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US panel denounces France abaya ban 08 Sep 2023 - 10:50 pm
A young woman wearing an abaya speaks with others on a street in Nantes, western France on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Loic Venance / AFP)
Britain witnessing record-breaking September heatwave 08 Sep 2023 - 10:15 pm
People take shelter from the sun in the shade of a tree in central London on September 8, 2023 as the late summer heatwave continues. (Photo by Daniel Leal / AFP)
Gun salutes and reflection as UK remembers Queen Elizabeth II 08 Sep 2023 - 09:06 pm
A 62 Gun Royal salute is fired from Tower Wharf, beside The Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company, British Army, taking place to mark the first anniversary of His Majesty The King's accession to the throne, in London on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Daniel Leal / AFP)
G20 gathers in India, without China's Xi 08 Sep 2023 - 08:11 pm
People walk past a banner with flags of countries participating in G20 summit at the International Media Center (IMC) at G20 venue on the eve of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)
$1.7mn Trevor Noah advert deal sparks storm in South Africa 08 Sep 2023 - 07:48 pm
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Journalists barred as India's Modi welcomes Biden 08 Sep 2023 - 07:13 pm
US President Joe Biden is greeted upon his arrival at the airport on the eve of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP)
Twice as many jobs created in Canada in August than expected 08 Sep 2023 - 06:59 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks next to his International Trade Minister Mary Ng at a press conference during a stopover visit to Singapore on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP)
UK detects outbreak of Pirola Covid strain at Norfolk care home 08 Sep 2023 - 06:52 pm
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Russian air superiority 'stopping' counteroffensive: Zelensky 08 Sep 2023 - 05:55 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential press service on September 7, 2023, shows President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov inspecting special equipment after meeting with servicemen of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the Day of Military Intelligence of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
SpaceX ordered by FAA to make fixes after Starship launch mishap 08 Sep 2023 - 05:45 pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft sits on Launch Complex 39A after its launch was scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center on August 25, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui / Getty Images via AFP)
Hong Kong extends shutdown after record rain overwhelms city 08 Sep 2023 - 05:23 pm
 This picture shows a vehicle in a collapsed section of road in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
France and Germany squabble like an old married couple: German FM 08 Sep 2023 - 04:45 pm
File photo: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to a conference of her Greens party in Bonn, Germany, October 15, 2022. (Reuters)
UN chief warns global family is 'dysfunctional' 08 Sep 2023 - 04:26 pm
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta on September 7, 2023. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
'Monkey' ID photo exposes loophole in Philippine SIM card law 08 Sep 2023 - 02:43 pm
Pedestrians walk as they shop at a market in Manila on January 26, 2022. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
UK experiencing longest September heatwave 08 Sep 2023 - 02:21 pm
Beachgoers enjoy the sun and the sea on the beach at Brighton, on the south coast of England on September 7, 2023, as the late summer heatwave continues. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)
Russian strikes kill four, injure dozens in Ukraine 08 Sep 2023 - 01:28 pm
This handout photograph published on September 8, 2023 by the National Police of Ukraine, shows damaged residential houses following a military strike in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Handout / National Police of Ukraine / AFP
Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years 08 Sep 2023 - 01:06 pm
A motorist drives through floodwaters on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP
Global rice prices hit 15-year high after India curbs: FAO 08 Sep 2023 - 11:29 am
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