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Italian players listen to the national anthems before men’s volleyball bronze medal match between Italy and USA at the South Paris Arena 1 in Paris
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Men ride on the back of a pick up truck through a flooded road following heavy rains in Yemen’s Abs region, on August 9, 2024.
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This composite photo taken on July 30, 2024 shows star trails over a wheat field in Wanyou Village of Shangjieji Town, Fujin City, northeast China’s
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Members of the Bangladeshi Hindu community hold banners and chant slogans against violence targeting the country’s minorities during a protest in Dhaka on August 9,
Two Sri Lankan ministers sacked over defection
Two government ministers who defected from Sri Lanka’s main opposition were sacked from the cabinet Friday, after the Supreme Court upheld disciplinary action against them.
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New Zealand Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith (R) speaks during a seminar on China Books Overseas Distribution and Copyright Cooperation in Auckland,
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Maddison Keeney of Australia competes during the women’s 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Denis, France, Aug. 9, 2024.
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The Fourth China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo opens in Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 9, 2024. Hosted by the
‘Industrialists not yet adopted legal recourse on electricity tariff’
Kathmandu, Aug 9: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has clarified that the industrialists have not yet adopted legal recourse in connection with the dispute related
EU chief says Gaza ceasefire needed ‘now’
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that there needs to be an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, adding to international pressure for a truce
