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Taiwan races to remove oil from grounded Chinese ship 01 Nov 2024 - 12:53 pm
In this handout photo from Ocean Affairs Council taken and released on November 1, 2024 the Chinese-flagged cargo ship Yu Zhou Qi Hang is stranded around Yeliu Geopark due to Typhoon Kong-rey, in Yehliu on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Ocean Affairs Council / AFP)
Lebanon PM says expanded strikes suggest Israel's 'rejection' of ceasefire 01 Nov 2024 - 12:50 pm
People check the devastation in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in the neighbourhood of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Taiwanese driver recounts his narrow escape during Typhoon Kong-rey 01 Nov 2024 - 12:30 pm
A fallen tree blocks a road in Keelung on November 1, 2024, after Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in eastern Taiwan on October 31. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Bombing of Pakistan polio vaccine drive kills 7: police 01 Nov 2024 - 11:26 am
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Spain flood death toll soars to 158 31 Oct 2024 - 09:12 pm
An aerial picture shows a road flooded in Arcos de la Frontera, near Cadiz, on October 31, 2024, after heavy rains hit southern Spain. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina 31 Oct 2024 - 07:52 pm
Flames engulf a military vehicle after clashes between protesters and the police in Mirpur on October 31, 2024. Bangladeshi garment workers furious at job layoffs in the economically vital sector clashed with police and soldiers on October 31, with two teenagers shot and wounded, officers said. (Photo by Md. Naimur Rahman / AFP)
Not enough time in universe for monkeys to pen Shakespeare: study 31 Oct 2024 - 04:19 pm
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Hong Kong charges foreigner with killing Southeast Asian woman 31 Oct 2024 - 04:09 pm
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Kong-rey among biggest typhoons to hit Taiwan in decades 31 Oct 2024 - 03:40 pm
A man (R) helps a motorist with a scooter amid heavy rain due to Super Typhoon Kong-rey in Keelung on October 31, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
EU probes shopping app Temu over illegal products 31 Oct 2024 - 02:57 pm
In this photo illustration, the Temu logo is displayed on a laptop on February 26, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Donald Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark 31 Oct 2024 - 02:53 pm
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a press conference from inside trash hauler at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport on October 30, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Indian and Chinese troops gift sweets at contested border 31 Oct 2024 - 02:36 pm
Indian and Chinese army greet each other along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Karakoram pass in Ladakh on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Indian Army / AFP)
Spain mourns after historic floods kill 95 31 Oct 2024 - 02:10 pm
Men walk in a street covered in mud following floods in Picanya, near Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Jose Jordan / AFP)
Faker: eSports legend and South Korea 'national treasure' 31 Oct 2024 - 12:33 pm
Gold medallist South Korea's Lee Sang-hyeok alias
Snow forecast next week on Mt Fuji, at last 31 Oct 2024 - 12:26 pm
A sign with a photo of Mount Fuji covered in snow is seen at a view point as Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 metres, looms in the background in Gotemba, Shizuoka prefecture on October 31, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP
Over 20 hospitalised after fire in southwest China 31 Oct 2024 - 12:23 pm
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Flooding from Storm Trami kills five in Vietnam 31 Oct 2024 - 12:19 pm
This aerial photo taken on October 29, 2024 shows cars parked on a bridge to avoid flood waters in Quang Binh province in central Vietnam. Photo by An Xa / AFP
North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, says US 30 Oct 2024 - 11:55 pm
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks during a press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun at The Pentagon on October 30, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Kent Nishimura / Getty Images via AFP)