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Ten killed in mass shooting in rural Ecuador 01 Dec 2024 - 08:38 pm
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Plastic pollution talks fail to reach landmark deal 01 Dec 2024 - 08:37 pm
An art installation depicting a whale with an interior lined with plastic waste is displayed near the entrance of Bexco in Busan on November 30, 2024, the venue of the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution (INC-5). (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
White House says 'not there yet' on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal 01 Dec 2024 - 05:23 pm
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More time needed for plastic pollution treaty: chair 01 Dec 2024 - 04:05 pm
INC-5 Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso brings down a gavel, made using recycled plastic bottle tops from the Dandora landfill in Nairobi, during the start of a plenary of the fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) in Busan on December 1, 2024. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
VW's German workers to strike from Monday: union 01 Dec 2024 - 03:04 pm
The logo of German car giant Volkswagen (VW) is pictured on a Volkswagen ID Buzz van during the company's annual press conference to present the business report, on March 14, 2023 in Berlin. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries over currency plans 01 Dec 2024 - 02:40 pm
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Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power 01 Dec 2024 - 02:34 pm
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Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million 01 Dec 2024 - 01:58 pm
Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun eats banana artwork, in Hong Kong on November 29, 2024. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
Philippine Eagle hatchling dies in conservation setback 01 Dec 2024 - 01:39 pm
This handout photo taken on November 10, 2024 and released by the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) on November 20 shows a Philippine Eagle chick, known as
Storm Bora kills two in Greece, sparks weather warnings 01 Dec 2024 - 01:24 pm
Cars piled on top of each other in the city of Rhodes after heavy rainfall, on the Greek island of Rhodes, on December 1, 2024. (Photo by Stringer / Eurokinissi / AFP)
Three killed as Cyclone Fengal pummels India's south 01 Dec 2024 - 01:18 pm
A man pulls his three-wheeler cart amid heavy wind and rainfall at the Marina Beach in Chennai on November 30, 2024, ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fengal in India's state of Tamil Nadu. Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP
Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAi's for-profit conversion 01 Dec 2024 - 12:38 pm
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'Mamie Charge': Migrants find safe haven in Frenchwoman's garage 30 Nov 2024 - 09:44 pm
Brigitte Lips, nicknamed Mamie Charge, registers phones of migrants to be charged at her garage in Calais on November 26, 2024. (Photo by Denis Charlet / AFP)
Scrappy Ireland give Farrell winning sending-off 30 Nov 2024 - 08:38 pm
Ireland's prop Cian Healy (L) breaking Ireland's appearance record, celebrates on the final whistle in the International rugby union test match between Ireland and Australia at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, on November 30, 2024. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)
World Central Kitchen says pausing Gaza operations after Israeli strike 30 Nov 2024 - 07:33 pm
File photo used for representational purposes. United Nations staff members inspect the carcass of a car used by US-based aid group World Central Kitchen, that was hit by an Israeli strike the previous day in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 2, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Shiffrin leads Killington giant slalom in pursuit of 100th victory 30 Nov 2024 - 07:28 pm
USA's Mikaela Shiffrin greets members of a junior ski team during the Stifel Killington Cup, part of the Audi FIS Ski Women's World Cup, at the Killington Resort in Killington, Vermont, on November 29, 2024. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Cyclone Fengal makes landfall in India's south 30 Nov 2024 - 07:05 pm
People stand ashore as they observe waves amidst heavy winds and rainfall at Marina Beach in Chennai on November 30, 2024, ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fengal in India's state of Tamil Nadu. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)
Kosovo arrests blast suspects, Serbia denies involvement 30 Nov 2024 - 07:05 pm
Kosovo police and security officers stand next to a site damaged by an explosion in the village of Varage near the town of Zubin Potok on November 30, 2024. Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP.