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Brazilian police investigating death of Manhattan art dealer as 'homicide' 16 Jan 2024 - 08:08 pm
High-rise buildings are pictured at dusk in the Manhattan borough of New York city on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Lack of snow sparks worry for drought-hit Afghanistan 16 Jan 2024 - 06:24 pm
general view shows residential buildings against the backdrop of mountains in Kabul on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Omer ABRAR / AFP)
Vivek Ramaswamy suspends 2024 Republican presidential bid and endorses rival Donald Trump 16 Jan 2024 - 04:17 pm
(Files) US entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the PrayVoteStand Summit in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2023.  (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
OpenAI won't let politicians use its tech for campaigning, for now 16 Jan 2024 - 03:39 pm
(Files) This illustration photograph taken on October 30, 2023, in Mulhouse, eastern France, shows figurines next to a screen displaying a logo of OpenAI. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
Fukushima nuclear plant operator in Japan says no new safety concerns after Jan. 1 quake 16 Jan 2024 - 03:36 pm
This photograph provided by Jiji Press and taken on January 12, 2024 shows the exposed ocean floor at Kaiso Port in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture in the after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
Mauritius mopping up after storm Belal wreaks havoc 16 Jan 2024 - 03:20 pm
A photo shows damages and boats in a marina after the passage of cyclone Belal in Saint-Paul, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Richard Bouhet / AFP)
Evacuation underway for stranded tourists after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China 16 Jan 2024 - 03:16 pm
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Pakistan to deploy thousands of security forces for election 16 Jan 2024 - 03:14 pm
Commuters ride past banners of Pakistan's political parties displayed along a street in Rawalpindi on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Cathay Pacific plane 'struck' by Korean Air aircraft at Japan airport, no injuries 16 Jan 2024 - 02:09 pm
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Philippine jeepney drivers protest over phase-out plan 16 Jan 2024 - 01:44 pm
Jeepney drivers and operators march during a protest against the jeepney modernisation program in Manila on January 16, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Uniqlo sues China rival Shein over viral bag copies 16 Jan 2024 - 01:11 pm
A woman walks past a display of bags at a Uniqlo retail store in Tokyo on January 16, 2024. Photo by Richard A. BROOKS / AFP
Ukraine orders civilians to leave villages near northeast front 16 Jan 2024 - 01:07 pm
A photo shows a hotel destroyed after a missile attack in Kharkiv, on January 11, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)
Benin gets first malaria vaccines 16 Jan 2024 - 11:51 am
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UNRWA: Largest displacement of Palestinians since 1948 16 Jan 2024 - 11:48 am
Displaced Palestinian children play on a sand dune above a makeshift camp on the Egyptian border, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 14, 2024. Photo by AFP
LIVE UPDATES: Humanitarian crisis grows more desperate as war in Gaza drags on 16 Jan 2024 - 11:46 am
Displaced Palestinians gather at a makeshift camp on the Egyptian border, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 14, 2024. Photo by AFP
Iraqi Kurdistan Security Council condemns missile attack in Erbil 16 Jan 2024 - 11:38 am
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Iran Guards attack targets in Iraq, Syria 16 Jan 2024 - 10:57 am
A picture shows a view of a damaged building following a missile strike launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Safin Hamid / AFP)
Japan to double emergency funds after New Year's Day quake 16 Jan 2024 - 10:25 am
This photo taken on January 15, 2024 shows collapsed houses blocking a road in the disaster-hit city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, two weeks after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / JAPAN OUT