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Pakistan to cut expenditures, development funds to revive IMF programme 20 Apr 2022 - 01:49 pm
A laborer stands near the cargo supply at a warehouse near the port area in Karachi, Pakistan May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Philippines' poll body throws out last petition against Marcos 20 Apr 2022 - 01:43 pm
Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, gestures as he delivers his speech during the first day of campaign period for the 2022 presidential election, at the Philippine Arena, in Bocaue, Bulacan province, Philippines, February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Sri Lanka PM expects police to investigate after anti-government protests turn deadly 20 Apr 2022 - 11:00 am
Demonstrators flash flashlights during a candlelight vigil after Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 19, 2022. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar
Shanghai hopes Covid tide turning as cases dwindle outside quarantined areas 20 Apr 2022 - 10:28 am
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Pakistan's new PM picks coalition cabinet after Khan ousted 19 Apr 2022 - 08:26 pm
Members of Pakistan's new cabinet take the oath in a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan April 19, 2022. Press Information Department Handout via REUTERS
One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF 19 Apr 2022 - 06:08 pm
Members and supporters of Sri Lanka's opposition the National People's Power Party march towards Colombo from Beruwala, during a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
As China's travel chill deepens, tourist-starved regions struggle to get by 19 Apr 2022 - 05:18 pm
Tourists stand on a hill overlooking an arid terrain in the south of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China July 27, 2021. Picture taken July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ryan Woo
Pakistan's new finance minister faces tight time frame to tackle crises 19 Apr 2022 - 04:04 pm
Pakistan's new finance ministry chief Miftah Ismail speaks with a Reuters correspondent during an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
Hong Kong zero-COVID policies create mountains of plastic waste 19 Apr 2022 - 03:37 pm
A general view of West New Territories Landfill during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 11, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX
Top Indian judge rues bureaucracy bogging down bankruptcy deal 19 Apr 2022 - 02:38 pm
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Shanghai urges cooperation with Covid tests amid rising scepticism 19 Apr 2022 - 12:28 pm
Residents line up for nucleic acid tests during a lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, April 17, 2022. Reuters/Aly Song
Sri Lanka says IMF to consider request for rapid aid 19 Apr 2022 - 11:01 am
Demonstrators representing four religions Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism take part in a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, outside the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 18, 2022. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar
Multiple blasts near Kabul school hurt at least 7 children 19 Apr 2022 - 10:32 am
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Sri Lankan PM says president's powers will be reduced 19 Apr 2022 - 10:07 am
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Japan, Switzerland agree to keep tough sanctions on Russia 18 Apr 2022 - 08:28 pm
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Sri Lankan leader admits mistakes led to economic crisis 18 Apr 2022 - 06:50 pm
People walk along the Pettah Market, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 18, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
India's COVID infections hit month-high, one state reports spike in deaths 18 Apr 2022 - 05:59 pm
Children watch a performance at a park, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Mumbai, India, April 18, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
China to step up financial support for industries hit by COVID outbreaks 18 Apr 2022 - 03:30 pm
People wait at a bus stop in Beijing's Central Business District (CBD), China January 16, 2022. Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Europe

Greenlandic flags fixed on a building in Nuuk, Greenland. AFP file photo. Denmark sends conscripts to Greenland for first time in recent history
(L-R) German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, Saxony-Anhalt's State Premier Sven Schulze and the Chairwoman of the DLR Executive Board Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla take part in the opening of the new Drone Safety Technology Center at the Cochstedt site of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), eastern Germany on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount
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This handout photograph taken on August 15, 2026 and released on August 17, 2026 by VHP shows a firefighter looking at wildfire in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve. Photo by HANDOUT / VHP / AFP Belgium fire halts short of German border, but not 'contained'

Africa

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, at the UN health agency's headquarters in Geneva on May 20, 2026. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief
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Takemore Malunga (L) watches as pallbearers carry the coffin of his maternal uncle, a victim of the capsized passenger ferry, at the Kariba Hospital mortuary in Kariba, on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP) Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 68: police

Americas

(FILES) French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot addresses a press conference and plants a tree at the European Space Agency (ESA) in Cologne, western Germany on January 5, 2026. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) ISS to host first spacewalk by Frenchwoman
This aerial photo taken on August 6, 2026, shows low water levels in Lake Mead in Nevada. In mid-July, the combined water levels of Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the two largest reservoirs in the United States and both fed by the Colorado River, reached their lowest levels in over 60 years. The Colorado River provides drinking water for more than 40 million people and fuels hydropower across seven states. (Photo by Eva Claire HAMBACH / AFP) Two largest US reservoirs hit record lows amid western drought
Duane Davis arrives for the opening statements of his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court in the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 17, 2026. (Photo by STEVE MARCUS / POOL / AFP) Tupac Shakur accused killer was out for 'revenge', jury hears
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