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Philippines vows to remove future barriers at disputed reef 29 Sep 2023 - 01:34 pm
This photo taken on September 28, 2023 shows an aerial view of the mouth of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal, seen without any barriers obstructing the passageway, as Chinese coast guard ships (top L) are seen anchored inside the lagoon of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal during a maritime surveillance flight by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) over disputed waters of the South China Sea. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
UK economy stronger than thought in first quarter: data 29 Sep 2023 - 12:21 pm
Pedestrians shelter from the rain beneath umbrellas while walking past the London landmark, the London Eye, from Embankment by the River Thames, in central London, on August 18, 2023 on a gloomy summer's day. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
Indonesia plans Bali light rail to ease congestion: minister 29 Sep 2023 - 11:42 am
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Teen in court after schoolgirl becomes latest UK knife victim 29 Sep 2023 - 10:39 am
A Police forensic officer works inside a police cordon outside the Whitgift Centre on Wellesley Road in Croydon, south London, on September 28, 2023, following the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl on her way to school on Wednesday. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
Soldier back in US after release by North Korea 28 Sep 2023 - 11:25 pm
In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King (centre), who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border on July 18. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing 28 Sep 2023 - 10:38 pm
Chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (R-KY) presides over a Committee hearing titled
Tanzania faces power shortages, rationing due to drought 28 Sep 2023 - 08:46 pm
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EU extends right for Ukrainians to stay to 2025 28 Sep 2023 - 07:27 pm
Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska answers the journalists during a Justice and Home affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels on September 28, 2023. (Photo by John Thys / AFP)
Dutch police say fatalities in Rotterdam shooting 28 Sep 2023 - 07:09 pm
Police officers from the special intervention service take part in an operation at the Erasmus MC hospital that has been cordonned off following reports of a shooting, in Rotterdam, on September 28, 2023. (Photo by Sem van der Wal / ANP / AFP)
Croatia registers sharp increase in illegal migrants 28 Sep 2023 - 05:22 pm
Tourists walk in a street before sunset in Split, Croatia, on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Denis Lovrovic / AFP)
One of Britain's most famous trees 'deliberately felled' 28 Sep 2023 - 02:37 pm
A man views a section of Hadrian's Wall near the wall's milecastle 39 known as Sycamore Gap near Hexham, northern England, on January 19, 2022. Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP
Distress call to BBC reporter leads to rescue of 6 women from a refrigerated food truck in France 28 Sep 2023 - 02:34 pm
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Grief, anger at Iraq mass for victims of wedding fire 28 Sep 2023 - 11:57 am
Mourners attend a mass for the victims of the wedding hall fire at a church in Qaraqosh, also known as Hamdaniyah, on September 28, 2023. (Photo by Zaid Al-Obeidi / AFP)
Hundreds rescued as new storm pummels Greece 28 Sep 2023 - 10:26 am
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Two 'catastrophic' years melt away 10% of Swiss glacier volume: study 28 Sep 2023 - 10:20 am
(Files) A photograph taken on August 24, 2023 above Gletsch, in the Swiss Alps shows tourists taking a picture of the Rhone Glacier and its glacial lake due to the melting of the glacier. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Large blast near Tashkent airport causes multiple injuries 28 Sep 2023 - 09:47 am
Rescuers work as smoke stills rising on September 28, 2023 at the site of an explosion at a warehouse near the airport in Tashkent that caused multiple injuries (Photo by Temur Ismailov / AFP)
US sues eBay for selling products that harm environment 27 Sep 2023 - 07:42 pm
An Ebay sign and logo is seen in San Jose, California on November 4, 2016. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
Late-night TV shows announce their return after Hollywood writers strike ends 27 Sep 2023 - 07:35 pm
Striking SAG-AFTRA members picket outside Warner Bros. Studio as the actors strike continues on September 26, 2023 in Burbank, California. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)