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Pompeo condemns deadly Taliban attack on U.S. military base 11 Dec 2019 - 05:26 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes a statement to the press at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time' 2019 person of the year 11 Dec 2019 - 04:12 pm
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French workers need to work until age 64 to get full pension 11 Dec 2019 - 03:06 pm
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe looks on before unveiling the details of a pensions reform plan before the CESE (Economic, Social and Environmental Council) in Paris, France December 11, 2019. Thomas Samson/Pool via Reuters
Polls tighten on eve of Britain's Brexit election 11 Dec 2019 - 02:31 pm
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative leader Boris Johnson walks past a Union flag-themed JCB, with the words
Chemical plant fire in Spain forces authorities to evacuate area 11 Dec 2019 - 01:01 pm
Smoke rises from a fire in a chemical plant outside of Barcelona, Spain December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Albert Gea
French pension tension: Unions protest, police on guard 10 Dec 2019 - 06:54 pm
People stand amid tear-gas smoke during a demonstration on December 10, 2019 in Lyon as part of the sixth day of massive strike action over government's plans to overhaul the pension system. AFP / Jeff Pachoud
Alberto Fernández inaugurated as president of Argentina 10 Dec 2019 - 06:20 pm
Argentina's incoming president Alberto Fernandez (L) receives the presidential sash from outgoing president Mauricio Macri .December 10, 2019. / AFP / Ronaldo SCHEMIDT
Russians protest over plans to build road near Soviet-era radioactive waste site 10 Dec 2019 - 05:50 pm
A sign indicating radioactive material is shown in Anaheim, California, March 17, 2011. Reuters / Lucy Nicholson
Six shot dead in Czech hospital attack, suspect shoots himself 10 Dec 2019 - 01:12 pm
This handout image published by the Czech police on their twitter account on December 10, 2019 shows a suspected gunman who opened fire at the Faculty Hospital in Ostrava, eastern Czech Republic, killing six people.
Six shot dead in Czech hospital attack 10 Dec 2019 - 12:26 pm
Police officers stand guard near the site of a shooting in front of a hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Lukas Kabon
Several killed in shooting at Czech hospital - minister 10 Dec 2019 - 10:51 am
Image taken from @PolicieCZ Twitter handle.
Youth urge adults to stop 'acting like children' on climate change 09 Dec 2019 - 10:07 pm
People attend an Extinction Rebellion protest against climate change as the COP25 climate summit is held in Madrid, Spain December 8, 2019. Reuters/Javier Barbancho
UK PM Johnson criticised for response to photo of sick child 09 Dec 2019 - 06:33 pm
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'Hands off the theatre' - Hungarians protest for artistic freedom 09 Dec 2019 - 06:33 pm
Actors read out a petition at Trafo threatre in protest against a Hungary government plan to tighten its control over theatres in Budapest December 8, 2019 Reuters Tamas Kaszas
Finland's Sanna Marin, world's youngest PM 09 Dec 2019 - 06:16 pm
Sanna Marin of Finland's Social Democrates is pictured after she was elected to the post of Prime Minister in Helsinki, Finland, on December 8, 2019 . / AFP / Lehtikuva / Vesa Moilanen
Russia banned by WADA from 2022 World Cup, 2020 Olympics over doping 09 Dec 2019 - 04:16 pm
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Craig Reedie (R) followed by WADA President-Elect Witold Banka arrives to a press conference following a meeting of the WADA executive committee on Russian ban on December 9, 2019 in Lausanne. AFP / Fabrice Coffri
Finland is about to get the world’s youngest Prime Minister 09 Dec 2019 - 11:12 am
The candidate for the next prime minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, after the SDP's prime minister candidate vote in Helsinki, Finland, December 8, 2019. Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
Ukrainians are sick of Trump, impeachment and being talked about 08 Dec 2019 - 08:17 pm
People cross a street amid a snow flurry in central Kiev, Ukraine, March 27, 2019. Reuters / Gleb Garanich