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First UN humanitarian convoy reaches Soledar area in Ukraine 20 Jan 2023 - 02:58 pm
People, including civilians evacuated from the salt-mining town of Soledar in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, enter a temporary accommodation centre located in a local dormitory in Shakhtarsk (Shakhtyorsk) in the Donetsk Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Davos 2023: 'Keep it in the ground' Greta Thunberg tells protest at end of WEF 20 Jan 2023 - 01:55 pm
Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a protest on the last day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
In a Tokyo supermarket, signs of struggle for Japanese business 20 Jan 2023 - 01:41 pm
A shopper checks food items at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Race on to replace Ardern as New Zealand prime minister 20 Jan 2023 - 12:34 pm
This video frame grab from TVNZ via AFPTV taken on January 19, 2023 shows New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing she will resign from her post next month, in Wellington. Photo by various sources / AFP
Gunman kills five people in Georgian town 20 Jan 2023 - 12:20 pm
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Finland to send heavy artillery to Ukraine 20 Jan 2023 - 11:44 am
Ukrainian servicemen stand on their tanks near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Smilianets
'Finally!': Madrid tourism fair abuzz with return of Chinese visitors 20 Jan 2023 - 11:39 am
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Hundreds evacuated as blaze erupts in slum next to Seoul's posh Gangnam district 20 Jan 2023 - 11:23 am
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the Guryong village, one of South Korea's last remaining slums, in southern Seoul on January 20, 2023. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Four countries urge EU to set end date for new CO2-emitting trucks 20 Jan 2023 - 11:17 am
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Year of the Rabbit? Not so fast! Vietnam's Lunar New Year to celebrate the cat 20 Jan 2023 - 10:46 am
This photograph taken on January 16, 2023 shows a man riding a bicycle past a cat statue at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi, ahead of the lunar new year. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
UK shoppers cut back on spending as inflation takes its toll 20 Jan 2023 - 10:40 am
People walk along a busy shopping street, during the traditional Boxing Day sales in London, Britain, December 26, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo
China reports big jump in COVID hospitalisations: WHO 20 Jan 2023 - 12:21 am
This photo taken on January 17, 2023 shows passengers arriving at Shenzhen North railway station during peak travel ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, in China's southern Guangdong province. (Photo by CNS / AFP)
Biden arrives in California to tour damage from severe storms 19 Jan 2023 - 11:55 pm
US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield, NASA Ames Research Center Boundary, in Mountain View, California, on January 19, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Brazil's Lula vows to defeat 'fanatical far right' 19 Jan 2023 - 11:33 pm
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a meeting with trade union Centrals at Palacio da Alvorada in Brasilia on January 18, 2023. (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO / AFP)
US strengthens organic food protocols to counter fraud 19 Jan 2023 - 11:27 pm
Sonny Perdue, the agriculture secretary, is planning to move its economic research unit out of Washington and closer to America’s farmers. Credit: Gary Cameron/Reuters
US judge orders Boeing arraigned on MAX fraud charge 19 Jan 2023 - 11:12 pm
Chief Technology Officer and vice president and general manager of Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) Todd Citron speaks during a news conference to discuss the agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project
US looking into 'unconfirmed' reports Russia has opened espionage case against US citizen 19 Jan 2023 - 10:46 pm
People enter the State Department Building in Washington, US, on January 26, 2017. File Photo / Reuters
Sierra Leone passes law reserving 30% of jobs for women 19 Jan 2023 - 10:36 pm
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, on February 17, 2022. File Photo / Reuters