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‘Up to 90 percent’ of UK petrol pumps dry amid panic buying
Lack of truck drivers means fuel cannot be transported to petrol stations, but government promises urgent action.
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Dozens dead after deadly attacks in northeast Nigeria
State security commissioner says troops came under fire before forcing the assailants to withdraw.
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A visitor looks at the Arch of Sptimus Severus in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]
![Leptis Magna was once among the Roman Empire's most beautiful cities, but now lies neglected and shunned by tourists due to 10 years of war. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9NF7TH.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Leptis Magna was once among the Roman Empire's most beautiful cities, but now lies neglected and shunned by tourists due to 10 years of war. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]
![Marble columns lining the theatre stage of the ancient Roman city. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9NF7TR.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Marble columns lining the theatre stage of the ancient Roman city. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]
![Founded by the Phoenicians then conquered by Rome, the city was the birthplace of Septimius Severus, who rose to become emperor from 193 AD until 211 AD. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9NF7TX.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Founded by the Phoenicians then conquered by Rome, the city was the birthplace of Septimius Severus, who rose to become emperor from 193 AD until 211 AD. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]
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Detail carved onto the arch of Septimius Severus. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]
![The violence that wracked Libya after the 2011 revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi stirred fears for the ancient ruins, prompting United Nations cultural agency UNESCO to place them and four other Libyan sites on a list of global heritage in danger. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9NF7UQ.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The violence that wracked Libya after the 2011 revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi stirred fears for the ancient ruins, prompting United Nations cultural agency UNESCO to place them and four other Libyan sites on a list of global heritage in danger. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]
![So far, the areas have been mostly spared from the fighting, which has largely paused since an October 2020 ceasefire. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9NF7U7.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
So far, the areas have been mostly spared from the fighting, which has largely paused since an October 2020 ceasefire. [Mahmud Turkia/AFP]
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World leaders speak on final day of UN General Assembly
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett began speeches that included officials from Syria and North Korea.
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Beirut blast probe suspended after request to remove judge
Lebanese political leadership has accused Judge Tarek Bitar of bias after charging senior officials.
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Man charged with murder of British teacher Sabina Nessa
Police say 36-year-old Koci Selamaj is charged with the murder of female teacher found dead near her home in London.
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Women of colour in US still face greater barriers at work: Report
The annual Women in the Workplace report finds American women are more burned out than they were a year ago.
![McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org's seventh annual report examined data from 423 major companies, surveyed more than 65,000 employees and conducted interviews with people from diverse backgrounds to take stock of how American women are faring more than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic [File: Jason Alden/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/376680560.jpg?resize=570%2C380)