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Japan issues arrest warrants for ex-U.S. soldier, two others for Ghosn escape 30 Jan 2020 - 09:51 am
 FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Rangers sign India's first woman professional footballer 30 Jan 2020 - 09:20 am
In this file photo taken on January 04, 2017 India's Ngangom Bala Devi (R) fights for the ball with Bangladesh players during the final of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) women's football championship at the Kanchanjungha Stadium in Siliguri./
Tears and cheers as EU lawmakers give final nod to Brexit 29 Jan 2020 - 09:12 pm
Britain's EU Parliament members react after a vote on the Withdrawal Agreement at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Airlines suspend China flights, cut services on virus fears 29 Jan 2020 - 06:35 pm
Passengers are seen on the screen of a thermal scanner as they arrive at the Tribhuvan International Airport after Nepal confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country, in Kathmandu on January 29, 2020, following the first SARS-like virus confirme
Greece plans floating border barrier to stop migrants 29 Jan 2020 - 04:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: child sits outside a tent at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants next to the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Attack kills 15 in eastern DR Congo 29 Jan 2020 - 04:49 pm
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Aiming to go green, German cabinet backs coal exit by 2038 29 Jan 2020 - 04:41 pm
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier (R), Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Environment Minister Svenja Schulze give a press conference about the exit from coal power in Berlin on January 29, 2020. AFP / Tobias SCHWARZ
Long road to freedom: fugitive giraffe legs it in Thailand 29 Jan 2020 - 03:31 pm
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EU announces strict 5G rules, but no Huawei ban 29 Jan 2020 - 03:07 pm
The EU flag and a smartphone with the Huawei and 5G network logo are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Elderly black women in S. Africa win property rights in landmark ruling 29 Jan 2020 - 03:01 pm
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China women's football team quarantined in Australia over virus fears: reports 29 Jan 2020 - 02:04 pm
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4 Pakistani students in China contract coronavirus 29 Jan 2020 - 01:57 pm
Doctor Zafar Mirza, special assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister on health, briefs media representatives on the novel coronavirus, a virus similar to the SARS pathogen, in Islamabad on January 29, 2020. A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 106
Indonesia cuts ties with WWF over ethics breach claims 29 Jan 2020 - 01:44 pm
File picture of Indonesian fire. Reuters
Airlines halt, reduce China flights 29 Jan 2020 - 12:55 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 28, 2010, British Airways planes are grounded at Heathrow Airport, on the second day of a four-day strike. British Airways on January 29, 2020 said it had suspended all its flights to and from China owing to the d
Nigeria’s biggest city to ban motorbike taxis in boost to Uber 29 Jan 2020 - 11:37 am
 Motorcycle taxi drivers sit on their bikes, popularly called
Indian ministries buy more air purifiers as capital battles toxic air 29 Jan 2020 - 10:55 am
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask runs past the India Gate on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 28, 2019 REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
FactBox - Countries evacuating nationals from China virus areas 29 Jan 2020 - 10:34 am
China Southern Airlines employees wear a surgical mask as a preventive measure in light of the coronavirus outbreak in China, as they wait for customers behind the counter at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico January 28, 2020. REU
Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash revealed by investigators 29 Jan 2020 - 10:13 am
Mourners gather in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center to pay respects to Kobe Bryant after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2020. Reuters/Kyle Grillot