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Planting giant cactus to stave off desertification in Brazil 29 Jun 2024 - 10:42 am
Alcides Peixinho Nascimento walks at his plantation of mandacaru —also known as cardeiro (Cereus jamacaru)— in Serra da Canabrava, Bahia State, Brazil on June 12, 2024. (Photo by Pablo Porciuncula / AFP)
Reformist, ultraconservative lead Iran presidential vote 29 Jun 2024 - 09:52 am
An Iranian man casts his ballot during voting at a polling station in Tehran for the Islamic republic's presidential election on June 28, 2024. (Photo by Raheb Homavandi / AFP)
Biden seeks to repair debate damage with fiery speech 29 Jun 2024 - 08:37 am
US President Joe Biden speaks at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center grand opening ceremony in New York on June 28, 2024. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
Milei won't make amends with Lula, says he has 'inflated ego' 28 Jun 2024 - 10:26 pm
This combination of files pictures created on June 28, 2024 shows Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and Argentina's President Javier Milei. (Photos by AFP)
GCC States attach great importance on promoting, protecting women's rights, economic empowerment 28 Jun 2024 - 09:07 pm
Peninsula
Kuwait resumes issuance of visa for Filipinos after 1 year ban 28 Jun 2024 - 08:54 pm
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Paris Airbnb goldrush ends as Olympics approach 28 Jun 2024 - 08:36 pm
Workers install the Agitos, the symbol of the Paralympic Games on the Arc de Triomphe ahead of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Paris on June 28, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)
More than 10,000 Palestinians need medical evacuation from Gaza: WHO 28 Jun 2024 - 08:03 pm
WHO spokesperson Tariq Jasarevic
Gazans living in 'unbearable' conditions: UNRWA 28 Jun 2024 - 06:33 pm
Smoke billows from an area targeted by Israeli bombardment in the Gaza City district of Shujaiya on June 28, 2024. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP.
Delhi airport roof collapses months after Modi inaugurates project 28 Jun 2024 - 05:07 pm
People walk past the collapsed terminal roof of New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport after heavy rains in New Delhi on June 28, 2024. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP.
EU questions Shein, Temu over consumer protection 28 Jun 2024 - 04:41 pm
This photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows workers producing garments at a textile factory that supplies clothes to fast fashion e-commerce company Shein in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province. Photo by Jade GAO / AFP.
Seine swimming: comeback for bygone Paris pastime? 28 Jun 2024 - 04:28 pm
A touristic boat navigates on the River Seine in Paris on June 26, 2024. Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP.
US inflation cools in May while consumer spending rises moderately 28 Jun 2024 - 03:56 pm
Shoppers browse in a supermarket in north St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
Biden's debate performance spurs Democratic panic about his ability to lead party against Trump 28 Jun 2024 - 01:31 pm
US President Joe Biden and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Nigel Farage criticizes 'reprehensible' racist remarks by workers for his Reform UK party 28 Jun 2024 - 01:21 pm
Nigel Farage. File photo/Reuters
Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts twice, belches tower of ash 28 Jun 2024 - 12:57 pm
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US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation 28 Jun 2024 - 12:15 am
Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Buchanan / POOL / AFP)
500-year-old bronze statue to be returned to India from UK 27 Jun 2024 - 07:47 pm
Photo:  Ashmolean Museum