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Australia fires force evacuations as country swelters 01 Oct 2023 - 09:54 am
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Indian spacecraft heads towards centre of solar system 01 Oct 2023 - 09:31 am
The full moon rises above the dome of a shopping arcade on the outskirts of New Delhi on September 29, 2023. Photo by Vijay MATHUR / AFP
Asian Games official suffers leg fracture after being hit by hammer 01 Oct 2023 - 09:23 am
An official reacts in pain after his leg was injured by a stray hammer thrown by Ali Zankawi (L) who attempts to stem the bleeding. (Photo by William West / AFP)
'No more dreams': Ukraine war widows in their twenties 01 Oct 2023 - 09:06 am
Erika Martyniuk looks at the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv on September 14, 2023. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP)
Afghan embassy in India suspends operations 01 Oct 2023 - 08:55 am
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Maldives opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz wins the presidential runoff, local media say 30 Sep 2023 - 09:40 pm
Supporters of People's National Congress (PNC) party and pro-China frontrunner Mohamed Muizzu shout slogans along a street in Male on September 30, 2023, to demand the release of arrested Maldives' former president Abdulla Yameen. (Photo by Mohamed Afrah / AFP)
Saudi arrests seven for impersonating security officers in Riyadh 30 Sep 2023 - 07:59 pm
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Death toll from Pakistan bombing rises to 54 as suspicion falls on local Islamic State group chapter 30 Sep 2023 - 07:22 pm
A paramedic checks on a blast victim at a hospital in Quetta on September 30, 2023, a day after a suicide bomber targeted a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed in Mastung district. More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on September 29 by a suicide bomber targeting a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, officials said. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP)
Lula 'stable' after hip replacement: doctors 30 Sep 2023 - 05:50 pm
Cardiologist Roberto Kalil Filho, personal physician to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks during a press conference in Brasilia, on September 29, 2023. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Maldives votes in shadow of India-China power play 30 Sep 2023 - 04:32 pm
Officials prepare to count votes at a polling station during the second round of Maldives' presidential election in Male on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Afrah / AFP)
Germany's government and Elon Musk spar on X over migrant rescue ships 30 Sep 2023 - 03:07 pm
(Files) In this file picture migrants arrive on a Guardia di Finanza ship, in the harbour of Italian island of Lampedusa, on September 15, 2023.
New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours are expected 30 Sep 2023 - 01:35 pm
Cars in floodwater on the FDR highway in Manhattan, New York on September 29, 2023. (Photo by Ed Jones/ AFP)
Paw patrol: Philippine security guards adopt stray cats 30 Sep 2023 - 12:35 pm
This picture taken on September 27, 2023 shows Conan the cat, seen wearing a black-and-yellow security vest, failing to catch a ball during playtime. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Maldivians vote in shadow of India-China power play 30 Sep 2023 - 12:23 pm
Election officials checks id cards of voters at a polling station during the second round of Maldives' presidential election in Male on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Afrah / AFP)
Taiwanese sisters take gold in women's doubles tennis at the Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 - 12:04 pm
Taiwan's Chan Hao-ching (L) and Chan Yung-jan celebrate their win against Taiwan's Lee Ya-hsuan and Liang En-shuo during their Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games women's double final tennis match. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Malaysia blames Indonesian fires for haze, poor air quality 30 Sep 2023 - 11:34 am
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New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed 29 Sep 2023 - 11:42 pm
People walk under umbrellas during a coastal storm in Lower Manhattan on September 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images/AFP)
Four more officials held after Libya flood disaster 29 Sep 2023 - 10:59 pm
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