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Earthquake Hits South Korea's Southeastern Region 30 Dec 2019 - 09:18 am
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Chinese court sentences 'gene-editing' scientist to three years in prison 30 Dec 2019 - 09:14 am
 This file photo taken on November 28, 2018 shows Chinese scientist He Jiankui taking part in a question and answer session after speaking at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong
Four arrested in $1 billion-plus cocaine seizure in Uruguay 29 Dec 2019 - 09:39 pm
Handout picture released by Uruguay's Navy showing 4418 kg of cocaine seized at Montevideo's port on December 27, 2019. / AFP / Uruguay's Navy
Sixteen flights cancelled at Lisbon Airport due to three-day strike 29 Dec 2019 - 08:57 pm
An Easyjet plane is seen at Lisbon's airport, Portugal June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
Putin thanks Trump for intel that helped foil attacks: Kremlin 29 Dec 2019 - 08:43 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during the annual end-of-year news conference. Russia. December 19, 2019. /Anadolu/Sefa Karacan.
Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months 29 Dec 2019 - 08:29 pm
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Guinea-Bissau votes in presidential runoff to end turmoil 29 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
A Guinea-Bissau soldier casts his ballot at a polling station during the second round of the presidential election in Bissau, on December 29, 2019. / AFP / SEYLLOU
US promises action on any North Korea missile test: White House 29 Dec 2019 - 07:12 pm
This picture taken on December 28, 2019 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 29 shows the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS
'World's oldest rhino' dies in Tanzania at 57 29 Dec 2019 - 06:05 pm
The rhino named Fausta is seen in Ngorongoro, Tanzania. December 29, 2019. /Reuters
DR Congo Ebola death toll 2,231 to date 29 Dec 2019 - 05:51 pm
Health workers carry a coffin containing a victim of Ebola virus in Butembo.  May 16, 2019.  / AFP / JOHN WESSELS
Why India's new citizenship plans are stirring protests 29 Dec 2019 - 05:24 pm
Congress Party activists and supporters shout slogans during a rally against India's new citizenship law, in Guwahati on December 28, 2019. (AFP / Jewel SAMAD)
Taliban attack kills 17 militia in northern Afghanistan 29 Dec 2019 - 12:59 pm
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Cold snap kills 50 in Bangladesh 29 Dec 2019 - 12:14 pm
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Newly face-lifted Big Ben will ring in London New Year 29 Dec 2019 - 10:56 am
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Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other Indian attractions as protests flare 29 Dec 2019 - 10:30 am
The Taj Mahal is reflected in a puddle in Agra, India August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton/File Photo
5 stabbed at a celebration in NYC 29 Dec 2019 - 09:42 am
Jewish people try to reach the area where 5 people were stabbed at a Hasidic rabbi's home in Monsey, New York, U.S., December 29, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Two dead, 2,500 seek emergency shelter in cyclone-battered Fiji 29 Dec 2019 - 09:05 am
Trees buffeted by strong winds are seen near a beach during tropical cyclone Sarai in Viseisei, Fiji December 27, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken December 27, 2019. YOGACHARYA P R MOHANAN /via REUTERS
Philippines Christmas typhoon death toll climbs to 41 29 Dec 2019 - 08:53 am
Residents walk past a house damaged during Typhoon Phanfone in Tacloban, Leyte province in the central Philippines on December 25, 2019. / AFP / Bobbie ALOTA