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Photos: School closures spread in ageing Japan
As Japan’s birth rate plunges faster than expected, school closures have picked up pace especially in rural areas.
Published On 2 Apr 2023
Photos: Deadly tornadoes leave trail of devastation in US states
Storms that dropped dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in towns and cities across the US South and Midwest.
Published On 2 Apr 2023
Photos: Senegal’s gold rush brings hope and despair
Search for precious metal has dramatically transformed Bantakokouta, a Senegalese town near Mali and Guinea.
Published On 29 Mar 2023
Mosul monastery holds mass 20 years after Iraq War
The Iraqi city’s Christian community was driven out by an ISIL occupation and successive waves of violence.
Published On 29 Mar 2023

Some 500 Muslims displaced by the violence in eastern DR Congo have little water and food to break their Ramadan fast.

Exit from the firestorm of protest triggered by Macron’s changes looks as far away as ever.

Ciudad Juarez is a major crossing point for refugees and migrants entering the United States.

The number of people reported missing is 62 after the massive wave of mud crashed down onto the community.

Thousands of protesters march in Nairobi against the rising cost of living despite the government ban on rallies.

Emergency officials say the massive landslide also injured 16 people in Andean community in central Ecuador.

Putin thinks Ukraine belongs to Russia based on what happened 1,000 years ago. The Ukrainians could not disagree more.

Sacked defence chief had warned the deep divisions in Israel were threatening to weaken the military.

At least 25 dead in Mississippi after the deadliest tornadoes in more than a decade tear through the southern US state.

The social and cultural customs of India give the holy month of Ramadan a distinct identity.

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