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China military’s use of AI raises alarm for US Congress, ex-Google CEO 18 May 2023 - 06:03 pm
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Japan, Britain strike 'historic accord' on cooperation in defense, clean energy, semiconductors 18 May 2023 - 05:18 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and Japan's State Minister of Defence Toshiro Ino inspect the guard of honour on board the Japanese aircraft carrier JS Izumo during a visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSF) at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 18, 2023. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
S.Africa's blackouts force solar-powered town to life in the dark 18 May 2023 - 03:14 pm
An aerial view of the Frankfort photovoltaic solar plant in Frankfort on May 11, 2023. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed / AFP)
Crews work to reach Italian towns isolated by floods 18 May 2023 - 02:38 pm
An aerial view taken on May 18, 2023 shows residents clearing mud in a street of Cesena after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, killing five people. Photo by Alessandro SERRANO / AFP
Unlucky 13th mountain for 84-yr-old Spanish climber 18 May 2023 - 02:38 pm
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Man arrested for arson over hostel fire in New Zealand 18 May 2023 - 01:09 pm
Firefighters inspect the Loafers Lodge hostel where a fire broke out a day earlier in the suburb of Newtown in Wellington on May 17, 2023. Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP
Two bodies found in Chinese fishing vessel crew search 18 May 2023 - 01:06 pm
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Train carrying grain derails in Crimea, no victims: official 18 May 2023 - 11:26 am
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Bodies recovered from hostel fire in New Zealand 18 May 2023 - 10:50 am
Firefighters inspect the Loafers Lodge hostel where a fire broke out a day earlier in the suburb of Newtown in Wellington on May 17, 2023. Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP
Australian police taser 95-year-old with dementia inside nursing home 18 May 2023 - 10:46 am
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Prince Harry and Meghan made getaway in NYC taxi after being trailed by paparazzi 18 May 2023 - 08:35 am
Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, attend the annual One Young World Summit at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, north-west England on September 5, 2022. (Photo by Oli Scarff / AFP)
Man indicted in theft of 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland 18 May 2023 - 12:17 am
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UK, US aligned on China, says Sunak 17 May 2023 - 10:09 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a huddle with political journalists on board of a government plane, as he heads to Japan to attend the G7 summit, in Hiroshima, on May 17, 2023. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
Tupac Shakur to be honored with a street name in California 17 May 2023 - 08:30 pm
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Biden 'confident' in reaching debt default averting deal 17 May 2023 - 07:48 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks about debt negotiations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security 17 May 2023 - 07:18 pm
File Photo: The Joint Coordination Centre officials board cargo ship Mehmet Bey as she waits to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 31, 2022. (Mehmet Emin Calsikan/Reuters)
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle followed by New York photographers in vehicles: spokesperson 17 May 2023 - 06:41 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, wave while visiting the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Pakistan former PM Imran Khan says house surrounded by police 17 May 2023 - 05:00 pm
File photo: Policemen escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) as he arrives at the high court in Islamabad on May 12, 2023. Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP