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15 dead, all missing passengers found after Indonesia boat sinks 24 Jul 2023 - 11:13 am
This handout photo from Indonesia's National Rescue Agency (Basarnas) taken and released on July 24, 2023 shows members of a rescue team setting out to conduct search and rescue operations in Buton Tengah, southeast Sulawesi after a ferry sank. (Photo by Handout / Basarnas / AFP)
11 dead after school gym roof collapses in China 24 Jul 2023 - 10:27 am
Rescuers work at a school gym after the roof of the building collapsed in Qiqihar, in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province early on July 24, 2023. Photo by CNS / AFP
Flash floods kill 26 people in Afghanistan 23 Jul 2023 - 07:02 pm
An Afghan resident sits next to his house that was damaged in flash floods in the Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province on July 23, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Italy's Meloni opens conference that aims to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa 23 Jul 2023 - 04:35 pm
Meloni file photo
People trapped in Greece bridge collapse 23 Jul 2023 - 02:34 pm
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Russia strikes Odesa hours before Putin-Lukashenko summit 23 Jul 2023 - 12:14 pm
This photograph taken on July 23, 2023, shows the destruction of the Transfiguration Cathedral as a result of a missile strike in Odesa. (Photo by Oleksandr Gimanov / AFP)
Voting opens as Spain picks between Sanchez or right's return 23 Jul 2023 - 11:10 am
A postman brings postal vote at a polling station in Badalona, during Spain's general election, on July 23, 2023. (Photo by Josep Lago / AFP)
Within sight of New York City, a despoiled river comes back to life 23 Jul 2023 - 10:14 am
Activist and Captain Bill Sheehan speaks as he drives his boat along the Hackensack River in Secaucus, New Jersey, on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)
Women's World Cup never been tougher, warns Germany coach 23 Jul 2023 - 09:52 am
Germany's coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (L) listens to player Merle Frohms (R) speak during a press conference in Melbourne on July 23, 2023, on the eve of the Women's World Cup football match between Germany and Morocco. Photo by William WEST / AFP
High winds feared as Rhodes fire rages 23 Jul 2023 - 09:48 am
This photograph taken on July 22, 2023 shows the burnt facilities of a hotel in the village of Kiotari on the Greek island of Rhodes. Photo by EUROKINISSI / Eurokinissi / AFP
Marcos pitches ‘New Philippines’ plan with nod to father’s rule 23 Jul 2023 - 09:09 am
Philippines President Ferdinand
Three hurt in Japan train stabbing attack 23 Jul 2023 - 09:00 am
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India landslide toll jumps to 27, at least 50 missing 23 Jul 2023 - 08:58 am
In this handout photograph released by India痴 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and taken on July 23, 2023, NDRF personnel search for victims at the site of a landslide at Irshalwadi village of Raigad district in Maharashtra state. Photo by AFP
Unemployment rate at record lows in half of US states 23 Jul 2023 - 08:28 am
A file photo of people lining up outside a career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, US.
Turkish, Algerian Presidents discuss regional, international developments 22 Jul 2023 - 11:11 pm
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Kenyan opposition calls fresh anti-govt demo 22 Jul 2023 - 07:04 pm
Opposition supporters gather and chant slogans during clashes with Kenya Police Officers on the third day of anti-government protests in Nairobi, Kenya on July 21, 2023. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
A sweaty robot may help humans understand impact of soaring heat 22 Jul 2023 - 06:28 pm
Associate Professor Konrad Rykaczewski points to the pores on ANDI, an Advanced Newton Dynamic Instrument, that bead sweat like humans as researchers prepare a heat and wind experiment to learn more about the effect of heat exposure on the human body at Arizona State University (ASU) during a record heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 20, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Greece facing longest heatwave on record while record highs hit US 22 Jul 2023 - 02:55 pm
The pedestrian zone near Athens' most visited archaeological site, the Acropolis, is empty of tourists and residents as the country is hit by a new heatwave, on July 20, 2023. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP)