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Six shot dead in Czech hospital attack, suspect shoots himself 10 Dec 2019 - 01:12 pm
This handout image published by the Czech police on their twitter account on December 10, 2019 shows a suspected gunman who opened fire at the Faculty Hospital in Ostrava, eastern Czech Republic, killing six people.
Pressured at home, Ethiopia PM picks up Nobel Peace Prize 10 Dec 2019 - 12:53 pm
Ethiopia's Prime Minister and this year's Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Abiy Ahmed Ali (C) signs the Nobel Protocol at his arrival in Oslo, Norway, on December 9, 2019; behind (From L) members of the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize comitee Asle Toje, chairwoman
Six shot dead in Czech hospital attack 10 Dec 2019 - 12:26 pm
Police officers stand guard near the site of a shooting in front of a hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Lukas Kabon
Several killed in shooting at Czech hospital - minister 10 Dec 2019 - 10:51 am
Image taken from @PolicieCZ Twitter handle.
Families face painful wait as volcano rescue stalls 10 Dec 2019 - 10:32 am
Steam rises from the White Island volcano in Whakatane on December 10, 2019, after a volcanic eruption the day before. . / AFP / Marty MELVILLE
Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard: Air Force 10 Dec 2019 - 09:08 am
View of the rescue planes that searched the open sea between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic for the Chilean Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane that went missing in the sea on the eve with 38 people aboard at Chabunco army base in Punta
Sydney air pollution is so bad it’s setting off fire alarms 10 Dec 2019 - 08:58 am
The Sydney Opera House can be seen as smoke haze from bush fires in New South Wales blankets the CBD in Sydney, Australia, December 10, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS
Police open criminal probe into New Zealand volcano deaths 10 Dec 2019 - 08:38 am
Smoke from the volcanic eruption of Whakaari, also known as White Island, is pictured from a boat, New Zealand December 9, 2019 in this picture grab obtained from a social media video - via REUTERS
Marshall Islands kicks off twitter campaign urging 2020 climate ambition 09 Dec 2019 - 11:20 pm
A view of President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands launching the #MAD4survival climate twitter campaign in the capital Majuro on December 7, 2019.
Union leaders harassed in Brazil's textile factories 09 Dec 2019 - 11:20 pm
Brazilian workers give a colour on a piece of leather which will be used as leather to make shoes during a shoe-making process at a factory in Novo Hamburgo in the state of Rio Grande do Sul August 5, 2010.
With climate discontent rising, scientists warn of social 'tipping point' 09 Dec 2019 - 11:20 pm
Protesters march during the G20 Not Welcome protests against G20 Leaders Summit on its second day in Hamburg, Germany, on July 08, 2017. Michele Tantussi / Anadolu Agency
Charity sues Kenya over treatment of trafficked Indian, Nepali women 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
A Bangladeshi trafficking survivor shows a drawing she has made of her house at a shelter in West Bengal, India, Sept 9, 2019. Thomson Reuters / Foundation Roli Srivastava
New Delhi factory fire highlights dangers facing India's migrant workers 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
 Women look at a factory site where a fire broke out a day before, in Anaj Mandi area of New Delhi on December 9, 2019. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Conserve or develop? Protecting floodplains could cut flood costs - researchers 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
The Union Point Park Complex is seen flooded in New Bern North Carolina, September 13, 2018. Reuters / Eduardo Munoz
Land rights for indigenous people in India wins global prize 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
A laborer ties a bundle of rice saplings as others plant them in another field in Karjat, India, March 1, 2016. Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
Youth urge adults to stop 'acting like children' on climate change 09 Dec 2019 - 10:07 pm
People attend an Extinction Rebellion protest against climate change as the COP25 climate summit is held in Madrid, Spain December 8, 2019. Reuters/Javier Barbancho
Democrats focus on abuse of power, obstruction in impeachment 09 Dec 2019 - 07:42 pm
Daniel Goldman, director of investigations for the House Intelligence Committee Democrats, and Steve Castor, minority staff counsel, are sworn in at a public impeachment inquiry hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, December 9, 2019.
Heavy rain causes floods, paralyzes Lebanon's capital 09 Dec 2019 - 07:15 pm
Cars are stuck after breaking down on a flooded road due to heavy rain, at the southern entrance of the Lebanese capital Beirut on December 9, 2019. / AFP / Anwar AMRO