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As Myanmar's army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns 20 Mar 2024 - 08:22 pm
This picture shows the entrance to the family house of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on March 20, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Talks push on in crisis-wracked Haiti 20 Mar 2024 - 08:19 pm
The National Palace in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Satellite image 2024 Maxar Technologies / AFP
Greek government accused of covering up train tragedy 20 Mar 2024 - 08:14 pm
Technical crews remove a train carriage from the scene of February 28's train accident in the valley of Tempi, near Larissa, on March 3, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Sudan among 'worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory': UN 20 Mar 2024 - 07:32 pm
A Sudanese refugee walks back from collecting water in the newly established Awulala refugee camp, near Maganan, 80 km from the Sudanese border in Ethiopia's Amhara region, on February 28, 2024.  (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet 20 Mar 2024 - 07:03 pm
US President Joe Biden during an event at the Stupak Community Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 19, 2024. Photo Credit: Brendan Smialowski / AFP.
South Africa court orders partial freeze on Zuma's accounts 20 Mar 2024 - 06:43 pm
File: Former South African president Jacob Zuma attends a press briefing at the YMCA Community Hall in Soweto on December 16, 2023. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee / AFP)
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto wins presidency: elections commission 20 Mar 2024 - 06:36 pm
Supporters participate in an event of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka at the Tennis Indoor Stadium Senayan in Jakarta on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
Boeing sees massive cash drain as 737 Max episode takes toll 20 Mar 2024 - 06:36 pm
Dave Calhoun, chief executive officer of Boeing, on Capitol Hill for meetings with lawmakers. Photo Credit: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg.
Pakistan gets draft approval for $1.1 billion IMF payout 20 Mar 2024 - 05:48 pm
File: People buy vegetable at a market in Islamabad on February 3, 2023. - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said February 3 the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are
'I had such fun!', says winner of top maths prize 20 Mar 2024 - 05:40 pm
Image: phys.org / French mathematician Michel Talagrand
Irish PM Leo Varadkar announces shock resignation 20 Mar 2024 - 04:41 pm
Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar speaks to journalists as he leaves on the final day of a conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, at Queen's University in Belfast on April 19, 2023. Photo Credit: PAUL FAITH / AFP.
Afghan schools restart, with girls barred for third year running 20 Mar 2024 - 04:06 pm
Afghan primary school girls arrive for their first class following the start of the new academic year, at a school in Fayzabad district, Badakhshan province on March 20, 2024. Schools in Afghanistan opened for the new academic year on March 20, the education ministry said, with girls banned from joining secondary-level classes for the third year in a row. Photo Credit: OMER ABRAR / AFP.
Police search Spanish football federation offices over alleged corruption 20 Mar 2024 - 03:58 pm
A security staff member stands as journalists wait outside the headquarters of the Spanish Royal Football Federation (RFEF) in Las Rozas de Madrid on March 20, 2024 during a police search. Photo Credit: JAVIER SORIANO / AFP.
Vietnamese president resigns amid major graft purge 20 Mar 2024 - 03:33 pm
Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong arrives for the leaders and spouses dinner during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. Photo Credit: JOSH EDELSON / AFP.
Eight dead after S. Korean tanker capsizes off Japan 20 Mar 2024 - 01:30 pm
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Polish farmers block roads to protest Ukraine imports 20 Mar 2024 - 01:20 pm
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French regulator hits Google with 250-mn-euro fine 20 Mar 2024 - 01:15 pm
This illustration picture shows the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google logo displayed on a tablet in Paris on February 18, 2019. Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP
Seoul allocates new medical school slots despite doctors' strike 20 Mar 2024 - 01:03 pm
Medical workers walk outside a hospital in Seoul on March 19, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP

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Minister Al-Kaabi, European Commission Director General for Energy discuss impact of regional conflict on global energy industry