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War-damaged souks reopen in Syria's Aleppo 29 Aug 2024 - 10:48 pm
People walk along an alley during the reopening of restored historic bazaars that were damaged during the Syrian conflict in the northern city of Aleppo on August 28, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Over 100 tons of dead fish collect at Greek port after climate-related mass die-off 29 Aug 2024 - 05:59 pm
A worker loads dead fish on a continer attached to a mobile crane to remove dead fish floating from the Xiria River near Volos, central Greece, on August 28, 2024.  (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP)
Eight martyred in Israeli occupation bombing of south Gaza 29 Aug 2024 - 05:35 pm
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Stop using our songs, ABBA tells Trump 29 Aug 2024 - 03:41 pm
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives remarks at the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General Conference & Exhibition Michigan in Detroit, Michigan, on August 26, 2024. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)
Quarter of China's energy now comes from non-carbon sources: white paper 29 Aug 2024 - 02:22 pm
People cross a street in Beijing on August 29, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Philippines says US offered to escort supply ships in disputed sea 29 Aug 2024 - 02:00 pm
Philippines' Military Chief General Romeo Brawner (R) shakes hands with US Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo during a joint press conference after the Philippines-US Mutual Defence Board meeting at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio on August 29, 2024. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Kremlin warns France against 'political persecution' of Telegram founder 29 Aug 2024 - 01:53 pm
 Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram speaks onstage during day one of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 at Pier 70 in San Francisco, California on September 21, 2015. (Photo by Steve Jennings / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
A sinkhole swallows an SUV in South Korea, injuring 2 people 29 Aug 2024 - 01:21 pm
A man sits near parked cars along a road in Seoul on August 20, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Court rules S. Korea climate goals 'unconstitutional' 29 Aug 2024 - 01:10 pm
Climate activists hold banners outside South Korea's Constitutional Court in Seoul on August 29, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Powerful Typhoon Shanshan slams into southern Japan 29 Aug 2024 - 12:23 pm
Workers remove a fallen tree brought down by strong winds from Typhoon Shanshan in Usa, Oita prefecture on August 29, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP
Indonesia, Australia sign 'historic' defence pact 29 Aug 2024 - 11:28 am
Indonesia's Defence Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto (R) and Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles hold a press conference after signing the Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) at the Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, on August 29, 2024. Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP
Floods submerge Vietnam's dragon fruit farms 29 Aug 2024 - 11:06 am
This aerial photo taken on August 28, 2024 shows a flooded dragon fruit field in Binh Thuan province. Photo by Thanh LONG / AFP
Swifties harness their power for Kamala Harris 29 Aug 2024 - 12:25 am
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris takes photos with supporters upon arrival at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Georgia, August 28, 2024, as she travels for a 2-day campaign bus tour. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP)
Palestinian martyred, two others injured by Israeli Occupation Forces in Jenin, West Bank 28 Aug 2024 - 11:54 pm
People inspect a destroyed vehicle after an Israeli army raid along a road between Jenin and Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 28, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
France charges Telegram chief Durov: prosecutor 28 Aug 2024 - 11:26 pm
File: Telegram’s billionaire founder Pavel Durov. (Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
Wildfires push Canada into top four CO2 emitters 28 Aug 2024 - 10:26 pm
File photo: Firefighters battle wildfires in Canada
Palestinian foreign ministry contacts various international institutions to end Israeli onslaught 28 Aug 2024 - 02:36 pm
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India floods kill 15 after heavy rains 28 Aug 2024 - 02:33 pm
A man riding a motorbike moves through a flooded street after heavy rainfall during monsoon in Guwahati on August 20, 2024. Photo by Biju BORO / AFP.

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TotalEnergies appoints Antoine Delafargue as Country Chair and Managing Director for Exploration and Production in Qatar