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4 rescued from Thai cave in risky operation; 9 remain inside 08 Jul 2018 - 07:19 pm
Thai military paramedics head the road to Tham Luang cave area while divers evacuate some of the 12 boys and their coach trapped in the flooded cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018.  AFP / Ta
Six boys rescued from flooded Thai Cave: Official 08 Jul 2018 - 04:52 pm
An ambulance leave the Tham Luang cave area as divers evacuated some of the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. (AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA)
Pompeo appeals for North Korea to replicate Vietnam's 'miracle' 08 Jul 2018 - 04:36 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a Business Community reception at the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam on July 8, 2018. (AFP / Andrew Harnik)
Nine police killed in attack in western Tunisia: Report 08 Jul 2018 - 03:12 pm
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First two of Thai soccer team rescued from Cave, says official 08 Jul 2018 - 03:03 pm
Ambulance head to Tham Luang cave area as divers began evacuation of the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. (AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA)
Syrian girl born without legs gets new prosthetics in Turkey 08 Jul 2018 - 01:11 pm
Maya Meri, 8, waits at a prosthetic center in Istanbul, Turkey, July 5, 2018. Picture taken July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Iraqi police open fire on protesters near southern oilfields 08 Jul 2018 - 01:03 pm
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Turkey sacks 18,500 staff before expected end of coup emergency 08 Jul 2018 - 12:32 pm
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan leaves his seat to address members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
IMF bailout on the cards for Pakistan's next government: analysts 08 Jul 2018 - 12:19 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 28, 2018 Pakistani motorists drive along a road with posters of candidates taking part in the forthcoming general elections, in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
Philippines probe spate of brazen politician murders 08 Jul 2018 - 11:58 am
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Relatives identify victims of deadly Thai tourist boat sinking 08 Jul 2018 - 11:26 am
A Chinese relative cries at the Vachira phuket Hospital in phuket on July 8, 2018, after a tourist boat carrying 105 passengers, mostly Chinese tourists, capsized in rough seas on July 5.  / AFP / MOHD RASFAN
Dutch carrier KLM says it will halt flights to Iran 08 Jul 2018 - 11:22 am
File photo: A KLM commercial passenger jet takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 19, 2017. Reuters/Regis Duvignau
With hugs, leaders of rivals Ethiopia, Eritrea finally meet 08 Jul 2018 - 11:17 am
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian and Eritrean flags flutter during the welcoming ceremony of Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and his delegation at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
US farmers caught in trade war with China 08 Jul 2018 - 10:28 am
Farmer Terry Davidson walks through his soy fields July 6, 2018, in Harvard, Illinois, the same day China imposed retaliatory tariffs aimed at the US soybean market. AFP / Derek R. Henkle
At least 64 killed in Japan after 'unprecedented' rain, dozens missing 08 Jul 2018 - 10:19 am
Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers rescue people from a flooded area in Mabi town in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Nicaragua's Ortega rules out early elections 08 Jul 2018 - 10:08 am
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega waves to supporters during celebrations to mark the 39th anniversary of the
Trump administration takes another swipe at 'Obamacare' 08 Jul 2018 - 08:29 am
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump hands Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (R) an executive order that directs agencies to ease the burden of Obamacare, after signing it in the Oval Office in Washington, DC, U.S. January 20, 2017. Also pictured is White Ho
"Today is D-Day": Rescuers begin mission to extract Thai cave boys 08 Jul 2018 - 07:55 am
Children look at pictures of students before relatives and friends pray for the 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave, at Mesai Grace Church in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 8, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya

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