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Fire-hit Australia sees little relief after hottest year ever 09 Jan 2020 - 09:48 am
Fallen trees partially block roads in the fire-grounds near Eden, Australia January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy
China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak 09 Jan 2020 - 09:35 am
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Encrypted app aims to boost sex crime reporting in India 08 Jan 2020 - 11:38 pm
A woman speaks on the phone outside her house in a village in Jalore, India, April 11, 2018. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Child deaths in Cambodia spark call for construction freeze 08 Jan 2020 - 11:37 pm
Survivors rest at a hospital after the collapse of a building which was under construction killed 36 workers in Kep, Cambodia, January 6, 2020. Reuters/Samrang Pring
Niger urged to work with traffickers to curb violence 08 Jan 2020 - 11:37 pm
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle step back from UK royal roles 08 Jan 2020 - 11:27 pm
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex wave from the Ascot Landau Carriage during their carriage procession on the Long Walk as they head back towards Windsor Castle in Windsor, after their wedding ceremony, May 19,
Spain's leftist coalition faces battle to row back landmark labour law 08 Jan 2020 - 09:55 pm
Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Unidas Podemos (Together We Can) leader Pablo Iglesias shake hands as they present their coalition agreement at Spain's Parliament in Madrid, Spain, December 30, 2019. Reuters/Susana Vera
EU chief warns UK must compromise to get Brexit trade deal 08 Jan 2020 - 09:40 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in London, Britain January 8, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville
US court blocks Trump from enforcing 'public charge' immigration rule 08 Jan 2020 - 09:40 pm
The judge's gavel is seen in court room 422 of the New York Supreme Court at 60 Centre Street February 3, 2012. Reuters/Chip East
Fact Check: Trump minimizes IS risk, distorts Iran payout 08 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
US President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen as he delivers a statement about Iran, in the Pentagon briefing room in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020. Reuters/Al Drago
US imposes sanctions on South Sudanese vice president 08 Jan 2020 - 08:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley greets South Sudan's First Vice President Taban Deng Gai next to South Sudan President Salva Kiir, in Juba, South Sudan October 25, 2017. Reuters/Jok Solomun
Fears of Sanders win growing among Democratic establishment 08 Jan 2020 - 07:54 pm
Senator Bernie Sanders I-VT speaks in the Senate TV studio at in Washington on December 13, 2018. AFP / Mandel Ngan
Trump says does not want to use more force on Iran 08 Jan 2020 - 07:53 pm
US President Donald Trump delivers a statement about Iran flanked by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and military leaders in the Grand Foyer at the White House, January 8, 2020. Reuters/Kevin Lama
Israeli defence minister seeks 'million' settlers in West Bank 08 Jan 2020 - 07:53 pm
Isreali Defense Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Kohelet Policy Forum conference in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2020. AFP / Menahem Kahana
Indonesian army wields internet 'news' as a weapon in Papua 08 Jan 2020 - 06:50 pm
Papuan youth use smartphones in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, January 7, 2020. Reuters
Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out 08 Jan 2020 - 06:50 pm
In this file photo taken on June 5, 2018 Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan criminal court in New York. AFP / Steven Hirsch
Germany warns of 'second Syria' as EU hosts Libya PM 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm
Libya's UN-recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj meets European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium January 8, 2020. Francisco Seco/Pool via Reuters
Turkey and Russia unite to urge Libya ceasefire 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony marking the formal launch of the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2020. Reut