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Four dead in Spanish resort restaurant collapse 24 May 2024 - 01:49 pm
Graphic content / A Police officer investigates one day after a two-storey club-restaurant collapsed, killing four and injuring 16 people on Playa de Palma, south of the Spanish Mediterranean island's capital Palma de Mallorca, on May 24, 2024. Photo by Jaime REINA / AFP
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential 24 May 2024 - 12:08 am
US President Joe Biden and Kenya's President William Ruto during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on May 23, 2024. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
French media progress against X in legal battle over payments 23 May 2024 - 09:03 pm
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US 'strongly' urges China restraint amid Taiwan drills 23 May 2024 - 07:08 pm
An outdoor screen shows a news coverage of China military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing on May 23, 2024. Photo by Jade Gao / AFP.
Kenyan and Nepali climbers die on Everest, three missing 23 May 2024 - 06:57 pm
This photograph taken on May 3, 2024 shows mountaineers at the Khumbu Glacier during their ascend to Mount Everest's summit, in Nepal. Photo by Tsering Pemba Sherpa / AFP.
Macron holds back on N. Caledonia voting reform after riots 23 May 2024 - 06:08 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at New Caledonia's High Commissioner residency in Noumea on May 22, 2024, during his trip to the Pacific archipelago in an attempt to resolve a political crisis. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP.
Heatwave cancels lessons for half Pakistan's schoolchildren 23 May 2024 - 06:01 pm
Boys bathe in the waters of Rawal dam on a hot summer day in Islamabad on May 23, 2024. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said temperatures are expected to hit as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of rural Sindh. Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP.
Tornado leaves five dead in Iowa 23 May 2024 - 05:48 pm
An American flag is see as residents go through the damage after a tornado tore through town yesterday afternoon on May 22, 2024 in Greenfield, Iowa. Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP.
IMF warns France to cut debt, sees higher deficit 23 May 2024 - 04:08 pm
An exterior view of the building of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the IMG logo, is seen on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. AFP / Olivier DOULIERY
Brain, skull and spine injuries on turbulent Singapore flight 23 May 2024 - 03:51 pm
Receptionists stand behind a counter at Samitivej hospital, where some people injured when the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 suffered severe turbulence mid-flight are receiving medical treatment, in Bangkok on May 23, 2024. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
EU hits Oreo maker Mondelez with 337.5 mn euro antitrust fine 23 May 2024 - 03:45 pm
European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager addresses a press conference on an antitrust case at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on May 23, 2024. Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
S. Korea, Japan, China to hold first trilateral summit since 2019 23 May 2024 - 03:04 pm
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At least 9 dead as stage collapses at Mexico election rally 23 May 2024 - 02:27 pm
The debris is seen covered with a tarp after a stage collapsed during a campaign rally for Mexican presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP)
One killed as explosion rocks Colombia fireworks factory 23 May 2024 - 02:26 pm
A member of the Red Cross works at the scene of an explosion at a gunpowder factory in Soacha, south of Bogota, on May 22, 2024. Photo by Andrea ARIZA / AFP
Tesla breaks ground on huge Shanghai battery plant 23 May 2024 - 12:17 pm
A Tesla charger frames the site of the Tonopah Historic Mining Park, in the mining town of Tonopah, Nevada on May 8, 2024. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP
US reports second human case of bird flu tied to dairy cow outbreak 23 May 2024 - 12:04 am
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Palestinians optimistic but wary after recognition moves 22 May 2024 - 06:57 pm
This photograph taken on May 22, 2024 shows a plaque at the entrance of the Palestinian Embassy in Madrid, as the Spanish Prime Minister announced that Spain will recognise Palestine as a state on May 28. Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP.
World Economic Forum founder Schwab to retire from leadership role 22 May 2024 - 06:41 pm
World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab attends a plenary session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024. Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP.