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Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed South China Sea 07 Aug 2023 - 07:06 pm
A Chinese diplomatic vehicle leaves the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila on August 7, 2023. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Stormy weather across northern Europe kills at least 1 person, idles ferries and delays flights 07 Aug 2023 - 06:47 pm
The Norwegian Superspeed 1 ferry of Color Line departs on bad weather conditions from Hirtshals, Denmark, on August 7, 2023. (Photo by Henning Bagger / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)
DeSantis says 'of course' Trump lost the 2020 election 07 Aug 2023 - 06:44 pm
Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Speaks to guests at Ashley's BBQ Bash hosted by Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) on August 06, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Seven of the 14 GOP candidates seeking the party's nomination for president were scheduled to speak at the event. (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
West African bloc to meet on Niger coup on Thursday 07 Aug 2023 - 05:43 pm
Motorists drive past the National Assembly in Niamey on August 7, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Musk says may need surgery before proposed Zuckerberg cage match 07 Aug 2023 - 05:17 pm
(COMBO/FILES) SpaceX, X (ex-Twitter) and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023 (R) and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg testifying before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, DC on October 23, 2019. (Photo by Mandel Ngan and Alain Jocard / AFP)
Rebel attack in northeastern Congo kills at least 11 people, a local official says 07 Aug 2023 - 05:13 pm
A Democratic Republic of Congo soldier is seen on patrol in the village of Manzalaho, near Beni, on February 18, 2020, following an alleged attack by members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group. File photo / AFP
Italian man crushed to death by falling cheese wheels 07 Aug 2023 - 03:24 pm
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Saudi Arabia extends visit visa to eight new countries 07 Aug 2023 - 03:12 pm
Pic: Twitter / Ministry of Tourism
Spain on heat alert as wildfires burn 07 Aug 2023 - 01:22 pm
Tourists walk outside the Museo Del Prado in Madrid, on August 6, 2023 as the country is bracing for the third heatwave of the summer. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP)
New York drives towards first US congestion charge 07 Aug 2023 - 01:01 pm
A yellow cab drives by the Metropolitan Museum of Art on January 7, 2021 in New York City. Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP
India’s rice export ban sparks concern that sugar may be next 07 Aug 2023 - 12:41 pm
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Japan public workers may get biggest salary gains in 26 years 07 Aug 2023 - 12:29 pm
People cross a street in Yurakucho district of Tokyo on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Indonesia economy grows faster than expected despite lagging exports 07 Aug 2023 - 12:23 pm
People gather in the park of the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on August 6, 2023. Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP
Brazil fugitive spends 24 hours atop electric pole 07 Aug 2023 - 11:44 am
This handout picture released by the Minas Gerais Fire Department show a fugitive climbed on an electric pole while escaping from the police in the town of Itabira, Brazil on August 5, 2023. (Photo by Handout / Minas Gerais Fire Department / AFP)
Iran building collapse death toll rises to four: media 07 Aug 2023 - 11:26 am
Rescue personnel gather at the site of a collapsed building in Tehran on August 6, 2023. Photo by TASNIM NEWS / AFP
Investigators scour wreckage after deadly Pakistan train crash 07 Aug 2023 - 10:43 am
Railway workers repaire the tracks next to damaged carriages a day after the derailment of a passenger train in Nawab Shah on August 7, 2023. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Flash floods, landslides kill eight in northern Vietnam 07 Aug 2023 - 10:34 am
A man walks with an umbrella during rainfall in Hanoi on August 4, 2023. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Philippines summons China ambassador over water cannoning of boats 07 Aug 2023 - 09:45 am
A Chinese diplomatic vehicle leaves the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila on August 7, 2023. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP