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Fire rages through 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, spire collapses 16 Apr 2024 - 11:17 am
Plumes of smoke billow from the historic Boersen stock exchange building which is on fire in central Copenhagen, Denmark on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Emil Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)
Philippines' Marcos says 'not one person died' as police make huge drug bust, in dig at predecessor 16 Apr 2024 - 10:53 am
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (C, in white shirt) and Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos (2nd R) inspect seized methamphetamine drugs in Alitatag town in Batangas province on April 16, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine 15 Apr 2024 - 08:20 pm
Delegates attend the international conference on Sudan, in Paris on April 15, 2024, exactly a year after war broke out between Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the northeast African country, leading to a humanitarian and political crisis. (Photo by Bertrand Guay / AFP)
'The country failed': S. Korea ferry victims' families 10 years on 15 Apr 2024 - 08:12 pm
Yellow ribbon dedications are displayed on the main gates at a port in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, near to where the salvaged Sewol ferry stands, late on April 15, 2024, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the country's worst-ever maritime disaster on April 16, 2014, when the overloaded Sewol ferry capsized off South Korea's southern coast. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Mass graves discovered at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital and in Beit Lahiya 15 Apr 2024 - 07:57 pm
File: Palestinians inspect the damage at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital after the Israeli military withdrew from the complex housing the hospital on April 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Trump enters courtroom for landmark New York criminal trial 15 Apr 2024 - 05:00 pm
Former US President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court as he attends the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, in New York City on April 15, 2024. Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP.
Russia says 'colossal' amount of river water approaching Siberian city 15 Apr 2024 - 04:45 pm
People sail on paddleboards in floodwater from the overflowing Nerl River outside the settlement of Bogolyubovo in the Vladimir region on April 13, 2024. Photo by Valery MELNIKOV / AFP
Macron says Olympic opening ceremony could move from river to stadium if security threat 15 Apr 2024 - 04:32 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses employees in charge of the renovation work during his visit to Le Grand Palais, in Paris, on April 15, 2024, 100 days ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo by Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP
Lightning, downpours kill 41 people across Pakistan 15 Apr 2024 - 04:27 pm
Onlookers gaze towards municipal workers using heavy machinery to level the ground after damage due to floodwaters following heavy rains on the outskirts of Quetta on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Banaras Khan / AFP)
Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in Sydney mall targeted women 15 Apr 2024 - 04:02 pm
Police cordon off the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on April 13, 2024. Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP
FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse 15 Apr 2024 - 03:27 pm
Part of the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP
Singapore PM Lee to step down, deputy to take over May 15 15 Apr 2024 - 02:47 pm
(Files) Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong during the Singapore Fab expansion grand opening in Singapore on September 12, 2023. (Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP)
Police arrest man after reports of stabbing in western Sydney 15 Apr 2024 - 02:18 pm
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OpenAI comes to Asia with new office in Tokyo 15 Apr 2024 - 12:23 pm
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Iran urges West to 'appreciate restraint' towards Israel 15 Apr 2024 - 11:26 am
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Top diplomats meet in Paris to mobilize aid for Sudan, wrecked by war and on the brink of famine 15 Apr 2024 - 11:09 am
France's Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Stephane Sejourne (C) welcomes EU commissioner for
Australia reunites magpie and dog after uproar 15 Apr 2024 - 10:16 am
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Marcos rules out giving US access to more Philippine military bases 15 Apr 2024 - 10:14 am
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