Senegal's sacked PM Sonko elected parliamentary Speaker in challenge to president

As speaker, Sonko could use his position to challenge the policies of the president, his one-time ally.

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Rescuers race to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave

A team of experts who helped free a teen football team from a Thai cave in 2018 are among the rescuers.

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Watch: Bridge collapses and car swept away in China river

The driver and passengers of the car managed to escape before the bridge gave way in Xiaogan.

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Senegal's leadership row mounts as parliament speaker resigns

Some speculate that El Malick Ndiaye stepped down so that ousted-PM Ousmane Sonko can take his place.

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Moment of gas explosion at China coal mine

At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, officials say.

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People trapped under collapsed building in Philippines

A search operation has so far rescued 24 people with no deaths reported at the site, in a city near the capital Manila.

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Rosenberg: Luhansk strike sparks Russian accusations and vow to retaliate

Eighteen people were killed and 42 others injured in the strike on the town in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

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