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Rented electric scooters vanish from Paris streets 01 Sep 2023 - 01:48 pm
A man rides his electric scooter or trottinette past the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris on August 23, 2023. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)
In Africa first, Uber launches electric motorcycles in Kenya 01 Sep 2023 - 12:43 pm
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Children in war-torn Ukraine go back to school 01 Sep 2023 - 12:37 pm
Pupils gather with their relatives and teachers for a ceremony to mark the start of the new school year, known as the 'Day of Knowledge' in Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on September 1, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP
Sri Lanka records lowest inflation since economic crisis 01 Sep 2023 - 12:09 pm
A labourer pulls a cart carrying sacks of onions at a market in Colombo on September 1, 2023. Photo by AFP
Driest August in more than 100 years threatens India’s growth 01 Sep 2023 - 11:45 am
Workers load a truck with sacks of grains and other items to be sent to retail outlets across the city, at a wholesale market in Kolkata on August 31, 2023. Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP
Super Typhoon Saola sweeps towards southern China cities 01 Sep 2023 - 11:30 am
Sand bags are placed to stop flooding by the waterfront at Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023, ahead of the expected arrival of Super Typhoon Saola. Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP
Japan sees hottest summer on record 01 Sep 2023 - 11:21 am
This photo taken on July 30, 2023 shows people using umbrellas and parasols to seek relief from the heat while walking outside Shinjuku station, as temperatures of 35C-plus (95F) have scorched the Japanese capital Tokyo for weeks. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
Suicide bomber kills nine soldiers in west Pakistan 31 Aug 2023 - 10:32 pm
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Gabon strongman to be sworn in as president, opposition seeks vote win 31 Aug 2023 - 10:19 pm
File photo: Head of Gabon's elite Republican Guard, General Brice Oligui Nguema (right), is decorated by Gabon Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie Bie Nze (left) in Libreville on August 16, 2023 during celebrations ahead of Gabon Independence day celebrated on August 17, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
China's Xi to skip G20 summit, says EU official 31 Aug 2023 - 09:43 pm
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African Union says to 'immediately suspend' Gabon after coup 31 Aug 2023 - 08:45 pm
A general view of a torn campaign billboard of ousted Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Libreville on August 31, 2023.  (Photo by AFP)
Former Thai Premier Thaksin submits petition for royal pardon 31 Aug 2023 - 07:39 pm
(FILES) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets his supporters as he returns from self-exile at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)
Iceland to resume whaling under stricter conditions 31 Aug 2023 - 07:35 pm
This aerial picture taken on August 2, 2021 shows a humpback whale diving in Hestfjorour (Westfjords), Iceland. (Photo by Tom Grove / AFP)
Myanmar's High Court declines to hear Suu Kyi's appeals in 5 cases  31 Aug 2023 - 07:09 pm
File photo: Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan October 9, 2018. (Franck Robichon/Pool via Reuters)
Sudan's army chief warns that the country will be fragmented if the deadly conflict is not resolved 31 Aug 2023 - 06:53 pm
A handout image posted on the Sudanese Armed Forces's facebook page on August 31, 2023, shows army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (C) gesturing as he walks among other army members during a tour of a neighbourhood in Port Sudan, in the Red Sea state. (Photo by Sudanese Army / AFP)
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election racketeering case 31 Aug 2023 - 06:51 pm
Trump stickers featuring his mug shot are displayed for sale at the Y-Que shop in Los Angeles, California on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Qatar Embassy Manila calls on citizens to take extreme caution as storm ‘Hanna’ enters Philippines 31 Aug 2023 - 06:11 pm
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Wagner second-in-command buried in quiet Moscow ceremony 31 Aug 2023 - 05:27 pm
A view shows the grave of Wagner private mercenary group military commander Dmitry Utkin, who was killed in a private jet crash in the Tver region last week, at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery in the Moscow region on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)