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China says second person dies in Wuhan pneumonia outbreak 17 Jan 2020 - 01:21 pm
In this file photograph taken on January 12, 2020 a woman walks in front of the closed Huanan wholesale seafood market, where health authorities say a man who died from a respiratory illness had purchased goods from, in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province.
During impeachment trial, Trump will be chilling in Swiss resort 17 Jan 2020 - 01:06 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: U.S. President donald trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office announcing guidance on constitutional prayer in public schools on January 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump also answered questions on recent reports relati
Sri Lanka ex-minister held over phone recording scandal 17 Jan 2020 - 12:55 pm
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Ukrainian prime minister resigns after recordings published 17 Jan 2020 - 11:35 am
Oleksiy Honcharuk, Ukrainian politician nominated to become new Prime Minister, addresses lawmakers during the first session of the newly elected parliament in Kiev, Ukraine August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
World's biggest yearly human migration begins again in China 17 Jan 2020 - 10:45 am
Travellers wait for their trains inside Zhengzhou East Railway Station during the annual Spring Festival travel rush ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China January 13, 2020. Picture taken January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jason L
Australia town mourns volunteer firefighter fallen in bushfires 17 Jan 2020 - 09:24 am
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Machu Picchu damage tourists deported, banned for 15 years 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
Tourists being escorted by authorities as they walk towards the borderline with Bolivia in Desaguadero, Peru, on January 16, 2010, after they were arrested for surreptitiously entering prohibited areas of the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, and dama
In India, a firebrand's anti-Modi mantra resonates at nationwide protests 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
India's left-wing youth leader Kanhaiya Kumar addresses people during a protest against the attacks on the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), in New Delhi, India, January 9, 2020.  Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
How secrecy in US courts hobbles regulators 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
The gavel of judge is seen in court room 422 of the New York Supreme Court at 60 Centre Street, February 3, 2012. Reuters / Chip East
How Putin's shake-up of Russian politics could pan out 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
Mikhail Mishustin, President Vladimir Putin's nominee for the post of prime minister, listens to speaker Vyacheslav Volodin during a session of the State Duma lower parliament in Moscow on January 16, 2020. AFP / Alexander Nemenov
Over 1,000 migrants enter Guatemala, caravan heads toward Mexico 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
Honduran migrants walk near Esquipulas, Chiquimula departament, Guatemala, on January 16, 2020, after crossing the border in Agua Caliente from Honduras on their way to the US. AFP / Johan Ordonez
Colombia's Amazon tribes tap into rainforest protection funds 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
An indigenous woman looks on as she attends a protest outside the Brazilian embassy after the Amazon wildfires in in Bogota, Colombia, August 23, 2019. Reuters / Luisa Gonzalez
Prostitution flourishes in Peru's Amazon despite crackdown on illegal gold mining 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
A poster warns of the dangers of false offers of work and child sexual exploitation, Puerto Maldonado, Peru. November 29, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Anastasia Moloney
Deadly land dispute in Vietnam sparks crackdown on 'critical' social media 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
A Vietnamese national flag is seen at the Flag Tower of Hanoi, November 13, 2014. Reuters / Kham
'This is not a drill,' says Barcelona, declaring climate emergency 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
People walk on the highway towards El Prat airport in Barcelona on October 14, 2019 as protesters took to the streets over a Supreme Court verdict. AFP / Pau Barrena
Buttigieg decision on police chief shadows presidential run 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 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
Seeking peace in Libya and Iran, EU haunted by past diplomatic inaction 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
European Union flags are seen in front of the Berlaymont Building in Brussels, Belgium on March 02, 2017. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu Agency
US presidential hopeful Bloomberg unveils plan to cut wildfire losses in half 16 Jan 2020 - 07:07 pm
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