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Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot lava 18 Mar 2023 - 12:59 pm
Mount Merapi volcano spews lava from its crater as seen from Sleman in Yogyakarta early on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Devi Rahman / AFP)
Indigenous Peruvians seize oil station, demand cleanup 18 Mar 2023 - 12:55 pm
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Millions of dead fish clog Australian river 18 Mar 2023 - 12:52 pm
This image grab from a video taken on March 17, 2023 courtesy of Graeme McCrabb shows dead fish clogging a river near the town of Menindee in New South Wales. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Graeme McCrabb / AFP)
South Korea moves to 'normalise' military pact with Japan 18 Mar 2023 - 12:44 pm
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a meeting between the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and South Korean business leaders during a Japan-Korea Business Roundtable meeting in Tokyo on March 17, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / POOL / AFP)
Pakistan: Police storm Imran Khan home in Lahore, arrest 30 18 Mar 2023 - 12:21 pm
Supporters of former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gather around his car as he leaves his residence in Lahore on March 18, 2023, on his way to appear in a court in Islamabad. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Trump posts on Facebook for first time since 2021 after ban ends 17 Mar 2023 - 11:42 pm
File Photo: Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, US, November 7, 2022. (REUTERS/Gaelen Morse)
YouTube restores Trump's channel 17 Mar 2023 - 11:31 pm
YouTube has joined social networking giant Meta in reinstating Donald Trump's account. File photo / AFP
UK passport renewals face five weeks of strikes ahead of summer 17 Mar 2023 - 11:09 pm
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London’s Heathrow Airport security staff vote to strike over pay 17 Mar 2023 - 10:50 pm
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Greece raises minimum wage to pre-bailout levels 17 Mar 2023 - 10:13 pm
File Photo: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gestures during an inaugural ceremony of works at Greece's biggest property investment at the disused Hellenikon airport, in Athens, Greece, July 3, 2020. (Reuters/Costas Baltas)
Lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis, says Mexican president 17 Mar 2023 - 09:46 pm
File Photo: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the Old City Hall (Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento), in Mexico City, Mexico January 20, 2023. (REUTERS/Henry Romero)
Army deploys across South Africa as opposition strike looms 17 Mar 2023 - 09:46 pm
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Discarded explosives in South Sudan kill 10, including kids 17 Mar 2023 - 09:00 pm
Members of the opposition troops hold weapons near their base in Thonyor, South Sudan, on April 11, 2017. File photo / AFP
New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market 17 Mar 2023 - 08:54 pm
An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 17, 2020. (Hector Retamal/AFP)
Moldova says EU 'only chance' to escape Russian threats 17 Mar 2023 - 07:46 pm
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks at a press conference on July 29, 2022. File photo / AFP
NATO chief welcomes Turkiye move to ratify Finland membership 17 Mar 2023 - 07:34 pm
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Slovakia to donate 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine 17 Mar 2023 - 07:23 pm
This file photo taken on January 1, 2023 shows a MIG-29 Ukrainian fighter jet flying over eastern Ukraine. - Slovakia will donate 13 MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, the Slovak prime minister said on March 17, 2023, making it the second NATO member to announce such a shipment following a similar move by Poland. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
Prince Harry sues tabloid for defamation over security story 17 Mar 2023 - 07:19 pm
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