by Ihsaan HAFFEJEE / AFP.
Paris closure plans unveiled ahead of Olympics 09 Apr 2024 - 05:47 pm
Members of the French police's River Brigade (Brigade Fluviale) wait to meet Minister for Interior and Overseas during a visit dedicated to the security measures ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris on April 9, 2024. Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP.
Hundreds of Kenya doctors protest in support of strike 09 Apr 2024 - 05:13 pm
A Kenyan doctor gestures outside the health ministry headquarters while protesting with placards to demand better pay and working conditions in the capital, Nairobi on April 9, 2024. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP
Legislative poll is a vote for politicians S. koreans dislike least 09 Apr 2024 - 05:07 pm
Supporters attend a campaign rally for South Korea's ruling People Power Party ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Seoul on April 8, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP.
South Korea to invest $7 billion in AI by 2027 09 Apr 2024 - 03:36 pm
A man walks past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 5, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Malaysia orders Meta, TikTok to forge plans on harmful content 09 Apr 2024 - 03:21 pm
This picture taken on March 25, 2024, shows the Meta logo on a smartphone in Mulhouse, eastern France. Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP
Turkiye imposes trade restrictions on Israel over Gaza war 09 Apr 2024 - 12:52 pm
Palestinian women and children walk past the ruins of buildings destroyed by earlier Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on April 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO 09 Apr 2024 - 12:33 pm
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