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US hails 'productive' meeting between Blinken and China FM 27 Jul 2024 - 03:57 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim / POOL / AFP)
California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West 27 Jul 2024 - 08:32 am
A massive pyrocumulus cloud rises from the Park Fire on July 26, 2024 near Chico, California. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo’ Zambada lured onto airplane before arrest in US: AP source 26 Jul 2024 - 07:38 pm
A picture of Sinaloa cartel co-founder, Mexican drug trafficker Ismael
Man arrested as wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day 26 Jul 2024 - 07:06 pm
This handout satellite picture obtained from Planet Labs PBC dated July 25, 2024, shows a plume of smoke from the Park Fire which broke out late July 24, near Chico, California (L bottom.) (Photo by Handout / Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
Brazilian dunes dotted with dazzling pools make UNESCO heritage list 26 Jul 2024 - 05:59 pm
(FILES) A member of a team taking part in the Elf Authentique Aventure raid crosses the Lençَis Maranhenses National Park in Maranhمo State, northeastern Brazil, on April 25, 2000. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP)
Stock markets climb as US inflation rate drops 26 Jul 2024 - 05:07 pm
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US rejects plan for G20 deal to tax super-rich 25 Jul 2024 - 11:16 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (right) and Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti (center) are pictured ahead of a bilateral meeting in the framework of the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Pablo Porciuncula / AFP)
NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station 25 Jul 2024 - 11:12 pm
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Curry backs Harris White House bid, wants 'unifying' Olympic gold 25 Jul 2024 - 02:17 pm
US basketball player Stephen Curry leaves after a press conference in Paris on July 25, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Biden says time to pass torch to 'younger voices' 25 Jul 2024 - 07:52 am
US President Joe Biden speaks during an address to the nation about his decision to not seek reelection, in the Oval Office on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)
Bank of Canada lowers key lending rate to 4.5% 25 Jul 2024 - 12:18 am
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. Reuters/Chris Wattie
Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles 24 Jul 2024 - 10:16 pm
Representational image / Freepik
Gunman flew drone over Trump rally area before shooting: FBI chief 24 Jul 2024 - 09:09 pm
File: Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage. (Photo by Rebecca Droke / AFP)
US new home sales dip in June, missing estimates 24 Jul 2024 - 05:53 pm
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US says will complete troop pull-out from Niger early August 24 Jul 2024 - 05:15 pm
(FILES) Protesters cheer Nigerien troops as they gather in front of the French Embassy in Niamey during a demonstration that followed a rally in support of Niger's junta in Niamey on July 30, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Harris easier to beat than Biden, says Trump 23 Jul 2024 - 11:39 pm
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Erin Schaff / POOL / AFP)
2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US 23 Jul 2024 - 11:25 pm
Hundreds of migrants, mostly from Central America, set out in a US-bound caravan to escape poverty and violence, on the outskirts of Tapachula, State of Chiapas, Mexico, on July 23, 2024. (Photo by ISAAC GUZMAN / AFP)
US announces Sudan ceasefire talks 23 Jul 2024 - 09:21 pm
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. File photo.