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Fire injures four in Tokyo building 03 Jul 2023 - 10:51 am
Firefighters gather at the fire scene in the Shinbashi area of Tokyo on July 3, 2023.  Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Indonesia regains upper-middle income rank on growth rebound 03 Jul 2023 - 10:31 am
A woman eats a snack while waiting for costumers at a market in Banda Aceh on July 3, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
UN chief calls on world to make Haiti 'top priority' 02 Jul 2023 - 11:57 pm
Jean Victor Geneus, Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, looks on as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference in Port-au-Prince on July 1, 2023. (Photo by Richard Pierrin / AFP)
Fierce fighting shakes Sudan capital as displaced battle disease 02 Jul 2023 - 11:41 pm
People buy fruits from a street vendor at a market in Gadaref city in war-torn Sudan on July 2, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Two dead, 28 wounded in Baltimore mass shooting 02 Jul 2023 - 11:25 pm
A shell casing is seen at the site of a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood on July 2, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP) 
Kenya's Ruto lifts six-year logging ban 02 Jul 2023 - 10:16 pm
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Islamic body calls for push to prevent Quran burnings 02 Jul 2023 - 08:10 pm
A demonstrator holds a copy of the Holy Quran with accompanying translation during a rally in Jakarta on July 2, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Islamic holy book outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
Sweden condemns 'Islamophobic' Quran burning 02 Jul 2023 - 06:36 pm
People take part in a demonstration in Karachi on July 2, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Holy Quran outside a Stockholm Mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
Arrests in Switzerland after violence inspired by French riots 02 Jul 2023 - 05:24 pm
French police officers detain a demonstrator in Paris on July 2, 2023, five days after a 17-year-old man was killed by police in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
Attack on mayor's house shocks France despite 'calmer' night 02 Jul 2023 - 05:12 pm
:French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne addresses journalists in front of the Mayor of L'Hay-les-Roses, Vincent Jeanbrun (L), after rioters rammed a vehicle into his house overnight, in L'Hay-les-Roses, south of Paris on July 2, 2023. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / POOL / AFP)
Philippine tourism video used images from other countries: ad agency 02 Jul 2023 - 02:13 pm
(FILES) A general view shows an empty beach on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 26, 2018. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)
Mexicans march to mark 5-Year anniversary of AMLO’s election 02 Jul 2023 - 01:10 pm
Supporters of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador participate in a rally to commemorate the fifth anniversary of his 2018 presidential election victory at the Zocalo (main square) in Mexico City on July 1, 2023. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP)
Italy backs China Belt and Road in concept: senior Chinese official 02 Jul 2023 - 01:02 pm
File photo: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after signing trade agreements at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Musk limits tweets viewable per day on Twitter 02 Jul 2023 - 12:52 pm
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'Mistreated' elephant returns to Thailand after diplomatic spat 02 Jul 2023 - 12:21 pm
Elephant Muthu Raja is seen inside a cage before departure from the Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo on July 2, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Israeli air strikes hit targets in Syria 02 Jul 2023 - 10:01 am
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French mayor says rioters rammed car into his house 02 Jul 2023 - 09:23 am
A Police officer stands in front of the house of the Mayor of l'Hay-les-Roses Vincent Jeanbrun, Paris suburb on July 2, 2023. Photo by Nassim GOMRI / AFP
Kenya in shock as road crash toll hits 52 01 Jul 2023 - 11:29 pm
This video grab taken from an AFPTV video on June 30, 2023 shows the wreckage from vehicles on the scene after an accident on the highway between the towns of Kericho and Nakuru. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP)