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Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and 'Downton Abbey,' dies at 89 27 Sep 2024 - 04:49 pm
(FILES) A file photo taken on October 15, 2012, shows British actress Maggie Smith on the red carpet as she arrives to attend the premiere of 'Quartet' during the 56th BFI London Film Festival in London. Oscar-winning British actor Maggie Smith, a star of stage and screen for more than seven decades, died in hospital in London on Friday, September 27, her sons announced. (Photo by ANDREW COWIE / AFP)
Stranded cruise ship passengers bid bitter-sweet farewell to Belfast 27 Sep 2024 - 04:30 pm
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Thousands protest in Spain for shorter working hours 26 Sep 2024 - 05:13 pm
Commuters travel through the Centro Medico metro station in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 25, 2024. Photo by Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP
World's first CO2 storage service soon ready in Norway 26 Sep 2024 - 12:50 pm
(Files) A photo taken on April 24, 2022 in Oygarden near Bergen, Norway, shows the construction site for a terminal which will collect liquefied carbon dioxide CO2. (Photo by Alexiane Lerouge / AFP)
Mexico excludes Spanish king from president's swearing-in 25 Sep 2024 - 11:35 pm
This combination of file pictures created on September 25, 2024 shows Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum speaking during a press conference after a private meeting with a US delegation in Mexico City on June 11, 2024, and Spain's King Felipe VI arriving at San Salvador's international airport on May 31, 2024, to attend the inauguration of President Nayib Bukele. (Photo by Marvin Recinos and Yuri Cortez/ AFP)
Workers 'disappointed' as Volkswagen remains vague on turnaround plan 25 Sep 2024 - 08:57 pm
An RB (Regional railway) train leaves the main railway station in front of the power plant at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) on September 25, 2024 in Wolfsburg, northern Germany. Photo by RONNY HARTMANN / AFP
Six hurt in Ecuador as firefighters battle blazes choking capital 25 Sep 2024 - 07:09 pm
Smoke from a wildfire is seen in Quito on September 24, 2024. Photo by Galo PAGUAY / AFP
Finnish zoo to return pandas to China early 25 Sep 2024 - 05:27 pm
Female panda Lumi hangs upside down on a tree as she plays during snowfall in her enclosure during the opening day of the Ahtari Zoo Snowpanda Resort in Ahtari, Finland on February 17, 2018. Photo by Roni Rekomaa / Lehtikuva / AFP
Norway detains a German national suspected of inciting crimes against humanity in Cameroon 25 Sep 2024 - 03:50 pm
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France minister vows new immigration 'rules' after student murder 25 Sep 2024 - 02:47 pm
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Assange to give first public address since prison release 25 Sep 2024 - 12:24 pm
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Search for 'German' baby, grandmother after Italy flood 24 Sep 2024 - 05:52 pm
People are evacuated by helicopters of the Italian Air Force during floods in the small village of Traversara, on September 19, 2024. Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP
French lake still riddled with bombs 80 years after World War II 24 Sep 2024 - 05:48 pm
An iron cylinder lays on the bottom of Lake of Gerardmer in Gerardmer on September 20, 2024. Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP.
Floodwater reservoir becomes Poland's hero for preventing major flooding 24 Sep 2024 - 05:40 pm
This aerial photograph taken on September 21, 2024 shows the bank of the Oder river protected with sandbags against the floods in Brzeg Dolny. Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP
Spain aims for 81 percent green electricity by 2030 24 Sep 2024 - 04:34 pm
AFP File photo. Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP
Meloni-themed restaurant opens next to Albania migrant camp 24 Sep 2024 - 04:05 pm
A customer walks past portrait paintings of Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni adorning the wall of
Man smashes Ai Weiwei sculpture at exhibition opening in Italy 24 Sep 2024 - 03:17 pm
Picture shared by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei on his Instagram
UK leader Starmer aims to shed his gloomy image with a key speech 24 Sep 2024 - 12:51 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli Scarff / AFP)