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Mums at work: S. Korean company's pro-parent, office-free policies 28 Dec 2023 - 02:01 pm
This picture taken on November 29, 2023 shows Erin Lim, CEO of baby products company Konny, posing with baby goods after an interview with AFP at her company's new office in Seoul. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Iranians mourn Guards' commander killed in Israeli strike 28 Dec 2023 - 12:56 pm
An Iranian mourns during the funeral of Razi Moussavi on December 28, 2023. (Photo by Atta Kenare / AFP)
Austrian inventor of glock handgun dies at 94 28 Dec 2023 - 10:37 am
A September 4, 2003 picture shows Austrian engineer Gaston Glock at an event in Velden, Carinthia, Austria. (Photo by Gert Eggenberger / APA / AFP)
Trapped in his crashed truck, an Indiana man is rescued after 6 days surviving on rainwater 28 Dec 2023 - 09:53 am
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On foot and by donkey cart, thousands flee widening Israeli assault in central Gaza 28 Dec 2023 - 09:31 am
A displaced Palestinian woman lights a cooking fire outside a tent in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 27, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Abed / AFP)
LIVE UPDATES: Gaza death toll tops 21,000 amid heavy Israeli bombing 28 Dec 2023 - 09:17 am
A child cries as people mourn loved ones killed during Israeli bombardment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis on the southern Gaza Strip on December 27, 2023. Photo by AFP
Pakistan successfully tests Fatah-II missile system 28 Dec 2023 - 09:07 am
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Scores martyred, injured in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip 28 Dec 2023 - 08:56 am
People stand over the shrouded bodies of loved ones killed during Israeli bombardment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis on the southern Gaza Strip on December 27, 2023. Photo by AFP
North Korea new nuclear reactor likely fully operational next summer: Seoul 27 Dec 2023 - 10:07 pm
This picture taken on December 27, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on December 28, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) attending the second day of the 9th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Loose tigress camped on Indian village wall rescued 27 Dec 2023 - 09:11 pm
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Blinken visits Mexico seeking way forward on migration surge 27 Dec 2023 - 08:57 pm
View of a makeshift camp in the Tlahuac area of Mexico City was taken on December 26, 2023. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP)
Eiffel Tower closed after workers strike on 100th anniversary of founder's death 27 Dec 2023 - 06:11 pm
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Police prevent election protest in DR Congo capital 27 Dec 2023 - 05:56 pm
A Police officer throws a rock as opposition supporters run into a opposition leader Martin Fayulu's party house during a demonstration in Kinshasa on December 27, 2023. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
Dense fog shrouds Indian capital affecting flights, trains 27 Dec 2023 - 03:16 pm
An aircraft prepares to take off amid dense fog on a cold winter morning at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on December 27, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Sri Lanka speeds up dengue control before university entrance exams 27 Dec 2023 - 03:06 pm
A worker sprays insecticide to prevent mosquito breeding at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 13, 2023. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua
Eiffel Tower closes as staff go on strike 27 Dec 2023 - 02:59 pm
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UK retains metric system for selling after overwhelming support 27 Dec 2023 - 02:45 pm
Shoppers carry their shopping bags along Oxford Street during the Boxing Day sales in London on December 26, 2023. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
Japan department store chain red-faced after 'cake collapse' fiasco 27 Dec 2023 - 01:53 pm
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