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Nearly 450 wounded in two days of clashes in Lebanon's capital 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
A demonstrator is carried on a stretcher during a protest against a ruling elite accused of steering Lebanon towards economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Hundreds of troops to help Canadian province recover from huge blizzard 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
Pile of snow is pictured outside a house in St John's, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada January 18, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. J. David Mitchell/via Reuters
Gun industry gathers amid slumping sales, rising tensions 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
A Chesterfield County police officer sort through thousands of guns found in a home and garage in Pageland, South Carolina, November 10, 2015. Reuters
Illegal crossings plunge as US extends policy across border 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
US Border Patrol agents walk over a canal of water flowing into Mexico at the US Mexico border fence on November 17, 2016 in San Luis, Arizona. John Moore / Getty Images / AFP
Suspended in a barrel, South African man set to break ‘pole sitting’ record 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
An areal view shows Vernon Kruger, 52, holding his face while standing in a barrel at the top of a pole 25 metres above the ground in Dullstroom on January 16, 2020. AFP / Antoine Demaison
Washing Trump's hair and Bloomberg's meatballs: offbeat moments in US election campaign 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
Donald Trump (AFP / Rhona Wise)
Hong Kong leaders rebuff key protest demand as violence persists 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
Anti-government protesters rise their hands as they attend a rally to call for democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China January 19, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
China to step up countermeasures as virus outbreak grows 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
International travelers arrive at John F. Kennedy international airport in New York City, U.S., February 4, 2017. Airport authorities in the United States as well as most Asian nations are screening passengers from Wuhan. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Canada says there are no firm plans for downloading black boxes from crashed jet 19 Jan 2020 - 05:42 pm
Relatives and colleagues during a tribute ceremony for the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran during a spike in tensions with Washington, at Kiev's Boryspil airport, on January 19, 2020.
Beirut braces for more violence, after night of riots 19 Jan 2020 - 05:30 pm
An anti-government protester climbs the police barricades during clashes with security forces in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital Beirut near the parliament headquarters on January 18, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Iran seeks to examine downed plane's black boxes itself - report 19 Jan 2020 - 02:31 pm
File photo: The crate containing purportedly the two black boxes recovered from the crashed Ukrainian airliner, Boeing 737-800, is seen in this still image taken from a video, in Tehran, Iran January 10, 2020.  IRIB VIA WANA/Handout via Reuters
China moves to phase out single-use plastics 19 Jan 2020 - 01:28 pm
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Bodies of Ukrainian victims of Iran plane crash returned home 19 Jan 2020 - 01:14 pm
A motorcade of hearses carrying the bodies of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster moves along a road before a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, Ukraine January 19
Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up 'highness' titles 19 Jan 2020 - 12:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding their son Archie, meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu (not pictured) at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melv
At least eight die in blaze at Czech disability home 19 Jan 2020 - 12:29 pm
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Israel starts to install sensors along Lebanon border 19 Jan 2020 - 11:54 am
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Canada's government to help Newfoundland dig out after massive blizzard 19 Jan 2020 - 10:52 am
A snowy street is pictured in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada January 17, 2020. Zach Bonnell/via REUTERS
Heavy snow hampers search for missing S. Korean, Nepal trekkers 19 Jan 2020 - 10:14 am
Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala