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Wildfires burn swathes of Portugal as heat intensifies across Iberia 08 Aug 2023 - 12:30 pm
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Carrascal, Proenca a Nova on August 6, 2023. Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP
Tokyo’s newest hills development scheduled to open in November 08 Aug 2023 - 12:24 pm
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Searchers find black box from downed Australian military helicopter 08 Aug 2023 - 10:30 am
A handout photo taken on July 30, 2023 and received on August 3 from Australian Defence shows Royal Australian Navy sailors from HMAS Huon conducting search operations in the vicinity of Lindeman Island, Queensland. Photo by Casey Buurveld / AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE / AFP
Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan's lawyers file legal challenge 08 Aug 2023 - 10:30 am
Gohar Khan (L), lawyer and legal team member of former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, arrives at the High Court to file petition on August 8, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
South Korea calls for typhoon-resistant measures as Khanun nears 08 Aug 2023 - 10:24 am
People take photos from a viewing deck overlooking the campsite of the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, North Jeolla province on August 5, 2023. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Two dead, thousands without power as storms batter eastern US 08 Aug 2023 - 10:09 am
A pedestrian carries an umbrella while walking through rain in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2023. Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP
July hottest month on record: EU climate observatory 08 Aug 2023 - 09:43 am
A woman uses an umbrella and a fan to protect herself from the sun and the high temperature in Seville on August 7, 2023. (Photo by Cristina Quicler / AFP)
China drafts rules for using facial recognition data 08 Aug 2023 - 09:27 am
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Baguettes fall victim to Tunisia's economic crisis 07 Aug 2023 - 08:07 pm
A man carries baguettes bought from a bakery in Tunis on August 7, 2023. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed South China Sea 07 Aug 2023 - 07:06 pm
A Chinese diplomatic vehicle leaves the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila on August 7, 2023. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Stormy weather across northern Europe kills at least 1 person, idles ferries and delays flights 07 Aug 2023 - 06:47 pm
The Norwegian Superspeed 1 ferry of Color Line departs on bad weather conditions from Hirtshals, Denmark, on August 7, 2023. (Photo by Henning Bagger / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)
DeSantis says 'of course' Trump lost the 2020 election 07 Aug 2023 - 06:44 pm
Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Speaks to guests at Ashley's BBQ Bash hosted by Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) on August 06, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Seven of the 14 GOP candidates seeking the party's nomination for president were scheduled to speak at the event. (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
West African bloc to meet on Niger coup on Thursday 07 Aug 2023 - 05:43 pm
Motorists drive past the National Assembly in Niamey on August 7, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Musk says may need surgery before proposed Zuckerberg cage match 07 Aug 2023 - 05:17 pm
(COMBO/FILES) SpaceX, X (ex-Twitter) and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023 (R) and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg testifying before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, DC on October 23, 2019. (Photo by Mandel Ngan and Alain Jocard / AFP)
Rebel attack in northeastern Congo kills at least 11 people, a local official says 07 Aug 2023 - 05:13 pm
A Democratic Republic of Congo soldier is seen on patrol in the village of Manzalaho, near Beni, on February 18, 2020, following an alleged attack by members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group. File photo / AFP
Italian man crushed to death by falling cheese wheels 07 Aug 2023 - 03:24 pm
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Saudi Arabia extends visit visa to eight new countries 07 Aug 2023 - 03:12 pm
Pic: Twitter / Ministry of Tourism
Spain on heat alert as wildfires burn 07 Aug 2023 - 01:22 pm
Tourists walk outside the Museo Del Prado in Madrid, on August 6, 2023 as the country is bracing for the third heatwave of the summer. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP)