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Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung HSR transports 9 mln passengers since launch 28 Apr 2025 - 09:53 pm
Passengers transfer at Padalarang Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Padalarang, Indonesia, March 29, 2025. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)
Namibia's economy expected to grow 3.8 pct in 2025 central bank 28 Apr 2025 - 09:47 pm
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Internet disrupted in Morocco after Spain power outage 28 Apr 2025 - 09:40 pm
A waiter gives change by the light of her phone in a bar during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Hernani on April 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP)
Yemen's Houthi media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre 28 Apr 2025 - 09:26 pm
Yemeni rescuers transport the body of a victim from the rubble of a building hit in US strikes in the northern province of Saada on April 28, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Russia announces three-day truce with Ukraine in May 28 Apr 2025 - 09:02 pm
Ukrainian servicemen of the Skala regiment artillery unit fire an M109 howitzer toward Russian positions, in an undisclosed area, in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP)
Spain aims to restore power nationwide 'soon': PM 28 Apr 2025 - 08:53 pm
A waiter gives change by the light of her phone in a bar during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Hernani on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Ander Gillenea / AFP)
Philippines denies 'irresponsible' Chinese report on disputed reef 28 Apr 2025 - 08:47 pm
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) projectile is launched as part of a counter-landing live fire exercise during the annual US-Philippines joint military
Thai central bank announces new standards to strengthen financial crime prevention 28 Apr 2025 - 08:40 pm
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Prince William and Kate mark wedding anniversary in Scotland 28 Apr 2025 - 08:35 pm
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, wave to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London on April 29, 2011, following their wedding. (Photo by John Stillwell / POOL / AFP)
Mexico criticizes US threat to restrict livestock imports 28 Apr 2025 - 08:26 pm
Containers are pictured at the Lazaro Cardenas Cargo Port, Michoacan State, Mexico on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)
Spotify pays $100 million to podcasters in first quarter 28 Apr 2025 - 08:15 pm
A person walks past a banner with an Spotify logo at the Frankfurt book fair on October 17, 2024. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Suspect charged with murder in Canada car attack at Filipino street festival 28 Apr 2025 - 08:07 pm
A person prays at a memorial near the scene where a car drove into a crowd during the Lapu Lapu Festival on April 28, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images/AFP)
Iran calls deadly US strikes on Yemen a 'war crime' 28 Apr 2025 - 07:13 pm
Yemeni rescuers transport the bodies of victims pulled from the rubble of a building hit in US strikes in the northern province of Saada on April 28, 2025.
Empty shelves? US Treasury secretary not concerned 'at present' 28 Apr 2025 - 06:31 pm
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a bilateral lunch with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in the Cabinet Room at the White House on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
BRICS ministers meet in Brazil over Trump trade policies 28 Apr 2025 - 06:28 pm
(L to R) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timothewos, Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono and South Africa's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ronald Lamola pose for the family photo at the first meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)
IBM to invest $150 bn in US over five years 28 Apr 2025 - 06:25 pm
File photo: The sign at the IBM facility near Boulder, Colorado September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
Power cut interrupts play at Madrid Open 28 Apr 2025 - 06:10 pm
A saleswoman at a sports store works with a light on her head in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. (Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP)
Seminar on RMB internationalisation held in Laos 28 Apr 2025 - 06:07 pm
Representational file photo.