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Traffic on key bridge from Crimea to Russia's mainland halted amid reports of explosions 17 Jul 2023 - 10:52 am
(Files) This picture taken on December 23, 2019, shows the Crimean Bridge that spans the Kerch Strait, a narrow strip that links the Azov and Black seas. (Photo by Alexey Nikolsky / AFP)
Scorching heatwave threatens to break top temperatures 17 Jul 2023 - 10:17 am
A heat advisory sign is shown along US highway 190 during a heat wave in Death Valley National Park in Death Valley, California, on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Ronda Churchill / AFP)
Indonesia replaces tech minister held in corruption probe 17 Jul 2023 - 10:13 am
Vehicles are seen on a street in Jakarta on July 10, 2023. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Australian 'Cast Away': sailor and dog rescued after 2 months lost at sea 17 Jul 2023 - 09:52 am
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US climate envoy Kerry holds talks in China 17 Jul 2023 - 09:39 am
(Files) US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry gestures as he arrives to the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia to meet Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Minister of Environment Marina Silva, on February 27, 2023. (Photo by Evaristo SA / AFP)
Death toll from destructive rainstorm in South Korea rises to 40 17 Jul 2023 - 09:38 am
Rescue workers search for missing people along an underground tunnel, where some 15 cars were trapped in floodwaters after heavy rains, in Cheongju early on July 17, 2023. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam 17 Jul 2023 - 09:28 am
Boats are moored at a typhoon shelter in Tseun Wan as a precaution for the approaching Typhoon Talim in Hong Kong on July 16, 2023. (Photo by May James / AFP)
Nigeria cuts merchant banks' cash reserve by 70% to boost loans 16 Jul 2023 - 07:15 pm
File photo: A view of the central business district is seen from a rooftop in Lagos, Nigeria in this February 10, 2016 file photo. REUTERS / Akintunde Akinleye
Sudan violence rages as paramilitaries deny Darfur war crimes 16 Jul 2023 - 05:28 pm
Smoke rises above buildings as people walk along a street in Omdurman on July 15, 2023. Since April 15, 2023, the forces the Sudanese army chief have been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. (Photo by AFP)
Yemen's stricken oil tanker: defusing a 'ticking time bomb' 16 Jul 2023 - 02:44 pm
A man snaps a picture of the beleaguered Yemen-flagged FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Huwais / AFP)
London's new 'super sewer' to end Thames pollution blight 16 Jul 2023 - 02:13 pm
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7.2 earthquake hits Alaskan peninsula: USGS 16 Jul 2023 - 01:17 pm
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UK formally signs up to trans-Pacific trading bloc 16 Jul 2023 - 12:46 pm
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Japan issues heatstroke alerts as temperatures soar 16 Jul 2023 - 11:44 am
A man (L) cools off in a public water playground at a park in eastern Tokyo on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
At least 35 people killed as storms batter South Korea: Yonhap 16 Jul 2023 - 11:19 am
South Korean rescue workers search for missing persons near a bus along a deluged road leading to an underground tunnel where some 15 cars were trapped in flood waters after heavy rains in Cheongju on July 16, 2023. Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Tsunami warning after 7.4 earthquake hits Alaskan peninsula: USGS 16 Jul 2023 - 10:57 am
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Global heatwaves threaten millions amidst warming crisis 16 Jul 2023 - 10:17 am
Residents frolic in the splash pad at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park during a heat wave in Tucson, Arizona, on July 15, 2023.  Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP
Peru’s Economy Contracts in May, Dashing Recovery Hopes 15 Jul 2023 - 08:00 pm
General view of the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in the Urubamba valley, seventy-two kilometres from the Andes city of Cusco, Peru on February 15, 2023,