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310,000 homes in Australia suffer power cuts as storm Alfred hits east coast 09 Mar 2025 - 01:29 pm
A general view shows erosion at Miami Beach after the sand was washed away during Tropical Cyclone Alfred on the Gold Coast on March 9, 2025. Photo by David GRAY / AFP.
Art lovers mob Paris's Pompidou Centre ahead of five-year closure 09 Mar 2025 - 01:19 pm
Visitors stroll through the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou (Centre Pompidou) in Paris on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Anna Kurth / AFP)
China pledges to provide certainty as world grapples with turbulence 09 Mar 2025 - 08:40 am
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on China's foreign policy and external relations on the sidelines of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Ethiopian Airlines marks International Women's Day with 6 all-women-functioned flights 09 Mar 2025 - 12:57 am
Ethiopian Airlines' all-women-operated flight arrives in Delhi. Pic by: flyethiopian on X.
Turkiye's daily oil production reaches 132,000 barrels minister 09 Mar 2025 - 12:48 am
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3 killed, 5 missing after flash floods, landslides hit Indonesia's West Java 08 Mar 2025 - 11:20 pm
People wade through flood water after heavy rain and overflow of Siak River in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, March 6, 2025. (Photo by Hadly Vavaldi/Xinhua)
Germany to crack down on irregular immigration, says likely next leader Merz 08 Mar 2025 - 10:30 pm
The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz gives a statement in Berlin on March 8, 2025, as exploratory talks were held between the conservative CDU/CSU union and the social democratic SPD party on forming a future government coalition following Germany's February 23 general election. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)
Sleeping man struck by train in Peru survives 08 Mar 2025 - 10:23 pm
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Families of MH370 victims in China seek end to decade of 'torment' 08 Mar 2025 - 09:58 pm
Jiang Hui (R), a relative of a passenger on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, stands with others with missing loved ones as he speaks to the media after a meeting in Beijing on March 8, 2025, on the 11th anniversary of the flight's disappearance. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Vietnam welcomes over 3.9 million international arrivals in 2 months 08 Mar 2025 - 09:55 pm
This photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows a view of Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)
Iran's Khamenei slams 'bullying' after Trump threats 08 Mar 2025 - 09:38 pm
This handout picture released by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him speaking during a meeting with Iranian goverment officials in Tehran on March 8, 2025. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Israeli occupation forces detain three Palestinian youths in West Bank 08 Mar 2025 - 09:29 pm
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Arab League condemns violence, attacking security forces in Syria 08 Mar 2025 - 09:09 pm
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'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10 08 Mar 2025 - 08:57 pm
A man crosses flooded waters after a powerful storm struck the city of Bahia Blanca, 600 km south of Argentina's capital, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by PABLO PRESTI / AFP)
Pakistan committed to empowering women to promote community, societal development: PM 08 Mar 2025 - 08:13 pm
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 8, 2022. (REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani)
Gaza protesters vandalise Trump's Scottish golf resort 08 Mar 2025 - 07:59 pm
Screengrab from a video posted by Palestine Action on social media.
Chinese animated blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" hits Malaysian screens 08 Mar 2025 - 07:49 pm
A man poses for a selfie during the premiere of the Chinese animated film
Thousands of Hungarians rally for better healthcare 08 Mar 2025 - 06:58 pm
Hungarian doctors and other healthcare workers gather to protest against the health policy of Hungary's Prime Minister Orban's government in front of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Attila Kisbenedek / AFP)