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Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam 17 Jul 2023 - 09:28 am
Boats are moored at a typhoon shelter in Tseun Wan as a precaution for the approaching Typhoon Talim in Hong Kong on July 16, 2023. (Photo by May James / AFP)
Nigeria cuts merchant banks' cash reserve by 70% to boost loans 16 Jul 2023 - 07:15 pm
File photo: A view of the central business district is seen from a rooftop in Lagos, Nigeria in this February 10, 2016 file photo. REUTERS / Akintunde Akinleye
Sudan violence rages as paramilitaries deny Darfur war crimes 16 Jul 2023 - 05:28 pm
Smoke rises above buildings as people walk along a street in Omdurman on July 15, 2023. Since April 15, 2023, the forces the Sudanese army chief have been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. (Photo by AFP)
Yemen's stricken oil tanker: defusing a 'ticking time bomb' 16 Jul 2023 - 02:44 pm
A man snaps a picture of the beleaguered Yemen-flagged FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Huwais / AFP)
London's new 'super sewer' to end Thames pollution blight 16 Jul 2023 - 02:13 pm
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7.2 earthquake hits Alaskan peninsula: USGS 16 Jul 2023 - 01:17 pm
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UK formally signs up to trans-Pacific trading bloc 16 Jul 2023 - 12:46 pm
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Japan issues heatstroke alerts as temperatures soar 16 Jul 2023 - 11:44 am
A man (L) cools off in a public water playground at a park in eastern Tokyo on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
At least 35 people killed as storms batter South Korea: Yonhap 16 Jul 2023 - 11:19 am
South Korean rescue workers search for missing persons near a bus along a deluged road leading to an underground tunnel where some 15 cars were trapped in flood waters after heavy rains in Cheongju on July 16, 2023. Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Tsunami warning after 7.4 earthquake hits Alaskan peninsula: USGS 16 Jul 2023 - 10:57 am
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Global heatwaves threaten millions amidst warming crisis 16 Jul 2023 - 10:17 am
Residents frolic in the splash pad at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park during a heat wave in Tucson, Arizona, on July 15, 2023.  Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP
Peru’s Economy Contracts in May, Dashing Recovery Hopes 15 Jul 2023 - 08:00 pm
General view of the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in the Urubamba valley, seventy-two kilometres from the Andes city of Cusco, Peru on February 15, 2023,
Canada wildfires have burned over 10 mn hectares this year: figures 15 Jul 2023 - 06:49 pm
This handout photo provided by the British Columbia Wildfire Service on July 12, 2023, shows the Tintagel wildfire in Tintagel, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Handout / BC Wildfire Service / AFP)
Extreme weather torments Europe as relentless heat marches on 15 Jul 2023 - 06:13 pm
Tourists protect themselves of the sun while they visit the Royal Palace in Madrid city centre under very high temperatures, on June 26, 2023 as Spain is facing its first heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to exceed 44 degrees locally in the south of the country. (Photo by Thomas Coex / AFP)
Anger as Paris bans protest against police violence 15 Jul 2023 - 05:50 pm
Pedestrians walk on Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, on July 2, 2023, a day after protesters took to the street and clashed with police on an iconic street popular with tourists during a protest against the police killing of a 17-year-old teenage boy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Kenya President says no more opposition rallies to be permitted 15 Jul 2023 - 05:15 pm
A Kenya Police Officer shoots a tear gas canister to disperse some protesters as they gather to demonstrate in Nairobi, Kenya on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
Sudan army to resume truce talks: government source 15 Jul 2023 - 04:43 pm
People queue for bread in front of a bakery in Omdurman on July 15, 2023. Since April 15, 2023, the forces the Sudanese army chief have been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. (Photo by AFP)
South Korea's president makes surprise visit to Ukraine's Zelensky 15 Jul 2023 - 03:12 pm
This handout photo taken on July 15, 2023 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office via Yonhap shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) shaking hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during their meeting at the presidential palace in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP)