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Firefighters battle wildfire in Spain's Tenerife island 18 Aug 2023 - 02:59 pm
In this handout image released by Military Emergency Unit (UME), military firefighters battle a forest fire on August 17, 2023 raging in the northeastern part of the Canary island of Tenerife. (Photo by Handout / UME / AFP)
Greenpeace slams Poland's new river protection law 18 Aug 2023 - 01:41 pm
(Files) An aereal view shows Polish firefighters setting up a floating damm to catch dead fish from the river Oder, on August 16, 2022, in Gryfino near Szczecin, Poland. (Photo by Marcin Bielecki / AFP)
Apple fans celebrate 30 years of tech giant in China 18 Aug 2023 - 01:20 pm
People attend an event celebrating Apple's 30th anniversary in China at an Apple retail store in Beijing on August 18, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Pakistan appoints former state bank chief as finance minister 18 Aug 2023 - 01:08 pm
Pakistan Ministry of Finance shared the picture on X, formerly known as Twitter
London police probe vandalism of vehicle pollution cameras 18 Aug 2023 - 12:52 pm
File photo of Labour mayor Sadiq Khan
Cat cafe brings pawsitivity to war-scarred Gaza 18 Aug 2023 - 12:20 pm
A girl holds a feline at the newly inaugurated Cat Cafe in Gaza City on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Abed / AFP)
N. Zealand man wrongly jailed for 18 years wins payout 18 Aug 2023 - 11:21 am
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WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid-19 variant 18 Aug 2023 - 11:18 am
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Libya unity govt tells protesters no foreign base planned 17 Aug 2023 - 10:59 pm
Libyans gather at the Martyrs' Square in Tripoli on August 17, 2023 following recent deadly clashes.(Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
Ukraine port ship reaches Istanbul despite Russian blockade 17 Aug 2023 - 10:33 pm
The first cargo ship using new Black Sea shipping lanes is seen leaving the southern port of Odesa in Ukraine on August 16, 2023. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
22 years in prison for Quebec woman who sent poison to Trump 17 Aug 2023 - 10:08 pm
File: Former US President Donald Trump looks on during Round 3 at the LIV Golf-Bedminster 2023 at the Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Timothy A Clary / AFP)
North Korea blasted at UN for arms buildup while people suffer 17 Aug 2023 - 09:05 pm
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to the press after a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in North Korea, at UN headquarters in New York on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
Strong quake rattles Colombian capital 17 Aug 2023 - 08:58 pm
People remain on the streets after an eartquake in Bogota, on August 17, 2023.  (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)
Bangladesh court sentences two journalists over plot to kill PM's son 17 Aug 2023 - 08:39 pm
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West African Bloc vows to restore Niger democracy 17 Aug 2023 - 08:10 pm
AFP file photo
More than 60 migrants feared to have drowned off Cape Verde 17 Aug 2023 - 07:34 pm
Young boys play on a pirogue in Fass Boye on August 17, 2023 after a pirogue capsized off the coast of Cape Verde. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Only Ukraine can decide peace terms with Russia: NATO chief 17 Aug 2023 - 07:32 pm
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg / Reuters file photo
Ukraine receives new air defence systems from Berlin 17 Aug 2023 - 06:56 pm
A woman walks past a destroyed building in Mariupol on August 16, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)