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Sunak promises to tackle Britain's most pressing problems 04 Jan 2023 - 06:54 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers his first major domestic speech of 2023, at Plexal, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, on January 4, 2023.  (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
Pakistani militants claim killing of two intelligence officials 04 Jan 2023 - 06:47 pm
 A Pakistani army vehicle patrols past police officers standing guard along a road near a cantonment area in Bannu, Pakistan, on December 21, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as crisis bites 04 Jan 2023 - 06:26 pm
People walk past a currency exchange point, showing an image of the US dollar in Cairo, Egypt, on March 22, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Colombia suspends ceasefire with ELN after rebel group rejects effort 04 Jan 2023 - 05:27 pm
Colombian Ministry of the Interior Alfonso Prada speaks during a news conference regarding the bilateral ceasefire between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and military forces during peace negotiations in Bogota, Colombia, January 4, 2023. (REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez)
Iran protests cartoons of Khamenei in French satirical weekly 04 Jan 2023 - 05:08 pm
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with a group of Iranian women in Tehran, Iran January 4, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)
Trump urges Republicans to back McCarthy as US House deadlocked 04 Jan 2023 - 05:00 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks as he and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy arrive for dinner at Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, on January 14, 2018. File Photo / Reuters
Nigeria to spend $7.5bn on petrol subsidy to mid-2023 04 Jan 2023 - 04:33 pm
Nigeria's Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed speaks during a panel discussion at the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund during the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington on October 13, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Ukraine garage turns beat-up cars into battlefield assets 04 Jan 2023 - 04:12 pm
Mechanics work in a auto repairing shop in Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on December 30, 2022. Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP
Bird flu spreads in Czech Republic's largest outbreak 04 Jan 2023 - 03:31 pm
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India OKs $2 bln incentive plan for green hydrogen industry 04 Jan 2023 - 03:25 pm
Workers clean photovoltaic panels inside a solar power plant in Gujarat, India, July 2, 2015. Reuters/Amit Dave/File Photo
Russia blames its soldiers' mobile phone use for deadly missile strike 04 Jan 2023 - 02:57 pm
Workers remove debris of a destroyed building purported to be a vocational college used as temporary accommodation for Russian soldiers, dozens of whom were killed in a Ukrainian missile strike, January 4, 2023. Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko
Philippines' Marcos vows to 'strengthen' China ties on Beijing trip 04 Jan 2023 - 01:01 pm
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Japan to tighten COVID border controls for travellers from China 04 Jan 2023 - 12:23 pm
Travellers wait to board their plane at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport amid a wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Speaking with referees is like talking to my microwave, says Liverpool’s Klopp 04 Jan 2023 - 09:05 am
 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp (right) talks to referee Stuart Attwell after the match. Reuters
LA buys beach property taken from Black couple for $20 million 04 Jan 2023 - 12:14 am
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Canada grants record permanent residency permits in 2022 03 Jan 2023 - 11:53 pm
File Photo: A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. (REUTERS/Chris Wattie)
US says Covid tests for China travelers based 'on science' 03 Jan 2023 - 11:52 pm
Patients on stretchers are seen at Tongren hospital in Shanghai on January 3, 2023. - A senior doctor at Shanghai's Ruijin Hospital has said 70 percent of the megacity's population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China's huge surge in cases, state media reported on January 3. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
China media plays down COVID severity as WHO seeks detail on variants 03 Jan 2023 - 11:22 pm
A passenger wearing a face shield and mask amid the Covid-19 pandemic boards a domestic flight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on January 3, 2023. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)