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China virus cases spike, 17 new infections reported 19 Jan 2020 - 09:39 am
A medical staff member walks outside the Jinyintan hospital, where patients infected by a mysterious SARS-like virus are being treated, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 18, 2020. China OUT / AFP / STR
Australian government to aid tourism industry as bushfires recede 19 Jan 2020 - 08:51 am
Australia's Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham (L) and South Australia's Premier Stephen Marshall visit a cafe during a visit to Kangaroo Island, Australia January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy
UN warns against stopping oil production in Libya 19 Jan 2020 - 08:38 am
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Dozens wounded as Lebanon protesters clash with police 18 Jan 2020 - 08:45 pm
Anti-government protesters use a window as a makeshift shield as they confront security forces from behind a barbed-wire and metal fence barrier during clashes in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital Beirut near the parliament headquarter
Lebanon protesters lob traffic signs, branches at police 18 Jan 2020 - 06:34 pm
Lebanese security forces take cover behind riot shields during clashes with anti-government protesters in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital near the parliament headquarters on January 18, 2020. / AFP / Anwar AMRO
Iran to send flight recorders from downed jet to Ukraine 18 Jan 2020 - 06:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab ob
Soleimani strike followed general saying ‘Bad Things’: Trump 18 Jan 2020 - 06:05 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and his son Barron step out from Air Force One upon arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Lebanese block roads as protests enter fourth month 18 Jan 2020 - 05:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Protesters smash the window of a bank as demonstrations against the government continue in Beirut, Lebanon January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Black boxes of shot-down Ukrainian airliner will be sent to Ukraine: Iranian news agency 18 Jan 2020 - 04:26 pm
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Philippine volcano simmers, officials brace for long crisis 18 Jan 2020 - 03:52 pm
Children displaced by the Taal volcano eruption play on vehicles at a government complex used as an evacuation centre in Tagaytay on January 18, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Russia strike kill five civilians in northwest Syria: monitor 18 Jan 2020 - 03:45 pm
Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, dig through the rubble of a building, hit by airstrikes, in the town of Baleh, in the western countryside of the northern province of Aleppo on January 18, 2020. / AFP / Aaref WATAD
Protesters gather at Paris theatre to confront Macron over pension reform 18 Jan 2020 - 02:59 pm
A protestor speaks in a megaphone during a demonstration in front of the Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris on January 17, 2020, as French President attends a play. AFP / Lucas BARIOULET
Putin's moves leave Russian opposition with few options 18 Jan 2020 - 02:20 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for a meeting with head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriyev at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia January 17, 2020. Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin
Sky-high chicken prices on French island ruffle feathers 18 Jan 2020 - 02:10 pm
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Car bomb hits Turkish contractors, police in town outside Somali capital - police 18 Jan 2020 - 01:29 pm
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Four S.Korean trekkers among seven missing in Nepal avalanche 18 Jan 2020 - 12:58 pm
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
Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein's rape trial 17 Jan 2020 - 10:27 pm
Harvey Weinstein at New York Criminal Court with his attorney Donna Rotunno for his sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 17, 2020. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
Canada says black boxes from Iran crash should be sent to France 17 Jan 2020 - 10:26 pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference January 17, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. AFP / Dave Chan