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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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Driver detained after crashing into barrier near White House 23 May 2023 - 11:16 am
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Russia's interior minister visits Saudi Arabia just after trip by Ukraine's Zelenskyy 23 May 2023 - 08:54 am
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Sudan: Ceasefire officially starts between warring generals  22 May 2023 - 11:39 pm
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Nigeria's outgoing president opens major oil plant 22 May 2023 - 07:56 pm
Outgoing Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (left) looks on with the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo at the presidential fleet review held at the Naval Dockyard in Lagos on May 22, 2023. (Photo by Samuel Alabi / AFP)
Pakistan frees Imran Khan associate but authorities plan to prosecute thousands of his followers 22 May 2023 - 06:37 pm
Security personnel and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan gather around his vehicle upon his arrival in High court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)