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Earthquake aftershocks halt demolition of a leaning building in Taiwan 06 Apr 2024 - 12:39 pm
Heavy equipment are being used to demolish the Uranus building, which was damaged in the April 3 earthquake, in Hualien on April 5, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Qatar Fund For Development distributes aid in Port Sudan 06 Apr 2024 - 11:55 am
Peninsula
Mexico cuts ties with Ecuador after embassy storming in Quito 06 Apr 2024 - 10:28 am
Ecuadorian police special forces attempt to enter the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas, on April 5, 2024. Photo by ALBERTO SUAREZ / AFP.
Moroccan protesters denounce 'massacres' in Gaza 06 Apr 2024 - 09:57 am
Moroccan protesters take part in a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians following Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, a commemoration in support of Palestinian people on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, in the city of Casablanca early on April 6, 2024. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
Taiwan helicopters pluck quake-stranded tourists to safety 06 Apr 2024 - 09:34 am
A National Airborne Service Corps UH-60 helicopter flies past a section of landslide caused by the April 3 earthquake in Taroko National Park in Hualien on April 6, 2024. Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP.
Aftershocks rattle NYC area after earthquake sent tremors across East Coast 06 Apr 2024 - 09:11 am
 A phone shows an Emergency Alert message on April 5, 2024, warning of an earthquake in New York. Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP.
How do Muslims across the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr? 06 Apr 2024 - 09:07 am
People shop clothes at a market in Karachi on April 5, 2024, ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP
Bernie Sanders office in Vermont catches fire, arson suspected 06 Apr 2024 - 12:58 am
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'I am fine': New York rattled by small earthquake 05 Apr 2024 - 11:30 pm
Residents and police gather outside of homes that were structurally damaged and had to be evacuated after New York City and parts of New Jersey experienced a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on April 05, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
US hiring blows past expectations in March 05 Apr 2024 - 11:24 pm
(FILES) Home Depot customers walk by a posted now hiring sign on March 8, 2024 in San Rafael, California. (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Armani bags produced by exploited Chinese workers near Milan: Italian police 05 Apr 2024 - 08:48 pm
(FILES) Italian designer Giorgio Armani greets the audience at the end of his collection show at the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2024-2025 on February 25, 2024 in Milan. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)
Iceland PM resigns to run for president 05 Apr 2024 - 08:14 pm
FILES) Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir arrives to attend a European Council summit during the second and last day at the EU headquarters, in Brussels, on March 22, 2024. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
Anger grows in Greece after femicide outside police station 05 Apr 2024 - 07:54 pm
Students from a musical school hold their red painted hands in the air outside a police station during a demonstration against police inaction in feminicides in Athens on April 5, 2024. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)
Prosecutors interrogate Peru president over Rolex scandal 05 Apr 2024 - 07:47 pm
Police officers stand guard outside the Peruvian Prosecutor's building in Lima on April 5, 2024, before the arrival of President Dina Boluarte, summoned by prosecutors amid a scandal over her luxury Rolex and jewelry collection. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP)
Israeli airstrike kills three in southern Lebanon 05 Apr 2024 - 07:39 pm
Peninsula
India's Congress party promises minority protection and jobs 05 Apr 2024 - 06:36 pm
This photograph taken on March 19, 2024 shows people walking past the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Dehradun, in India's Uttarakhand state. (Photo by Amarjeet Kumar Singh / AFP)
Zimbabwe replaces local dollar with new gold-backed currency called ZiG 05 Apr 2024 - 05:36 pm
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Drier-than-usual El Nino made Jakarta pollution worst in 4 years 05 Apr 2024 - 05:27 pm
Motorists drive on the freeway leading into and out of downtown Jakarta on April 4, 2024. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)