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China renews orange alert for snowstorms 17 Nov 2023 - 12:31 pm
People walk in snow in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes southern Philippines: USGS 17 Nov 2023 - 11:47 am
Handout photos obtained on November 17, 2023 from the Facebook page of Shaira Ann Sandigan-Rodrigo, show a damaged ceiling at a shopping mall in General Santos City in South Cotabato after a strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. Photo by Handout / Shaira Ann Sandigan-Rodrigo / AFP
Marcos says to meet with Xi to ease South China sea tensions 17 Nov 2023 - 11:39 am
Philippines Presdient Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers remarks during the Philippines 123 Signing Ceremony during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP
Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, nearly 40 injured, some seriously 17 Nov 2023 - 09:46 am
Handout photos provided by the Chicago Fire Department on November 16, 2023, show workers examining the damage to a CTA train in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by HANDOUT / Chicago Fire Department / AFP
Pandas could return to US after Xi-Biden summit 16 Nov 2023 - 09:02 pm
US President Joe Biden (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Telecom blackout in Gaza as fuel runs out 16 Nov 2023 - 07:52 pm
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US continuing jobless claims rise to highest in almost two years 16 Nov 2023 - 05:20 pm
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12-year-old girl charged over fatal stabbing in Australia's Melbourne 16 Nov 2023 - 04:01 pm
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Finland to close border crossings with Russia over migrant influx 16 Nov 2023 - 03:59 pm
Border guards place asylum seekers that had crossed over from Russia into a van to be transported to a reception centre from the Nuijamaa border station between Russia and Finland in Lappeenranta, south eastern Finland early morning on November 16, 2023.  (Photo by Vesa Moilanen / Lehtikuva / AFP)
Sanchez gets new term as Spanish PM despite amnesty row 16 Nov 2023 - 03:41 pm
Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) celebrates after winning a parliamentary vote to elect Spain's next premier, at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Javier Soriano / AFP)
Biden, Xi restore military ties despite 'dictator' comment 16 Nov 2023 - 03:14 pm
US President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
EU agrees data-sharing scheme for Airbnb-style rentals 16 Nov 2023 - 02:33 pm

The Airbnb logo is displayed on the Nasdaq digital billboard in Times Square in New York on December 10, 2020. Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP
German train drivers' strike causes disruption 16 Nov 2023 - 02:18 pm
A near empty platform is pictured at the main station of Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on November 16, 2023, as German train drivers' union GDL called for a 20-hour strike after failing to reach agreement on pay increases. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Video: Split sunset in Florida stuns netizens 16 Nov 2023 - 01:53 pm
Screen grab of a video by @ronin19217435 on X
South Koreans sit key exam as flights halted to limit distraction 16 Nov 2023 - 01:40 pm
South Korean students wait to take the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, known locally as Suneung, at a school in Seoul on November 16, 2023. Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / POOL / AFP
26 dead, dozens hospitalised in China building fire: state media 16 Nov 2023 - 01:04 pm
Photo credit: Xinhua
Al-Shifa Hospital building destroyed, people taken to unknown areas 16 Nov 2023 - 10:29 am
Smoke billowing over the Gaza Strip on November 16, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Police make arrests after protest outside Democratic HQ calling for ceasefire in Gaza 16 Nov 2023 - 09:01 am
Members of US Capitol Police and protesters stand off outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee on November 15, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP