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Thousands of young Kenyans protest tax hikes 20 Jun 2024 - 06:30 pm
A protester reacts as a Kenyan police water canon sprays water at them during a demonstration against tax hikes as Members of the Parliament vote the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairoibi, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)
New $1.2 bn plan to boost African vaccine production launched 20 Jun 2024 - 06:25 pm
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye delivers a speech during the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation at the French Foreign Ministry, the Quai d'Orsay, in Paris, on June 20, 2024. Photo by Dylan Martinez / POOL / AFP.
Over 6 million Palestinian refugees forcibly displaced since nakba, says Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 20 Jun 2024 - 05:21 pm
A picture shows a displacement camp in the al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 20, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Sudan one of world's 'worst crises' in decades: medical charity 20 Jun 2024 - 05:18 pm
People carry parcels of meat from freshly-slaughtered sacrificial animals in the eastern city of Gedaref, distributed to internally displaced Sudanese on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice on June 17, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Photo by AFP.
UNHCR chief warns of 'insufficent' humanitarian access to Sudan 20 Jun 2024 - 03:57 pm
Peolpe displaced from Sudan's Jazira state arrive in packed vehicles to the entrance of the eastern city of Gedaref on June 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Photo by AFP.
Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months 20 Jun 2024 - 03:46 pm
A man wears a scarf as he walks past the India Gate on a hot summer day in New Delhi on June 18, 2024. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP.
Kuwait announces power cuts as demand spikes in summer heat 20 Jun 2024 - 03:27 pm
A thermometer on Kuwait's main governmental electricity control tower reads 47 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit) at 17:53, in Kuwait City on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
Over $1 billion pledged to create 'African vaccine market' 20 Jun 2024 - 03:24 pm
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Ukraine says 10 children returned from Russian-held areas 20 Jun 2024 - 03:04 pm
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Climate protest targets private jets at UK airport 20 Jun 2024 - 01:37 pm
A handout picture released by the Just Stop Oil climate campaign group shows an activist sitting in front of a plane after spraying orange paint on private jets at Stansted Airport, northeast of London, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Handout / Just Stop Oil / AFP)
Shooting in Philadelphia wounds 7 people, police say 20 Jun 2024 - 01:34 pm
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Indian toxic alcohol brew kills at least 34 20 Jun 2024 - 10:20 am
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Guinea-Bissau part closes Senegal border over clashes: president 19 Jun 2024 - 09:14 pm
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Palestinian medical students in Cuba highlight pain of diaspora 19 Jun 2024 - 07:43 pm
Samar Alghoul, 21, is pictured during an interview with AFP in Havana on June 2, 2024.  (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP)
Two beluga whales evacuated to Spain from war-torn Ukraine 19 Jun 2024 - 07:14 pm
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US chipmaker onsemi will invest $2 billion in a chip production facility in the Czech Republic 19 Jun 2024 - 06:58 pm
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Indian farm worker dumped with severed arm dies in Italy 19 Jun 2024 - 06:51 pm
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The Philippine vice president resigns from posts in Marcos' Cabinet as alliance flounders 19 Jun 2024 - 06:45 pm
(FILES) Philippines' Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the kick-off rally for the New Philippines movement at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on January 28, 2024. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)