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Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore 29 Mar 2023 - 02:29 pm
In this picture taken on March 22, 2023, a fisherman prepares his boat to transport passengers in Pola, Oriental Mindoro province, one of the areas affected by an oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi party 28 Mar 2023 - 06:37 pm
In this file photo taken on February 15, 2021 a banner featuring Aung San Suu Kyi is displayed as protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in front of the National League for Democracy (NLD) office in Yangon. (Photo by AFP)
India's warm weather plans can't take the heat, report says 28 Mar 2023 - 06:20 pm
A motorist drives past a stack of clay pots which are popularly used to store drinking water during the summer season, at a village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on March 27, 2023. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP)
Founder of Afghan girls' school project arrested in Kabul 28 Mar 2023 - 05:33 pm
In this photograph taken on May 17, 2022, Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath and advocate for girls' education in Afghanistan, speaks to children during a class next to his mobile library in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam / AFP)
Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, belches huge ash tower 28 Mar 2023 - 02:19 pm
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Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan: officials 28 Mar 2023 - 01:08 pm
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Philippines to cut contact with International Criminal Court 28 Mar 2023 - 12:26 pm
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Suicide bomber kills 6 people near foreign ministry in Kabul 27 Mar 2023 - 10:06 pm
A Taliban security personnel sits on a humvee armored vehicle near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on March 27, 2023. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
Turkmenistan parliament polls close after controlled vote 26 Mar 2023 - 08:07 pm
Voters receive their ballot papers at a polling station during Turkmenistan's parliamentary elections in the town of Annau, 20 km off the capital Ashgabat, on March 26, 2023. (Photo by Igor SASIN / AFP)
Nepal probes mid-air near collision between two planes 26 Mar 2023 - 07:17 pm
Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. File photo / AFP
Gandhi vows to keep questioning Modi’s ties with tycoon Adani 25 Mar 2023 - 05:10 pm
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi speaks during a press conference in New Delhi on March 25, 2023, after being disqualified as a member of parliament. - Gandhi has been disqualified from parliament as a result of his conviction for defamation, a notice from the national legislature said on March 24. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
Chock, Evans claim ice dance world gold despite slip 25 Mar 2023 - 02:47 pm
Gold medallists USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates pose during the medals ceremony for the ice dance event during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023 in Saitama on March 25, 2023. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Apple enjoys 'symbiotic' relationship with China, Cook says 25 Mar 2023 - 12:23 pm
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Pakistani court grants protection to Imran Khan from arrest 24 Mar 2023 - 07:02 pm
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Hong Kong traffic accident leaves 87 people injured 24 Mar 2023 - 01:50 pm
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Rahul Gandhi disqualified from India's parliament 24 Mar 2023 - 12:34 pm
In this file photo taken on December 31, 2022 India's Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi speaks during a press conference in New Delhi. Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP
Escape-artist zebra back at zoo after Seoul adventure 24 Mar 2023 - 11:36 am
This frame grab taken from video footage provided by the Gwangjin Fire Station on March 23, 2023 and made available via AFPTV on March 24 shows Sero the zebra walking past handlers after escaping from his pen at the Seoul Children's Grand Park in Seoul. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP
Indonesia fuel depot fire death toll rises to 33 24 Mar 2023 - 11:12 am
A boy stands in the remains of a burnt house in a residential area in Plumpang, north Jakarta on March 4, 2023, after a fire at a nearby state-run fuel storage depot run by energy firm Pertamina. (Photo by ADITYA AJI / AFP)

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(FILES) This aerial photograph shows water-stressed trees affected by prolonged drought and heatwave above Concise, western Switzerland, on August 4, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) France and Switzerland had record drought in July
Photo credit: Official Instagram account of VR Matkalla Finland reopens train service to Sweden, putting Europe in reach
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Firemen work to extinguish a fire that broke out at a livestock facility near Kouvaras, south of Athens, on August 10, 2026. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) Greece battles new fire near Athens driven by winds

Africa

Traditional groups play traditional instruments next to Djidji Ayokwe, also known as the talking drum, that was taken by French Colonial troups from Ivory Coast in 1916, during an official presentation to the local population in Adjamé village in Abidjan on August 7, 2026 after the repatriation of the Talking Drun fron France in March 13, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Ivorians set eyes on talking drum for first time
File photo strictly for representational purposes only. Freepik. Ethiopia posts record 5.7-bln-USD annual mining export revenue
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File photo WHO calls for additional support to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Americas

This aerial view shows a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026. Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 132
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People look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) Colombia declares state of emergency after quake kills 111
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