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Russia's space agency head vows to continue Moon race 21 Aug 2023 - 07:22 pm
In this grab from a handout footage taken and released by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos on August 11, 2023, a Soyuz 2.1b rocket with the Luna-25 lander blasts off from the launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome, some 180 km north of Blagoveschensk, in the Amur region. (Photo by Handout / Russian Space Agency Roscosmos / AFP) 
Ukraine's Zelensky in Greece to meet EU, Balkan leaders 21 Aug 2023 - 07:10 pm
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (right) meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at Maximou mansion in Athens, on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
Ecuador votes to stop oil drilling in Amazon reserve 21 Aug 2023 - 06:51 pm
An Indigenous woman casts her vote at a polling station in Tarqui, canton of Cuenca, Azuay Province, during the Ecuadorean presidential election and referendum on mining and petroleum, on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Cristina Vega Rhor / AFP)
West Africa bloc rejects Niger's three-year transition plan 21 Aug 2023 - 06:35 pm
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Philippine central bank expects economic growth to miss target 21 Aug 2023 - 05:30 pm
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France sizzles in late summer 'heat dome' 21 Aug 2023 - 05:06 pm
Children cool off as they run through a public fountain in Colmar, eastern France, on August 21, 2023, as France experiences a late summer heatwave. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
Somalia's government says it intends to shut down access to TikTok, Telegram over content concerns 21 Aug 2023 - 05:04 pm
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British child-killer nurse given whole-life prison sentence 21 Aug 2023 - 03:49 pm
An undated handout image released by Cheshire Constabulary police force in Manchester on August 17, 2023, shows a hand-written note alongside the 2016 Diary of nurse Lucy Letby. (Photo by Cheshire Constabulary / AFP)
Biden heads to Hawaii to view damage, meet survivors 21 Aug 2023 - 02:25 pm
US President Joe Biden waves as he departs from Our Lady of Tahoe Catholic Church in Zephyr Cove, Nevada on August 19, 2023. Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP
Fresh blaze in Greece as wildfires rage 21 Aug 2023 - 01:02 pm
A sculpture of a moon crescent, created by the artist Pavlos Vasileiadis, is displayed at sunset along the waterfront of Thessaloniki on August 20, 2023. Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP
'Ready to run' Canadian town braces for wildfires 21 Aug 2023 - 12:43 pm
The Kelowna airport remains shutdown and covered in smoke as nearby the McDougall Creek and other wildfires continue to burn in Kelowna, British Columbia, on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Paige Taylor White / AFP)
Japan to decide Tuesday on Fukushima water release 21 Aug 2023 - 12:17 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) reacts during a meeting with Masanobu Sakamoto, head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, and other representatives the prime minister office in Tokyo on August 21, 2023. Photo by ZHANG Xiaoyu / POOL / AFP
Jakarta sends civil servants to work from home to clear smog 21 Aug 2023 - 10:14 am
Traffic is seen during morning rush hour in Jakarta on August 21, 2023, the first day the local government began a remote working scheme for 50 percent of its employees to help reduce air pollution. Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
Four climbers die on Mexico's tallest mountain 21 Aug 2023 - 10:03 am
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China’s northern farmers brace for more heavy rains and floods 21 Aug 2023 - 09:59 am
A man shelters from the rain with an umbrella in Beijing on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Thailand posts lower than expected second quarter growth 21 Aug 2023 - 09:45 am
A general view shows a BTS commuter train as it passes with the backdrop of the Bangkok skyline on June 2, 2023. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attacks near Moscow 21 Aug 2023 - 09:43 am
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Tropical Storm Hilary bears down on California 21 Aug 2023 - 09:21 am
A car is partially submerged in floodwaters as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Cathedral City, California. Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP