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K-pop stars BTS draw 50,000-strong crowd in Mexico 07 May 2026 - 01:28 pm
Handout picture released by Mexico's presidency press office showing fans of South Korea's K-pop band BTS in front of the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on May 6, 2026. Photo by HANDOUT / MEXICO'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP
'No symptomatic individuals' left on hantavirus cruise ship: operator 07 May 2026 - 01:22 pm
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Circus tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso's children 07 May 2026 - 12:56 pm
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French village in shock after teen killed on way to school 07 May 2026 - 12:43 pm
This screengrab made from an AFP video shows a gendarmerie car parked in a street in Fere-en-Tardenois, northern France. (Photo by Noorullah Shirzada / AFP)
Solomon Islands PM toppled in no-confidence vote 07 May 2026 - 10:39 am
(FILES) Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele
No hantavirus outbreak in Argentina, only isolated cases: expert 06 May 2026 - 11:07 pm
This general view shows the cruise ship MV Hondius, leaving the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Plane that left Cape Verde after hantavirus ship evacuation lands in Canaries: AFP 06 May 2026 - 07:34 pm
A large cargo ship is seen behind migrant boats stacked at the port of Granadilla de Abona, on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands archipielago, on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP)
French citizen was on same plane as hantavirus case: ministry 06 May 2026 - 06:17 pm
This aerial view shows health personnel boarding the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. Photo by AFP
Saudi Stock Market index closes lower 06 May 2026 - 06:15 pm
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Slovakia to stop charging foreigners more for diesel 06 May 2026 - 06:11 pm
Picture taken on May 5, 2026 shows a general view of Slovakia's largest mineral oil refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)
Britain's Princess Catherine to make official visit to Italy 06 May 2026 - 04:59 pm
Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales during her visit to the University of East London in Stratford, east London, on May 6, 2026, where she was set to meet with families, researchers and students, alongside leaders in further and higher education from across the UK, to launch 'Foundations for Life: A Guide to Social and Emotional Development', as part of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP)
Indonesia eyes e-commerce ban for under-16s: minister to AFP 06 May 2026 - 02:50 pm
Indonesia's Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid answers questions during an interview with AFP at her official residence in Jakarta on May 6, 2026. Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
Bus-tanker crash kills 16 in Indonesia: disaster official 06 May 2026 - 02:22 pm
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Three suspected hantavirus cases evacuated from cruise ship 06 May 2026 - 01:49 pm
File photo: World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
India, Vietnam target $25 bn in bilateral trade by 2030 06 May 2026 - 01:30 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shakes hands with Vietnam's President To Lam before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Sudanese schoolchildren race to make up for years lost to war 06 May 2026 - 10:41 am
Displaced Sudanese students attend a class at an elementary school, south of Port Sudan, on April 26, 2026. Photo by Khaled Desouki / AFP
Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed 06 May 2026 - 10:22 am
A door-to-door waste collector pushes his cart in front of a house in Jakarta on May 4, 2026. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)
Australia to boost fuel reserves with over 7 bln USD security package 06 May 2026 - 10:16 am
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