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DR Congo votes for president, MPs amid delays, conflict in east 20 Dec 2023 - 05:18 pm
Congolese police officers block an entry after voters forced their way into a voting station in Kinshasa on December 20, 2023. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
India growth may falter if inflation stays elevated: RBI says 20 Dec 2023 - 04:47 pm
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Africa Cup of Nations organisers confident no repeat of Cameroon tragedy 20 Dec 2023 - 04:34 pm
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Japan to introduce limited rideshare system next fiscal year 20 Dec 2023 - 03:22 pm
A commuter travels on a bus in Tokyo's Ginza district at dusk on December 13, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Hundreds battle wildfire threatening S. Africa naval base 20 Dec 2023 - 03:14 pm
A South African firefighter is seen near a house surounded by flames as a fire rages on the mountain above Simon's Town on December 20, 2023. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)
Kyrgyzstan backs new flag, says 'smiling' sun to aid growth 20 Dec 2023 - 03:07 pm
(Files) Demonstrators protest against the changing of the Kyrgyz national flag in Bishkek on December 9, 2023. (Photo by Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP)
EU agrees 'historic' reform of asylum laws 20 Dec 2023 - 02:55 pm
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Music gives Gaza children respite from horrors of war 20 Dec 2023 - 02:28 pm
Ruaa Hassouna plays music for Palestinian children on her Oud (Ud, or oriental lute) as Palestinian children participate in an activity aimed to support their mental health on December 18, 2023. (Photo by Said Khatib / AFP)
World Bank releases $250 mn to boost Sri Lanka reforms 20 Dec 2023 - 01:20 pm
A beggar sits beside a Christmas tree along a road in Colombo on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
On Yer bike: London firms turn to cargo bikes 20 Dec 2023 - 12:36 pm
Co-founder of green logistics company Zhero, Joe Sharpe, rides a cargo bike near Sadie Coles HQ gallery in London on October 27, 2023. (Photo by Daniel Matthews / AFP)
Hospital doctors in England start new strike over pay 20 Dec 2023 - 11:31 am
People hold British Medical Association (BMA) branded placards calling for better pay, as they stand on a picket line outside University College Hospital (UCH) in central London on April 12, 2023, during a strike by junior doctors -- physicians who are not senior specialists but who may still years of experience. Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP
Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad sworn in as Kuwait Amir 20 Dec 2023 - 10:52 am
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UNGA adopts resolution on sovereignty of Palestinians over natural resources 20 Dec 2023 - 10:16 am
Smoke rises over Khan Yunis during Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip on December 19, 2023. (Photo by Said Khatib / AFP)
LIVE UPDATES: Deprivation and disease worsens situation in Gaza, UN Security Council to vote on ceasefire 20 Dec 2023 - 10:15 am
A man sits with children by a fire outside one of the tents housing Palestinians displaced by the conflict in Gaza, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 18, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Hams / AFP)
Survivors brave freezing cold after China quake kills 131 20 Dec 2023 - 09:21 am
Earthquake-affected residents look on beside aid tents erected in a school compound at Gaoli village in Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu province on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Jordan's mission to save its ancient olive trees 20 Dec 2023 - 08:12 am
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Greece approves new law granting undocumented migrants residence rights, provided they have a job 19 Dec 2023 - 10:22 pm
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Philippines suspends TV program that regularly features Duterte 19 Dec 2023 - 09:25 pm
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