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High winds stall efforts to tow burning cargo ship off northern Dutch coast 30 Jul 2023 - 02:23 pm
This handout photograph taken on July 28, 2023 from the Coast Guard plane and released on July 29, 2023 by the Dutch coastguards, shows a Multrasalvor 4 rescue vessel sailing next to a fire aboard the Panamanian-registered car carrier ship Fremantle Highway, after a fire broke out on the Fremantle Highway late on July 25, 2023, killing one crew member, and prompting a massive effort to extinguish the flames. Photo by Handout / Netherlands Coastguards / AFP
Pilot lands plane in sea off France after engine breakdown 30 Jul 2023 - 02:05 pm
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Tens of thousands evacuated as northern China hit by torrential rain 30 Jul 2023 - 01:03 pm
A man shelters from the rain with an umbrella in Beijing on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Back on track: Europe's night trains make bumpy comeback 30 Jul 2023 - 10:30 am
Passengers are seen on the platform in front of the Nightjet train line Vienna - Venice (-Zurich) of the Austrian Federal Railways (OeBB) as a sign shows the destinations and departure time at the main station in Vienna, Austria, on July 25, 2023. (Photo by Alex Halada / AFP)
Death toll rises to at least 10 in Thai warehouse explosion 30 Jul 2023 - 09:55 am
Thai firefighters put out embers around destroyed homes after an explosion ripped through a firework warehouse, killing nine people and injuring more than 100, in Sungai Kolok district in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on July 29, 2023. Photos by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP
Philippines forecasts heavy rains as Khanun turns into typhoon 30 Jul 2023 - 09:08 am
This photo taken July 29, 2023 shows a pedestrian wading a flooded street of Manila as Tropical Storm Khanun intensifies the southwest monsoon rain. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Three Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow: Russia defence ministry 30 Jul 2023 - 08:42 am
A firefighter walks among papers and broken glass outside a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a reported drone attack in Moscow on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Nemenov / AFP)
Son of Colombia's president arrested as part of money laundering probe 29 Jul 2023 - 06:59 pm
(FILES) Dismissed Bogota's Mayor Gustavo Petro (L) waves to supporters as his son Nicolas Petro looks on from the City Hall balcony during a demonstration in downtown Bogota on January 13, 2014. (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH / AFP)
African Union gives 15-day ultimatum to Niger junta to end regime but soldiers seek continuity 29 Jul 2023 - 05:37 pm
A general view of billowing smoke as supporters of the Nigerien defence and security forces attack the headquarters of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), the party of overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum, in Niamey on July 27, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
China issues red alert for torrential rain in Beijing 29 Jul 2023 - 03:40 pm
Rescuers evacuate residents in a flooded area after Typhoon Doksuri landfall in Quanzhou, in China's eastern Fujian province on July 28, 2023. (Photo by CNS / AFP)
Nine killed in Thai firework warehouse blast 29 Jul 2023 - 03:30 pm
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General Tiani: Shadowy army veteran who seized power in Niger 29 Jul 2023 - 03:04 pm
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EU says will not recognise Niger coup authorities 29 Jul 2023 - 02:55 pm
Supporters of the Nigerien defence and security forces gather during a demonstration outside the national assembly in Niamey on July 27, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
India's endangered tiger population tops 3,600 29 Jul 2023 - 02:14 pm
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Belgian brothers look to put singer Brel's boat back to sea 29 Jul 2023 - 11:42 am
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Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital 29 Jul 2023 - 11:35 am
Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) activists block a highway entering Bangladesh's capital during a protest, in Dhaka on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Munir uz zaman / AFP)
Greek blazes mostly under control: fire fighters 29 Jul 2023 - 11:15 am
A woman sits under the shade of a tree overlooking the old town of the Greek Island of Corfu, during a heatwave, on July 28, 2023. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP)
US to give Taiwan $345 million in arms over China protest 29 Jul 2023 - 10:48 am
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a press conference at Queensland Government House in Brisbane on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Pat Hoelscher / AFP)

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Baladna Algeria launches dairy cattle airlift from the United States as part of its integrated project following $635 million phase two signing