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The 59-metre wide vessel is lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal [AFP]
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Container ship continues to choke traffic in Suez Canal, creating one of the worst shipping jams seen in years.

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Neil Curtis, head of museums and special collections, is seen with a Benin Bronze depicting the Oba of Benin at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland [University of Aberdeen/Handout via Reuters]

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Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List, votes at a polling station in Maghar, Israel [Mahmoud Illean/AP]

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From left to right: Abdullah Ramadan from Tanzania, Rizky Rendhana from Indonesia, Mohammed Faisal from Myanmar, and Salam Maso-Sod from Thailand, who went on trial and were acquitted by Indian courts, pose for a photo in New Delhi [Shaheen Abdulla/Al Jazeera]

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North Korea has been developing new weapons, unveiling what appeared to be new intercontinental ballistic missiles at a parade last October [File: KCNA via AFP]

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Some 10,000 runners will now carry the flame across Japan’s 47 prefectures over the next 121 days [Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool via Reuters]

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Chinese TV stars Wang Yibo and Tan Songyun said they would end all promotional partnerships with Nike, after a company statement was circulated widely on social media noting it was 'very concerned' by allegations of forced labour [File: Tingshu Wang/Reuters]

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Former Malawian President Peter Mutharika (centre) and his bodyguard Norman Chisale (left) at independence anniversary celebrations in 2018 [File: Amos Gumulira/AFP]

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A Taiwanese soldier waves a flag during a drill on the Hsinchu military base ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday on January 19, 2021 [File: Sam Yeh/ AFP]

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A large container ship  container ship registered in Panama ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels [EPA-EFE]

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The 59-metre wide vessel is lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal [AFP]

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Suez Canal suspends traffic as tug boats work to free ship: Live

Workers are seen next to a container ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal [Handout: Suez Canal Authority via Reuters]

Suez Canal blocked after massive container ship runs aground

A container ship sails through the Suez Canal as Egypt celebrates the 150th anniversary of the canal opening in Ismailia, Egypt, on November 17, 2019 [File: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]

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