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Stay or go? Asian nations mull options as seas rise, cities sink 05 Sep 2019 - 08:43 am
A pedestrian wades through a waterlogged street next to a line of auto rickshaws in heavy rain in Mumbai on September 4, 2019. / AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
China "respects and supports" Hong Kong's withdrawal of extradition bill, leader says 05 Sep 2019 - 08:18 am
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam waits for questions from the media at a press conference in Hong Kong on September 5, 2019, a day after she announced the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill. AFP / Philip Fong
35 hurt as train, truck collide near Tokyo 05 Sep 2019 - 08:09 am
A train is seen derailed after a collision with a truck at a crossing in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture on September 5, 2019. A train and a truck collided at a crossing near Tokyo, injuring 35 people, with at least one person seriously hurt, authorities sa
Tokyo to test artificial snow to cool Olympic spectators 05 Sep 2019 - 08:07 am
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India's human traffickers escaping punishment as data shows few convictions 04 Sep 2019 - 10:11 pm
Traffic moves in front of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus before the lights were turned off for Earth Hour in Mumbai, India on March 25, 2017. Reuters/Shailesh Andrade
Bangladesh signs up to UN treaty to combat human trafficking 04 Sep 2019 - 09:19 pm
In this file photo taken on November 26, 2017, Rohingya Muslim refugees walk down a hillside in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. AFP / Ed Jones
Malaysia's human trafficking court nets few scalps in first year 04 Sep 2019 - 09:19 pm
Airlines passengers in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang, Malaysia, March 1, 2016. EPA/ Fazry Ismail
Indonesian human rights lawyer accused of inciting protests 04 Sep 2019 - 06:27 pm
Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officer stands guard at a gas station in Jayapura, Papua, August 31, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Zabur Karuru/ via Reuters
Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests 04 Sep 2019 - 06:27 pm
Protesters holding a news conference are displayed in camera and phone screens in Hong Kong, China, September 4, 2019. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Hong Kong protests overshadow Merkel trip to China 04 Sep 2019 - 05:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Indonesia sends back hundreds of shipping containers full of waste 04 Sep 2019 - 11:22 am
(FILES) This file photo dated July 29, 2019 shows Indonesian custom officers preparing to return containers filled with hazardous rubbish to their countries of origin, in Batam. AFP / SEI RATIFA
Two hospitalised in Hong Kong after police clash with protesters 04 Sep 2019 - 08:32 am
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6 Chinese feared dead when tour bus crashes in New Zealand 04 Sep 2019 - 07:50 am
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Kashmir trims its big fat weddings after Indian lockdown 03 Sep 2019 - 08:17 pm
A Kashmiri shopkeeper displays a wedding dress at a market ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar on June 3, 2019. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa
Decades after fleeing, Kashmiri Hindus still fear going back 03 Sep 2019 - 08:17 pm
A Kashmiri man walks on a bridge during restrictions after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar September 1, 2019. Reuters/Danish Ismail
Bone found in abandoned oil drum belongs to missing Thai activist 03 Sep 2019 - 12:42 pm
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Official says 16 dead, 119 hurt in Taliban attack in Kabul 03 Sep 2019 - 10:16 am
Afghan policemen inspect the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Hong Kong leader says has not discussed resigning with Beijing 03 Sep 2019 - 10:06 am
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds a news conference in Hong Kong, China, September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

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France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu attends the French PM warns budget approval failure could fuel political, financial uncertainty
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This aerial view taken on August 28, 2026, shows a panoramic view of Reykjavik, Iceland, with Hallgrimskirkja, (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP) Voting begins in Iceland's neck-and-neck EU referendum

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File photo showing the AU logo outside the headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AU condemns armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
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A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algeria rallies in solidarity as wildfires hit northeast

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(FILES) Ecuador's former president (2017–2021) Lenin Moreno speaks with the media as he leaves the National Court of Justice over a corruption case in Quito, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 5 years for corruption

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