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As lights go off, homeless offer respite to Johannesburg motorists 08 Mar 2023 - 11:02 am
In this file photo taken on January 31, 2023 A general view of some parts of Braamfontein, Johannesburg submerged in darkness due to load-shedding (rolling blackout). Photo by AFP
China unveils new PLA Joint Staff Chief in military succession 07 Mar 2023 - 11:19 pm
China's President Xi Jinping (centre) is applauded as he arrives for the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
Tens of thousands flee Somaliland into drought-hit Ethiopia 07 Mar 2023 - 11:07 pm
Somali refugees who fled recent clashes in Las Anod shelter in the open at Qoriley on the Ethiopian border. Photo credit: Aden Harun/UNHCR
In reversal, Biden weighs detaining migrant families 07 Mar 2023 - 10:21 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks during the 2023 International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Latest astronaut from UAE getting used to space 07 Mar 2023 - 10:02 pm
Sultan al-Neyadi arrives to give a press conference at the Museum of the Future, Dubai, on February 2, 2023. (AFP)
Sri Lanka president says China agrees to restructure loans 07 Mar 2023 - 09:28 pm
Peninsula
US wants 'justice' done after Americans kidnapped, killed in Mexico 07 Mar 2023 - 09:10 pm
Handout picture released by the Mexican Presidency showing the Secretary of the Mexican Navy, Jose Rafael Ojeda, speaking during a press conference on the kidnapping of four US citizens, two who have been killed, in the border city of Matamoros, State of Tamaulipas, at the National Palace in Mexico City, on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Mexican Presidency / AFP)
Pentagon chief in Iraq says US wants to 'strengthen' ties 07 Mar 2023 - 08:38 pm
President of the Iraqi Kurdistan autonomous region Nechirvan Barzani (right) receives US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Arbil on March 7, 2023. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP)
McClellan to become 1st Black woman for Virginia in Congress 07 Mar 2023 - 08:22 pm
Peninsula
Indonesia sends more rescuers as extreme weather hampers search after landslide 07 Mar 2023 - 06:41 pm
This handout photo taken and released on March 7, 2023 by the Natuna ministry of communication and information local office shows a rescue team inspecting damages and searching for victims following landslides in Natuna islands. (Photo by Handout / Natuna ministry of communication / AFP)
Bakhmut's capture key to 'further offensive' in Ukraine: Russia 07 Mar 2023 - 05:32 pm
Ukrainian servicemen light a fire with gun powder to get warm near the city of Bakhmut in the region of Donbas on March 5, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)
Bangladesh building explosion kills at least 14; scores hurt 07 Mar 2023 - 04:38 pm
Emergency personnel shift an injured man to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka on March 7, 2023, following an explosion inside an office building. (AFP)
Iran in first arrests as school poisoning cases top 5,000 07 Mar 2023 - 04:29 pm
This grab taken from a UGC video made available on the ESN platform on March 4, 2023, shows families gathering and chanting slogans outside an education ministry building in Tehran, following poisoning attacks on students. (Photo by Anonymous/ESN / AFP) 
Mug-size hair mass snipped from Czech with rare syndrome 07 Mar 2023 - 03:12 pm
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M23 rebels clash with DR Congo troops despite ceasefire 07 Mar 2023 - 02:27 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 06, 2023, M23 soldiers leave Rumangabo camp after the meeting between EACRF officials and M23 rebels during the handover ceremony at Rumangabo camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. - UN chief Antonio Guterres on March 6, 2023, urged the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels to honor an impending ceasefire and to move toward fully withdrawing from the conflict-ridden country. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo / AFP)
Pension strike snarls France as unions vow to press protest 07 Mar 2023 - 02:20 pm
Screens display information above empty forecourts and platforms at the Gare de l'Est railway station in Paris, on March 7, 2023 (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
Xi’s frustration at Biden grows with skepticism of ‘guardrails’ 07 Mar 2023 - 02:05 pm
China's President Xi Jinping (C) is applauded as he arrives for the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
Woman arrested in gruesome killing of Hong Kong model 07 Mar 2023 - 01:24 pm
Abby Choi. Source/Instragram