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Bright lanterns sway as South Koreans celebrate Buddha's birthday

South Koreans gathered at temples across the country Wednesday on the national holiday to mark Buddha's birthday.

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Wave of migrants tries to cross into Ceuta enclave

The arrival of thousands of migrants threatened to overwhelm the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

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Dozens of migrants rescued off the coast of Belgium

Forty-nine migrants, mostly of Vietnamese origin and thought to be heading for England by boat, were rescued off the coast of Belgium on Wednesday morning, according to Bruges' prosecutor.

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Massive fire at paint factory in Gaza

Members of the Palestinian Civil Defense extinguish a fire in a paint warehouse that was probably hit by an Israeli artillery shell on eastern Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Stun grenades in Jerusalem

Israeli forces fire stun grenades to disperse protestors

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Massive blasts in Gaza City

The sky is lit up as Israeli jets continue airstrikes on Gaza. A week of violence has killed more than 200 people and pushed world leaders to step up mediation.

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Wild leopard captured in a residential house

Forest guards capture a wild leopard that injured at least three people

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Thousands of migrants swim to reach Spain

The migrants reached the enclave by swimming or walking at low tide from beaches in neighbouring Morocco

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Anaesthetists demonstrate in Marseille and Paris

Dozens of nurse anaesthetists are demonstrating in Marseille and Paris to demand better legislative, regulatory and financial recognition of their professional specificity

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Palestinian firemen try to extinguish huge fire at mattress factory east of Jabalia

Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a huge fire at the Foamco mattress factory east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

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Cyclone Tauktae hits India western coats

A powerful hurricane moved in the Arabian Sea toward the western coast of India on Monday.

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Tokyo 2020: Anti-Olympic protesters rally to demand cancellation

More than 80 percent of Japanese oppose hosting the virus-postponed Olympics this year, a new poll showed on Monday, underlining public antipathy less than 10 weeks before the Tokyo Games.

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Mosque in Gaza hit by an Israeli air strike

People inspect the rubble of the Qlebo mosque at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, destroyed by an Israeli airstrike

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Severe cyclone heading to western India, 4 dead

A severe cyclone is roaring in the Arabian Sea off southwestern India with winds of up to 140 kilometres per hour (87 miles per hour), already causing heavy rains and flooding that have killed at least four people, officials said Sunday.

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People take cover as sirens warn of incoming rocket on Ramat Gan

People run to take cover as sirens ring warning from an incoming rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, and Israeli security forces and emergency services intervene following the explosion that killed a 50-year-old Israeli man in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv

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Students protest against Colombian government

Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Colombian capital Bogota on Saturday in a further outbreak of anti-government protests

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UK police in standoff with protesters in London

Police clashed with protesters in London on Saturday as thousands turned out to demonstrate against the Israeli offensive in Gaza

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Tear gas used as pro Palestinian march defies Paris ban

Police officers used tear gas and water cannon in Paris to try and disperse a pro-Palestinian rally held despite a ban by authorities, who fear a flare-up of anti-Semitic

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Palestinian firefighters intervene at the scene of an Israeli strike

Palestinian firefighters battle a blaze following an Israeli strike on the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip

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Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces in Hebron

Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces in the city centre of the West Bank town of Hebron