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Lebanon changes unpopular move to delay daylight saving time 27 Mar 2023 - 05:07 pm
A clock tower in Beirut's Jdeideh district indicates the time on March 26, 2023, after Lebanon's government announced a decision to delay daylight savings. (Photo by Anwar Amro / AFP)
Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest 27 Mar 2023 - 04:16 pm
A tourist takes photographs of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, July 3, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Swedish military bans TikTok on work phones 27 Mar 2023 - 03:23 pm
In this file photo taken on April 13, 2020 the social media application logo, TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in Arlington, Virginia. Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP
Ukraine troops finish training on UK Challenger tanks 27 Mar 2023 - 01:42 pm
A Ukrainian serviceman sits on the T-72 tank on the front line near Bakhmut, on March 26, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergey SHESTAK / AFP
Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain 27 Mar 2023 - 01:27 pm
View of a Sugarloaf Cable Cars during a demonstration against proposals to create a zip line attraction at Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 26, 2023. Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP
Guard killed in gun attack on Albanian TV channel: police 27 Mar 2023 - 01:22 pm
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Prince Harry makes surprise showing at UK privacy case 27 Mar 2023 - 01:06 pm
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Man suing Gwyneth Paltrow to testify in Utah ski crash trial 27 Mar 2023 - 12:27 pm
US actress Gwyneth Paltrow looks on before leaving the courtroom in Park City, Utah, on March 21, 2023, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. Photo by Rick Bowmer / POOL / AFP
Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany 27 Mar 2023 - 12:19 pm
ICE high speed trains of Germany's railway operator Deutsch Bahn are parked near the central station in Munich, southern Germany, during a strike on March 27, 2023. Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP
Fire damages complex housing Wright Brothers plane factory 27 Mar 2023 - 12:02 am
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Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought 26 Mar 2023 - 11:07 pm
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French PM to meet opposition leaders: AFP interview 26 Mar 2023 - 09:44 pm
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has staunchly defended the president's flagship pensions reform to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Ludovic MARIN / AFP
'Not a crime': Trump dismisses NY probe at Texas rally 26 Mar 2023 - 08:54 pm
Former US President Donald Trump dances off the stage at the conclusion of a 2024 election campaign rally in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023. - Trump held the rally at the site of the deadly 1993 standoff between an anti-government cult and federal agents. (Photo by Shelby Tauber / AFP)
Turkmenistan parliament polls close after controlled vote 26 Mar 2023 - 08:07 pm
Voters receive their ballot papers at a polling station during Turkmenistan's parliamentary elections in the town of Annau, 20 km off the capital Ashgabat, on March 26, 2023. (Photo by Igor SASIN / AFP)
Argentina’s Macri rules out making another run for president 26 Mar 2023 - 07:52 pm
In this file photo taken on November 03, 2021, Argentina's former President Mauricio Macri waves after leaving the federal court in Dolores, Buenos Aires province. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
Abstention key issue as Cubans vote in parliamentary elections 26 Mar 2023 - 07:28 pm
Electoral officials check the voters roll at a polling station in Havana, on March 26, 2023, during the country's legislative election.  (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP)
Nepal probes mid-air near collision between two planes 26 Mar 2023 - 07:17 pm
Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. File photo / AFP
Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan 26 Mar 2023 - 07:12 pm
The crew of an Mi-24 fighting helicopter prepares to take off for a mission against Russian targets on March 26, 2023. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)