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July 22 second day in row to break global heat record: EU monitor 24 Jul 2024 - 02:38 pm
Tourists queue under a shade at the Palacio Real amid heatwave conditions in Madrid on July 23, 2024. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP)
Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor 24 Jul 2024 - 11:37 am
Rescuers and officials stand at the crash site after a Saurya Airlines' plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024.  (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Streets turned into rivers as Typhoon Gaemi blows past Philippines 24 Jul 2024 - 10:48 am
Rescuers paddle their boats along a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Plane crashes in Nepal with 19 aboard, several dead 24 Jul 2024 - 10:06 am
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Taiwan prepares for a strong typhoon that worsened monsoon rains in the Philippines, killing 12 24 Jul 2024 - 08:05 am
A shop owner tightens canvas around his booth to prevent possible damage as Typhoon Gaemi approaches, in Yilan on July 24, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Scramble to send aid after Ethiopia landslide kills over 200 23 Jul 2024 - 11:52 pm
This grab made from a handout footage released by the Gofa Zone Government Communication Affairs Department on July 23, 2024, shows people standing at the bottom of a landslide that occurred in the Geze-Gofa district. (Photo by Gofa Zone Government Communication Affairs Department/ESN / AFP)
Harris easier to beat than Biden, says Trump 23 Jul 2024 - 11:39 pm
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Erin Schaff / POOL / AFP)
2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US 23 Jul 2024 - 11:25 pm
Hundreds of migrants, mostly from Central America, set out in a US-bound caravan to escape poverty and violence, on the outskirts of Tapachula, State of Chiapas, Mexico, on July 23, 2024. (Photo by ISAAC GUZMAN / AFP)
European stocks close slightly higher supported by technology stocks 23 Jul 2024 - 10:20 pm
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Tokyo store carries on traditional letterpress printing 23 Jul 2024 - 10:18 pm
An original book jacket produced in letterpress printing by the store. (Photo by The Japan News)
Turkish Central Bank keeps interest rate at 50 percent 23 Jul 2024 - 10:06 pm
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Japan's Nikkei closes marginally lower 23 Jul 2024 - 10:02 pm
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US announces Sudan ceasefire talks 23 Jul 2024 - 09:21 pm
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. File photo.
Ireland data centres consume more power than houses 23 Jul 2024 - 09:02 pm
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Sicily's Catania airport reopens after Etna eruption 23 Jul 2024 - 07:55 pm
(FILES) This general view shows an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily on July 5, 2024. The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination has on July 23, 2024, suspended all flights as ash from an eruption at nearby Mount Etna entered the airspace. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / Etna Walk / AFP)
Malaysia evacuates 123 citizens from violence-hit Bangladesh 23 Jul 2024 - 07:24 pm
Bangladeshi soldiers stand guard along a street during a curfew amid the anti-quota protests, in Dhaka on July 23, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Kenya's turmoil widens as anti-government protesters clash with emerging pro-government group 23 Jul 2024 - 06:06 pm
A senior police officer stops to appeal for calm among protestors during anti-government protests to demand accountability from the president Willam Ruto-led government in Nairobi on July 23, 2024. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
US Secret Service director resigns after Trump assassination bid 23 Jul 2024 - 05:52 pm
United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on July 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)