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Sydney air pollution is so bad it’s setting off fire alarms 10 Dec 2019 - 08:58 am
The Sydney Opera House can be seen as smoke haze from bush fires in New South Wales blankets the CBD in Sydney, Australia, December 10, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS
Police open criminal probe into New Zealand volcano deaths 10 Dec 2019 - 08:38 am
Smoke from the volcanic eruption of Whakaari, also known as White Island, is pictured from a boat, New Zealand December 9, 2019 in this picture grab obtained from a social media video - via REUTERS
Marshall Islands kicks off twitter campaign urging 2020 climate ambition 09 Dec 2019 - 11:20 pm
A view of President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands launching the #MAD4survival climate twitter campaign in the capital Majuro on December 7, 2019.
New Delhi factory fire highlights dangers facing India's migrant workers 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
Women look at a factory site where a fire broke out a day before, in Anaj Mandi area of New Delhi on December 9, 2019. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Land rights for indigenous people in India wins global prize 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
A laborer ties a bundle of rice saplings as others plant them in another field in Karjat, India, March 1, 2016. Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
North Korea calls Trump 'thoughtless' old man over tweets 09 Dec 2019 - 11:34 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2019, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump cross south of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, after Trump briefly stepped over to the northern side, in th
Cherry blossoms prompt full-blown scandal for Japan's PM 09 Dec 2019 - 10:37 am
In this file photo taken on April 13, 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (centre L) and his wife Akie (center R) pose for pictures with their guests during his cherry blossom viewing party at a park in Tokyo. - Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / STR
Peaceful Hong Kong march marred by fire outside court, police say 09 Dec 2019 - 10:24 am
People attend a Human Rights Day march in the district of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Laurel Chor
Sri Lanka arrives for first test in a decade in Pakistan 09 Dec 2019 - 09:59 am
Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel stand guard at the International arrivals area during a media tour of the newly built Islamabad International Airport, ahead of its official opening, Pakistan April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
Five dead as popular New Zealand volcano erupts 09 Dec 2019 - 08:51 am
An aeriel view shows hikers walking on the crater rim of Whakaari, also known as White Island, shortly before the volcano erupted in New Zealand, December 9, 2019, in this image obtained via social media. GNS Science via REUTERS
Factory owner, manager nabbed after Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 yrs 09 Dec 2019 - 08:25 am
Police personnel and ambulances are seen along a road following a factory fire in Anaj Mandi area of New Delhi on December 8, 2019 / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Screams and goodbyes as death toll mounts to 43 in devastating New Delhi fire 08 Dec 2019 - 11:16 pm
A relative of a victim of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, cries outside a hospital mortuary in New Delhi, India December 8, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Indonesia arrests 5 suspected poachers of pregnant tigers 08 Dec 2019 - 06:49 pm
Three Indonesian men being paraded on December 7, 2019 with a seized Sumatran tiger skin and four tiger foetus in a jar, after they were caught by the wildlife enforcement team as they tried to sell these items in Pekanbaru, Riau. AFP / Wahyudi
Thousands march as Hong Kong protests near half-year mark 08 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm
Protesters hide behind umbrellas during a Human Rights Day march, organised by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
New Zealand met service issues thunderstorm warning for some parts after weekend floods 08 Dec 2019 - 10:36 am
Floodwaters are seen on a cracked road on State Highway 58 in Judgeford, New Zealand December 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. STEVE AND LISA KOVACS /via REUTERS
30,000 monks attend mass alms-giving in Myanmar 08 Dec 2019 - 10:27 am
Monks line up for alms during the alms-giving ceremony to 30,000 monks organize by the region government of Mandalay affiliated with Dhammakaya Foundation at Chanmyathazi Airport in Mandalay on December 8, 2019. / AFP / KYAW ZAY WIN
Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn 08 Dec 2019 - 09:07 am
A NSW Rural Firefighter establishes a backburn during bushfires in Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales, Australia, December 8, 2019. AAP Image/Jeremy Piper/via Reuters
Hong Kong police say pistol among weapons seized ahead of protest 08 Dec 2019 - 08:57 am
Anti-government protesters attend a

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