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Guyana girls dorm fire that killed 19 was deliberately set by student, says official 23 May 2023 - 11:31 pm
Investigators and government employees inspect the school dormitory where a fire killed at least 19 people in Mahdia, Guyana on May 22, 2023. (Photo by Keno George / AFP)
Qatar Interested in Developing Iraqi Energy Projects: Iraq Minister of Oil 23 May 2023 - 09:21 pm
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Guam prepares for dangerous Super Typhoon Mawar 23 May 2023 - 08:18 pm
This satellite image obtained from the The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Typhoo Mawar, as it approached Guam on May 23, 2023, at 12:30 UTC. (Photo by Jose ROMERO / NOAA/RAMMB / AFP)
Blinken warns rival Sudanese generals to respect latest truce or face possible sanctions 23 May 2023 - 06:47 pm
Tuk-tuks (motorised rickshaws) wait for passengers outside a branch of the Bank of Khartoum in Port Sudan on May 23, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Egypt scrambles to put end to pound dilemma 23 May 2023 - 06:39 pm
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Panda on loan from China died from blood clots: Thai zoo 23 May 2023 - 06:13 pm
In this file photo taken on September 3, 2005, Chuang Chuang, a giant panda on loan to Thailand from China, eats bamboo at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand. / AFP / Pornchai KITTIWONGSAKUL
Watch owned by China's last emperor sells for $5 million 23 May 2023 - 05:09 pm
A poster of the Patek Philippe Ref 96 Quantieme Lune timepiece, once owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the Chinese Qing dynasty’s last emperor, is seen on display in Phillips auction house in Hong Kong on May 23, 2023 ahead of its auction in the territory on the same day. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
'What would I be celebrating?': Eritrea marks independence anniversary 23 May 2023 - 05:04 pm
A man waits to cross the road beside a patriotic poster in Asmara, Eritrea, on July 18, 2013. Parties, music and dancing lasted the entire month to commemorate Eritrea's liberation from Ethiopian rule in May 1991, and its overwhelming support for independence in a UN-backed referendum two years later. (Photo by Jenny VAUGHAN / AFP)
UK govt announces overseas student curbs to slash immigration 23 May 2023 - 04:26 pm
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak answering a question after making a statement in the House of Commons in London on May 22, 2023. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP)
Eritrea's Isaias Afwerki: Ruthless leader of an isolated nation 23 May 2023 - 04:04 pm
Eritrean secretary general of the provisional government, Isaias Afwerki votes in a three-day referendum to make Eritrea independent from Ethiopia after a 30 year old civil war on April 23, 1993. (Photo by ALEXANDER JOE / AFP)
Six killed in attack on Hungarian energy firm in Pakistan 23 May 2023 - 03:48 pm
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London court rejects Prince Harry's efforts to pay for police protection 23 May 2023 - 03:44 pm
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex waves as he arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on March 28, 2023. Photo by Daniel Leal / AFP
French tourists rescued in Arctic as ship runs aground 23 May 2023 - 03:39 pm
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Climate activists briefly disrupt air traffic in Geneva: airport 23 May 2023 - 03:33 pm
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Initial probe finds no survivors in capsized Chinese fishing vessel  23 May 2023 - 02:41 pm
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'Hundreds of thousands' of free tickets pledged for Games opening ceremony 23 May 2023 - 02:04 pm
French Interior Minister and Overseas Gerald Darmanin (C) delivers remarks to journalists outside at a police station after paying tribute to three police officers from the precinct killed in a road traffic accident one day prior, in Roubaix, northern France, on May 23, 2023. Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP
Portuguese police resume search for Madeleine McCann, British child missing since 2007 23 May 2023 - 01:56 pm
Portuguese firefighters work onboard a boat during a new search operation amid the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann (Maddie) in the Arade dam, in Silves, near Praia da Luz, on 23 May, 2023. Photo by FILIPE AMORIM / AFP
French short-haul flight ban comes into force 23 May 2023 - 11:32 am
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