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New air-a: Canny Japanese shops sell tins of Heisei air 22 Apr 2019 - 05:51 pm
A man rides his bicycle at night in Tokyo on April 22, 2019. AFP/Charly Triballeau
Sri Lanka victims: Citizens of at least 9 countries killed 22 Apr 2019 - 05:43 pm
Police officers work at the scene at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Negambo, Sri Lanka April 22, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Pakistan releases another 100 Indian fishermen 22 Apr 2019 - 04:44 pm
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Pakistan, Iran to form ‘joint reaction force’ on border 22 Apr 2019 - 04:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference with Iraqi President Barham Salih (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
Danish billionaire loses three children in Sri Lanka blasts 22 Apr 2019 - 03:47 pm
Bestseller CEO Anders Holch Povlsen during an event in Aarhus, Denmark. AFP / Ritzau Scanpix / Tariq Mikkel Khan
Five dead as buildings collapse in Philippine quake: official 22 Apr 2019 - 03:19 pm
People gather outside a shopping mall after a powerful earthquake rocked Manila on April 22, 2019. AFP / Ted ALJIBE
US warns terrorists continue to plot Sri Lanka attacks 22 Apr 2019 - 12:22 pm
Security personnel stand guard outside St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD
The wounded fight on in India's political 'killing fields' 22 Apr 2019 - 11:16 am
In this photo taken on April 20, 2019, a worker dusts memorial portraits of party workers killed in political violence hanging at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office at Thalaserry in the southern Indian state of Kerala. BHUVAN BAGGA / AFP / ARUN
Ghosn hit with fresh charge in Japan, files for bail 22 Apr 2019 - 10:33 am
File photo of Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn sits inside a car as he leaves his lawyer's office after being released on bail from Tokyo Detention House, in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
S. Korea to mark summit anniversary, with or without North 22 Apr 2019 - 10:12 am
File photo of North Korea's Kim Jong-un, South Korea's Moon Jae-in plant tree for peace at border , Reuters
Sri Lanka Easter attack toll hits 290 22 Apr 2019 - 07:37 am
An inside view of the St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu Agency
Campaigning ends for third phase of LS polls 22 Apr 2019 - 12:00 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) holds a canvas displaying a portrait of himself during his election rally in Chittorgarh, in the western state of Rajasthan, on April 21, 2019. / AFP / Himanshu Sharma
Jailed Reuters journalists wait final ruling in Myanmar 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm
Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were based in Myanmar, pose for a picture at the Reuters office in Yangon, December 11, 2017. Reuters/Antoni Slodkowski
India’s top judge rejects sexual harassment allegations 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm
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'Panic mode': Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lanka bombs 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm
Security forces inspect the St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. (Chamila Karunarathne/Anadolu Agency)
Bangladesh puts anti-sexual harassment units in schools after girl's murder 21 Apr 2019 - 07:42 pm
Bangladeshi women hold placards and photographs of schoolgirl Nusrat Jahan Rafi at a protest in Dhaka, following her murder by being set on fire after she had reported a sexual assault, on April 12, 2019. AFP / Sazzad Hossain
Easter carnage threatens to unleash more violence in Sri Lanka 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm
Sri Lankan soldiers look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during the Easter service that killed tens of people. AFP
A look at Sri Lanka's troubled recent history marked by war 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm
Blood on gloves of a police mortuary official is seen as he waits for casualties after an explosion at St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Europe

This photograph shows French Gendarmerie vehicles and a Police vehicle stationed (2nd R) during a demonstration as part of a nationwide day of actions as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have gripped the country for weeks in Lille, northern France on November 5, 2026. Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP France workers strike, march for 'dignified wage'
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Africa

Workers assess damage at the Al-Markhiyat power station north of Omdurman on October 28, 2026, following a reported drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP) Ethiopia, Sudan trade tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions after cross-border drone claims
Workers assess damage at the Al-Markhiyat power station north of Omdurman on October 28, 2026, following a reported drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP) Sudan files UN Security Council complaint against Ethiopia over RSF drone attacks
AI generated image for representational purposes. Benin enterprise turns daily kitchen waste into soap and power
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Americas

Paraguayan President Santiago Peٌa speaks during a meeting with his Chilean counterpart Gabriel Boric (out of frame) at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago on November 7, 2023. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP) President of Paraguay resigns following bank crisis
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