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Death toll in Colombia landslide rises to 23: official 13 Jan 2024 - 06:10 pm
Handout picture released by the Government of Choco press office showing the area of a landslide in the road between Quibdo and Medellin, Choco Department, Colombia, on January 12, 2024. (Photo by Handout / GOBERNACION DE CHOCO / AFP)
Five inmates escape in new Ecuador prison break 13 Jan 2024 - 11:55 am
Army members patrol at the Lucha de los Pobres neighbourhood in southern Quito, on January 12, 2024. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for White supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket 12 Jan 2024 - 10:02 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 19, 2022, Payton Gendron arrives for a hearing at the Erie County Courthouse in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Sunak, Starmer unleash attack lines as UK’s long campaign begins 10 Jan 2024 - 05:29 pm
Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (left) and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak come out to lay wreaths at The Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday ceremony on Whitehall in central London, on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
Spain following with 'concern' Ecuador crisis: Sanchez 10 Jan 2024 - 03:05 pm
Ecuadorean security forces patrol the area around the main square and presidential palace after Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declared the country in a state of
At least 10 killed in Ecuador's 'internal armed conflict' 10 Jan 2024 - 10:02 am
Ecuadorean security forces patrol the area around the main square and presidential palace after Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declared the country in a state of
Ecuador erupts in violence after Noboa declares emergency 09 Jan 2024 - 11:55 pm
Soldiers check cars during a security operation on the alternative road to the Turi prison, in Cuenca, Ecuador, on January 9, 2024, a day after Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency following the escape from prison of a dangerous narco boss. (Photo by Fernando Machado / AFP)
Between China and the US, trade takes a different route 09 Jan 2024 - 06:14 pm
US President Joe Biden (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Ecuador under state of emergency, curfew after narco boss escapes 09 Jan 2024 - 11:53 am
Grab from a handout video released by Ecuador's presidency press office showing Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announcing a state of emergency for the entire country on January 8, 2024. (Photo by Handout / Presidencia Ecuador / AFP)
iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Airlines flight 09 Jan 2024 - 08:52 am
This handout picture provided by the NTSB on January 8, 2024 shows the investigation involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Oregon. (Inset) Photo of the iPhone found by Seanathan Bates.
25 killed in bus, truck crash in Brazil: firefighters 08 Jan 2024 - 03:57 pm
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First US lunar lander in five decades blasts off on private mission 08 Jan 2024 - 01:14 pm
The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 8, 2024. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP)
Blown-out door plug of Alaska Air Max 9 jet located 08 Jan 2024 - 09:33 am
(Files) An Alaska airlines plane seen at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Daniel Slim / AFP)
Winter storm arrives in NYC, bringing mix of rain and snow 07 Jan 2024 - 12:35 pm
A person takes a photograph of snowfall in Central Park in New York City on January 6, 2024. Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP
Over 170 aircrafts worldwide to be affected as US orders Boeing 737 MAX 9 inspection 07 Jan 2024 - 12:31 pm
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/AFP
A Boom, a whoosh, a flicker: ‘I started to text my loved ones’ 07 Jan 2024 - 11:00 am
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/AFP
Protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza block freeway in Seattle for several hours 07 Jan 2024 - 10:00 am
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Canadian skier Grenier takes rain-marred World Cup GS for 2nd career win 06 Jan 2024 - 06:25 pm
Canada's Valerie Grenier competes during the second run of the Women's Giant Slalom race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP)