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Syrian insurgents down government helicopter in Aleppo 14 Feb 2020 - 08:28 pm
People search for scrapes of metal among the debris of a Syrian military helicopter that was shot down on February 14, 2020, in the western countryside of Aleppo province. (AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR)
China’s capital Beijing imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals 14 Feb 2020 - 07:11 pm
Workers wearing face masks clean the ground of a food court amid snowfall, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, on Valentine's Day at the Sanlitun shopping area in Beijing, China February 14, 2020. (REUTERS/Tingshu Wang)
Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk 14 Feb 2020 - 12:05 pm
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Virus-hit Hong Kong says it with face masks, not flowers 14 Feb 2020 - 11:02 am
A man wearing a protective face mask as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, buys flowers to mark Valentine's Day in Hong Kong on February 14, 2020. / AFP / Philip Fong
US accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets, assisting Iran 14 Feb 2020 - 10:56 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 29, 2019, a company logo is displayed at a reception area at the Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province. AFP / Hector Retamal
First passengers exit quarantined Japan ship 14 Feb 2020 - 10:22 am
Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 13, 2020. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
KLM apologises after airliner crew's coronavirus toilet note sparks outrage in S.Korea 14 Feb 2020 - 10:03 am
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Namibia's first lady pledges to give all her wealth to charity 13 Feb 2020 - 10:59 pm
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Expose reveals child labour in Cambodian brick kilns despite crackdown 13 Feb 2020 - 10:59 pm
A boy shovels smoldering ash out of a kiln at a brick factory in Kandal Province, Cambodia, on January 23, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Matt Blomberg
How the path to the Democratic presidential nomination is different in 2020 13 Feb 2020 - 10:58 pm
Pete Buttigieg leans in to a selfie by Joe Biden with the crowd at the end of the fourth US Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate at Otterbein University, October 15, 2019. Reuters / Shannon Stapleton
Venezuela slams Trump for sanctions set on regime change 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offers a press conference in Caracas on January 25, 2019. AFP /  Yuri Cortez
As Warren aims for Super Tuesday rebound, will she alter her plan? 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
Elizabeth Warren addresses a crowd outside of the Francis Marion Performing Arts Center October 26, 2019 in Florence, South Carolina. Sean Rayford / Getty Images / AFP
Part of the ceiling collapses at Atlanta airport restaurant 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
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Outcast cruise’s ordeal ends after Cambodia welcomes ship 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
MS Westerdam cruise ship is moored at port in Sihanoukville, where it has been granted permission to dock following nearly two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over coronavirus fears, Cambodia February 13, 2020. Reuters/Juarawee Kitt
Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship 13 Feb 2020 - 09:39 pm
Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 13, 2020. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
Trump, Bloomberg trade barbs as ex-NY mayor rises in polls 13 Feb 2020 - 09:21 pm
Michael Bloomberg speaks during an event to open a campaign office at Eastern Market in Detroit, Michigan, on December 21, 2019. AFP / Jeff Kowalsky
Wisconsin man sentenced for trying to buy nuclear material 13 Feb 2020 - 06:52 pm
This file photo taken on March 17, 2011, shows a sign warning visitors of searches for prohibited materials as they near the Hanford nuclear site in Hanford, Washington. AFP / Shaun Tandon
With government paralyzed, rising crime terrifies Haitians 13 Feb 2020 - 06:52 pm
Girls play at a camp for displaced people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 6, 2016. Reuters / Andres Martinez Casares