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World's oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong 21 Jul 2022 - 11:54 am
Male giant panda An An shakes a 'puzzle feeder' at the Ocean Park in Hong Kong, China March 9, 2006. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
Cameras to replace peacekeepers at strategic Red Sea strait 21 Jul 2022 - 11:47 am
A container ship passes by a beach in the Aqaba Gulf in front of Tiran island which transferred into Saudi Arabia in 2017 off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
China's Shenzhen vows to 'mobilise all resources' to curb COVID spread 21 Jul 2022 - 11:43 am
People wearing face masks walk at a main shopping area, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Heathrow fuel workers suspend strike after improved offer 21 Jul 2022 - 11:30 am
Passengers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Chinese district regulator inspects Pizza Hut stores over food safety issues 21 Jul 2022 - 11:00 am
A Pizza Hut restaurant is seen in a mall in Shanghai, China September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song
Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise 21 Jul 2022 - 10:50 am
Customers queue outside a Western Sydney chemist to purchase Rapid Antigen Test kits in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Sydney, Australia, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Asian Development Bank cuts 2022 growth outlook for South Korean economy to 2.6% 21 Jul 2022 - 10:47 am
The Asian Development Bank has slashed its economic forecasts  for Asia, citing deteriorating conditions due to China’s “zero COVID” lockdowns, rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine [File: Cheryl Ravelo /Reuters]
Sri Lanka swears in new president amid worst economic crisis in decades 21 Jul 2022 - 09:21 am
Ranil Wickremesinghe who has been elected as the Eighth Executive President under the Constitution leaves a Buddhist temple, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 20, 2022. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte
Biden announces modest climate actions; pledges more to come 20 Jul 2022 - 11:33 pm
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on climate change and renewable energy at the site of the former Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts, US, on July 20, 2022. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
New wildfires in Greece as Europe braces for more heat 20 Jul 2022 - 11:27 pm
A house is engulfed by flames during a wildfire in Pallini, near Athens, Greece, on July 20, 2022. (REUTERS/Costas Baltas)
Russian gas on Nord Stream 1 restart to be 30% of capacity: German regulator 20 Jul 2022 - 10:33 pm
Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 2' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, on March 7, 2022. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke)
Italian PM Draghi wins vote but his unity govt is in peril 20 Jul 2022 - 10:15 pm
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks to the Senate ahead of a confidence vote for the government after he tendered his resignation last week in the wake of a mutiny by a coalition partner, in Rome, Italy July 20, 2022. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)
Turkey rejects responsibility for attack on Iraq's Dohuk that killed eight 20 Jul 2022 - 10:06 pm
Police officers stand in front of a building belonging to the Turkish Embassy during a demonstration against an alleged Turkish attack on a mountain resort in Iraq's northern province of Dohuk, in Baghdad, Iraq July 20, 2022. (REUTERS/Ahmed Saad)
Showing war's toll, Ukraine first lady appeals for more weapons 20 Jul 2022 - 09:49 pm
Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska attends a meeting with members of the United States Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, July 20, 2022. (Jabin Botsford/Pool via REUTERS)
More than 500 died from severe heatwave in Spain: PM Sanchez  20 Jul 2022 - 07:12 pm
A helicopter throws water over a wildfire, as the country experiences a heatwave, in Cebreros, Avila, Spain, July 20, 2022. (REUTERS/Borja Suarez)
Race to become UK PM down to the final two, Sunak and Truss 20 Jul 2022 - 06:48 pm
British Foreign Secretary and Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss leaves her house in London, Britain, July 20, 2022. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)
Libya resumes oil exports after monthslong hiatus 20 Jul 2022 - 06:19 pm
Farhat Bengdara, newly appointed as chairman of the Libyan state National Oil Corporation (NOC), speaks during a news conference in Tripoli, Libya, July 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed)
90% of mountain fires in Tunisia now under control: Defense ministry 20 Jul 2022 - 05:35 pm
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