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Hilary weakens to tropical storm heading for California 20 Aug 2023 - 06:57 pm
People stand on a pier over the Pacific Ocean with Tropical Storm Hilary approaching in San Diego County on August 20, 2023 in Imperial Beach, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/ AFP)
Italy set to back former Draghi ally Franco for ECB post 20 Aug 2023 - 06:53 pm
Italian Finance Minister Daniele Franco Mathias during the G20 Global Forum on Productivity. Source: Twitter/@g20org
Singapore beefs up retirement, public housing plan amid scandals 20 Aug 2023 - 06:00 pm
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Hilary’s rains reach California where flooding is forecast 20 Aug 2023 - 05:53 pm
People surf as clouds past shortly after sunset at Ocean Beach with Hurricane Hilary approaching on August 19, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Bread-short Tunisia to restore flour supply to some bakeries 20 Aug 2023 - 05:39 pm
People queue in front of a bakery selling subsidised bread in Tunis' Halfaouine district, on August 19, 2023. (Photo by HASNA / AFP)
Gunmen kill at least 23 in an attack on a village in central Mali 20 Aug 2023 - 04:57 pm
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Firefighters make gains against Tenerife wildfire 20 Aug 2023 - 02:16 pm
A wildfire rages out of control through forested slopes in La Matanza on the Canary island of Tenerife on August 19, 2023. Photos by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
Zelensky lands at Netherlands air base: Dutch govt 20 Aug 2023 - 01:59 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte shake hands during a visit... on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP)
Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon: Roscosmos 20 Aug 2023 - 12:32 pm
(Files) In this grab from a handout footage taken by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos on August 11, 2023, a Soyuz 2.1b rocket with the Luna-25 lander blasts off. (Photo by Handout / Russian Space Agency Roscosmos / AFP)
Western Canada wildfires force tens of thousands to flee 20 Aug 2023 - 11:32 am
A “thank you all firefighters” sign is put in the front window of a house near Shannon Lake as the nearby McDougall Creek wildfires continue in West Kelowna, British Columbia on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Paige Taylor White / AFP)
18 burn to death in Pakistan bus crash 20 Aug 2023 - 11:11 am
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Japan PM says no decision on Fukushima water release date 20 Aug 2023 - 10:22 am
A general view shows a section of the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from a hilltop in Tomioka town about 12km away from the facility in Fukushima Prefecture, on August 20, 2023. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Indonesian president to attend BRICS summit in South Africa 20 Aug 2023 - 10:09 am
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivers his speech on the budget, as Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (back) looks on, ahead of the country's Independence Day at the parliament building in Jakarta on August 16, 2023. Photo by ADEK BERRY / POOL / AFP
US southwest on high alert as Hurricane Hilary climbs Mexico coast 20 Aug 2023 - 09:47 am
General view of the Medano beach in Los Cabos, Baja California State, Mexico, during the passage of Hurricane Hilary, on August 19, 2023. Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP
Three dead, others injured in Paris residential building blaze 19 Aug 2023 - 08:54 pm
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Hurricane Hilary threatens 'catastrophic and life-threatening' flooding in Mexico and California 19 Aug 2023 - 06:56 pm
A man walks along a street in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California State, Mexico, as rain and gusts of wind of Hurricane Hilary reach the area, on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)
Bond traders bet next Ecuador president can stave off default 19 Aug 2023 - 05:53 pm
A man rides a bicycle outside the National Electoral Council in Quito, on August 18, 2023. Amid the commotion over the shooting death of a candidate and violence linked to drug trafficking, Ecuador will vote this Sunday in early elections to elect a new president and put an end to an institutional crisis. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP)
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy with Swedish Premier, Royal Family 19 Aug 2023 - 05:39 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson take a walk in the garden of the minister's countryside retreat in Harpsund, south-west of Stockholm, Sweden on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)