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Tens of thousands flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines 16 Nov 2024 - 08:24 am
Residents from coastal areas take shelter on an evacuation center in Legaspi City, Albay province, south of Manila on November 16, 2024, ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi's landfall. (Photo by Charism Sayat / AFP)
Leader of Spain flood region admits 'mistakes' 15 Nov 2024 - 10:32 pm
File: King Felipe VI of Spain (right) talks with a resident beside Valencia Regional President Carlos Mazon (left) as angry residents react shouting and throwing mud to the king's visit to Paiporta, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 3, 2024, in the aftermath of devastating deadly floods. (Photo by Manaure Quintero / AFP)
Gaza death toll rises to 43,764; over 103,000 injured 15 Nov 2024 - 09:39 pm
A man reacts as he sits in a heavily damaged building following an Israeli strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
UK economy slows, hitting government growth plans 15 Nov 2024 - 07:03 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Seagulls fly over people walking on the Southbank of the River Thames backdropped by the business and financial district in central London on November 15, 2024. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP.
Trump promises to end wars with a 'strong military' 15 Nov 2024 - 07:01 pm
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP.
Mexico City youth grapple with growing housing crisis 15 Nov 2024 - 06:32 pm
Photo used only for demonstration purposes. A woman walks past a newspaper kiosk displaying front pages with news about the US presidential election in Mexico City on November 6, 2024. Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP.
French territory Guadeloupe declares dengue epidemic 15 Nov 2024 - 04:36 pm
Peninsula
With Trump comeback, will EU go easier on ally Musk? 15 Nov 2024 - 04:31 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. Photo by Allison ROBBERT / POOL / AFP.
Spanish regional leader admits 'mistakes' in handling deadly floods 15 Nov 2024 - 04:28 pm
Valencia Regional President Carlos Mazon arrives for a meeting of the government's crisis committee in L'Eliana on October 31, 2024. Photo by Manaure Quintero / AFP
Typhoon Man-yi bears down on Philippines still reeling from Usagi 15 Nov 2024 - 02:21 pm
Residents get off a truck after the local government implemented a preemptive evacuation in Daraga, Albay on November 15, 2024, ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Man-Yi. Photo by Charism SAYAT / AFP
Primary schools empty as smog persists in Indian capital 15 Nov 2024 - 02:13 pm
A woman covers her face as she walks past school boys on a cold smoggy morning in the old quarters of New Delhi on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence 15 Nov 2024 - 12:06 pm
Former US vice president Al Gore speaks during a session at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Laurent THOMET / AFP)
Fire in Spanish retirement home kills at least 10 15 Nov 2024 - 12:00 pm
Peninsula
'Megaquake' warning hits Japan's growth 15 Nov 2024 - 11:58 am
People cross a street in the Omotesando shopping area in Tokyo on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
China tests building Moon base with lunar soil bricks 15 Nov 2024 - 11:56 am
Peninsula
South Korean opposition leader handed suspended jail term 15 Nov 2024 - 11:54 am
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung (C) leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on November 15, 2024, after he was found guilty of making false statements in violation of the Public Official Election Act. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
South Korea's LG to pump extra $1 bn into Vietnam plant 15 Nov 2024 - 11:52 am
This picture taken on August 29, 2023 shows employees leaving the LG Display factory in Hai Phong. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Lebanon economic losses top $5 billion in year of clashes: World Bank 15 Nov 2024 - 12:24 am
Smoke plumes rise after an Israeli airstrike on the Chouaifet neighborhood in southern Beirut on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Anwar Amro / AFP)