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Ghana opposition leader Mahama officially wins election 09 Dec 2024 - 10:51 pm
Supporters of Ghana's President and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, John Mahama, celebrate after the opposition candidate, Ghana's Vice President and ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat of the 2024 presidential election, in Accra on December 8, 2024. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP)
Rare Roman coin sells for €1.98 million at auction 09 Dec 2024 - 10:29 pm
File: A rare Roman gold coin bearing the image of Brutus, the famed assassin of Julius Caesar is diplayed at the Numismatica Genevensis (NGSA) auction house in Geneva on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Nearly 200 dead in Haiti massacre as voodoo community reportedly targeted 09 Dec 2024 - 09:44 pm
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Situation in Syria set to stabilize within few days, says Syrian Minister  09 Dec 2024 - 07:21 pm
A Syrian refugee girl waits to cross the destroyed border between the two countries in Al-Arida on December 9, 2024, as they return to their homeland. (Photo by Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)
Scandinvian trio suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Bashar fall 09 Dec 2024 - 06:58 pm
Members of the Syrian community wave Syrian flags on December 8, 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark, as they rally to celebrate the end of Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebel fighters took control of the Syrian capital Damascus overnight. (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Toll in Hague building collapse climbs to six 09 Dec 2024 - 06:38 pm
Rescuers work on the site where an explosion and fire destroyed an apartment block, killing at least six people, on the Tarwekamp in The Hague on December 9, 2024. (Photo by Josh Walet / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT
US stocks little changed ahead of key inflation report 09 Dec 2024 - 06:15 pm
A file photo of traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City, US. (AFP)
Coffee-fired Ding levels world chess championsip score 09 Dec 2024 - 06:05 pm
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India appoints new central bank chief 09 Dec 2024 - 04:54 pm
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Germany suspends Syrian asylum decisions citing 'unclear situation' 09 Dec 2024 - 04:44 pm
Members of the Syrian community hold Syrian flags as they rally on December 8, 2024 on Sergel's Square in Stockholm, Sweden, to celebrate the end of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebel fighters took control of the Syrian capital Damascus overnight. (Photo by Jonas EKSTROMER / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT
Death toll from ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza surges to 44,758 martyrs 09 Dec 2024 - 04:32 pm
Palestinians carry a body as they prepare for a funeral at the al-Awda Hospital at the Nuseirat refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Algerian, Sudanese Foreign Ministers discuss enhancing relations, developments in Sudan 09 Dec 2024 - 04:22 pm
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Philippines arrests suspected depleted uranium traders 09 Dec 2024 - 03:55 pm
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Air India buys 100 more Airbus aircraft 09 Dec 2024 - 03:54 pm
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Seven hurt after fire at Eni Italy fuel depot: official 09 Dec 2024 - 03:17 pm
Smoke billows after a fire broke out at a fuel depot run by Italian energy company Eni in Calenzano, near Florence, on December 9, 2024. (Photo by Claudio GIOVANNINI / ANSA / AFP)
Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts 09 Dec 2024 - 02:29 pm
This frame grab from video footage taken on December 9, 2024 and posted on the Facebook account of Dianne Paula Abendan shows the eruption of Kanlaon volcano as seen from Biak na Bato village in La Castellana town in Negros Occidental province, central Philippines. (Photo by Dianne Paula Abendan / various sources / AFP)
South Korean president banned from leaving country 09 Dec 2024 - 01:51 pm
This handout photo taken and released on December 7, 2024 by the South Korean Presidential Office shows South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol bowing after the end of his address at the Presidential Office in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP
Biden calls for ousted Syrian leader Assad to be 'held accountable' 08 Dec 2024 - 11:19 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Syria in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 8, 2024 following a crisis meeting to discuss the sudden overthrow by Islamist-led rebels of President Bashar Al Assad. (Photo by Chris Kleponis / AFP)