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Fears of unrest dissipate in US after police beating video released 28 Jan 2023 - 09:38 pm
Protesters rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols, at Times Square in New York City, on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
US four-star general warns of war with China in 2025 28 Jan 2023 - 07:17 pm
Crew members signal to a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet preparing to take off for a routine flight on board the U.S. USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, on January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell/File Photo
Anger and protest in Memphis after police beating video released 28 Jan 2023 - 03:42 pm
A protestor steps on the windshield of a police vehicle, on the day of the release of a video showing police officers beating Tyre Nichols, the young Black man who died three days after he was pulled over while driving during a traffic stop by memphis police officers, in New York, U.S., January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Peru Congress rejects president's plan for early elections 28 Jan 2023 - 10:01 am
Demonstrators hold a protest against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and to demand her resignation, in Juliaca, southern Peru, on January 27, 2023. - Peru's embattled President Dina Boluarte on Friday urged Congress to advance elections slated for April 2024 to December 2023 as protests against her leadership that have left dozens dead continue. Peru has been embroiled in a political crisis with near-daily protests since December 7 when former president Pedro Castillo was arrested after attempting to dissolve parliament and rule by decree. (Photo by Juan Carlos CISNEROS / AFP)
Memphis releases deadly police beating video 28 Jan 2023 - 09:26 am
A demonstrator holds a placard as people march during a protest on the day of the release of a video showing police officers beating Tyre Nichols, the young Black man who died three days after he was pulled over while driving during a traffic stop by Memphis police officers, in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Dozens of Yanomami children hospitalized in Brazil amid health crisis 28 Jan 2023 - 12:23 am
A Yanomami indigenous child, who is treated for malnutrition, sits in a hammock at a special yard for indigenous people of the Santo Antonio Children's Hospital, in Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil, January 27, 2023. (REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli)
Authorities release footage of assailant striking Pelosi's husband 28 Jan 2023 - 12:03 am
A screen grab taken from video shows damage to the home of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after her husband Paul Pelosi was violently assaulted during a break-in at their house in San Francisco, California, US, October 28, 2022. (KGO TV via ABC via REUTERS)
Biden names former Covid aide as new White House chief of staff 27 Jan 2023 - 07:24 pm
In this file photo taken on April 13, 2021, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients (left) and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci brief reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Barcelona bans grocery delivery companies' 'dark stores' 27 Jan 2023 - 04:24 pm
A Glovo delivery rider passes by a pedestrian area in Barcelona, Spain, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
Memphis braces for video of fatal police encounter with Black motorist 27 Jan 2023 - 02:52 pm
People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park on January 26, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign faces trouble in crucial Iowa 26 Jan 2023 - 10:04 pm
Former US President Donald Trump, who announced a third run for the presidency in 2024, hosts a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, US on December 31, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
US to 'deepen' ties with hotly courted Africa 26 Jan 2023 - 09:24 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shakes hands with South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago, at the Reserve Bank Offices in Pretoria, South Africa, January 26, 2023. (REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
Board of Brazil's Petrobras elects Lula ally as new president 26 Jan 2023 - 09:23 pm
Petrobras has in recent years focused on its main activity of pumping deepwater crude while selling off non-core assets. File Photo / Reuters
National Archives asks former US presidents, VPs to check for classified documents- CNN 26 Jan 2023 - 09:18 pm
The National Archives building is seen in Washington on March 4, 2012. File Photo / Reuters
Peru recalls ambassador to Honduras for 'unacceptable interference' as diplomatic spat deepens 26 Jan 2023 - 08:23 pm
This handout picture released by the Argentinian Presidency shows Argentine President Alberto Fernandez (right) shaking hands with Honduran President Xiomara Castro at the San Martin palace in Buenos Aires on January 25, 2023. (Photo by Maria Eugenia CERUTTI / Argentinian Presidency / AFP) 
US shuts down major global ransomware group Hive 26 Jan 2023 - 07:37 pm
An American flag waves outside the US Department of Justice Building in Washington, US, on December 15, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
Haiti's police cannot beat gangs without international force - UN 25 Jan 2023 - 11:02 pm
Haiti's ambassador to the UN Antonio Rodrigue attends a United Nations security council meeting on Haiti at UN Headquarters in New York City on Januray 24, 2023. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)
French-Canadian pleads guilty in US to ricin threat against Trump 25 Jan 2023 - 09:45 pm
Seeds of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)which can be used to make the deadly poison ricin. Bernd Thissen / dpa/AFP

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Bangladesh rescue personnel and volunteers work at the site of a landslide triggered by heavy rains at a school in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar on July 8, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Landslide kills eight at refugee school in Bangladesh
Sea turtles carrying GPS and sensors on their shells are collecting data that can make tropical cyclone forecasts more accurate. Photo by Rob Harcourt / UNSW Researchers use data-carrying sea turtles to track cyclone
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