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Paris zinc roofers earn UNESCO cultural heritage status 04 Dec 2024 - 08:56 pm
File: This photograph taken from the panoramic terrace of the Montparnasse tower, shows the zinc rooftops of Haussmannian buildings in Paris, on September 6, 2023. (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months 04 Dec 2024 - 08:27 pm
A blacked out traffic light is pictured after a power outage in Havana on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Yamil Lage / AFP)
UK to nationalise train operators from May 04 Dec 2024 - 04:00 pm
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Tokyo to propose four-day workweek for government staff 04 Dec 2024 - 03:48 pm
Pedestrians walk down the high-street shopping area of the Ginza district in central Tokyo on November 22, 2024. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
UNESCO grants heritage status to Aleppo soap as Syria war flares 04 Dec 2024 - 03:42 pm
(Files) A Syrian worker stacks laurel soap at the Jbaili soap factory, an 800 year old artisanal soap manufacturer, in the old city of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on January 24, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
China reports warmest autumn since records began 04 Dec 2024 - 03:38 pm
(Files) This file photo taken on September 17, 2024 shows buildings silhouetted as clouds drift past the sun in Shanghai. (Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
South Korean defence minister offers to resign after martial law turmoil 04 Dec 2024 - 01:11 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. A man reads an extra edition newspaper in downtown Seoul on December 4, 2024, after martial law was lifted. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP.
Syria war monitor says army launches counteroffensive against rebels near Hama 04 Dec 2024 - 12:26 pm
Anti-government fighters move past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, as they reach al-Safirah town southeast of Syria's Aleppo city on December 3, 2024. Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP.
South Korean President pressed to step down over martial law bid 04 Dec 2024 - 08:53 am
Opposition party members and members of civic groups hold a rally to ask for the resignation of South Korea President Yoon Seoul Yeol on the steps in front of the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Yonhap / AFP)
South Korea president says will lift martial law 03 Dec 2024 - 11:12 pm
South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (Centre top) passes a resolution demanding the immediate lifting of martial law at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 4, 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. (Photo by Yonhap / AFP)
Notre Dame to reopen in Paris with Trump in attendance 03 Dec 2024 - 10:33 pm
A construction worker walks on scaffoldings on the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, a few days before its reopening in Paris, on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)
Biden announces over $1 billion in aid for Africa 03 Dec 2024 - 09:47 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks as members of his security detail look on while visiting the National Slavery Museum in Morro da Cruz, near Luanda, on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Spain's new travel rules raise hackles over privacy 03 Dec 2024 - 09:17 pm
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China's Xi calls for advancing strategic partnership of cooperation with Nepal 03 Dec 2024 - 08:54 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on an official visit to China, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, on December 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Indonesia says Apple to offer $1 billion to lift iPhone ban 03 Dec 2024 - 08:34 pm
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Thousands defy Georgia government threats to stage new rally 03 Dec 2024 - 08:03 pm
A protester waves a European Union flag in front of police during the fifth straight night of demonstrations against the government's postponement of EU accession talks until 2028, in central Tbilisi early on December 3, 2024. Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP.
US voices 'grave concern' over S. Korea, supports 'rule of law' 03 Dec 2024 - 07:58 pm
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3 declared martial law, accusing the opposition of being
UK govt says 'closely monitoring' situation in S.Korea 03 Dec 2024 - 07:54 pm
Soldiers try to enter the main hall of the National Assembly on December 3, 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3 declared martial law, accusing the opposition of being