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Zimbabwe prepares massive elephant rescue as drought worsens 11 Nov 2019 - 05:03 pm
A marabou stork stands on an elephant carcass at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo
Bernie Sanders vows to strengthen services for US veterans if elected president 11 Nov 2019 - 05:03 pm
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez field questions from audience members at the Climate Crisis Summit at Drake University on November 9, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP
China's Xi on investment drive in EU member Greece 11 Nov 2019 - 05:03 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shake hands after their meeting at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece November 11, 2019. Aris Messinis/Pool via Reuters
Syria puppeteer offers Idlib children breathing space 11 Nov 2019 - 04:06 pm
Syrian puppeteer Walid Abu Rashed performs a puppet act for children amid the rubble of damaged buildings in Syria's northwestern city of Saraqib in the Idlib province on September 29, 2019. AFP / Zein Al Rifai
Brexit Party's Farage says will not challenge PM Johnson's Conservatives in 317 seats 11 Nov 2019 - 03:37 pm
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage speaks during a general election campaign event in Hartlepool, Britain, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Heppell
Lebanon c.bank says bank deposits are safe, banks to review curbs 11 Nov 2019 - 03:31 pm
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salame gestures during a press conference at the bank's headquarters in Beirut on November 11, 2019. / AFP / JOSEPH EID
Key backer of Syrian 'White Helmets' found dead in Istanbul 11 Nov 2019 - 03:27 pm
A Turkish police officer stands guard outside the Mayday Rescue offices on November 11, 2019, in the Karakoy district of Istanbul, following the discovery of the body of the organisation's founder. AFP / Bulent Kilic
Hong Kong police investigating videos of man set alight 11 Nov 2019 - 11:20 am
A woman holds flowers at Tamar Park, outside the Legislative Council (Legco) building, during a prayer and remembrance ceremony in Hong Kong, China, November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
Tesla flaunts first China-built cars as start of sales nears 11 Nov 2019 - 10:33 am
Workers carry building materials for a new Tesla showroom in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China October 25, 2019. Picture taken October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Yilei Su
Iran says new oil field adds only 22 bln barrels to reserves 11 Nov 2019 - 10:15 am
Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran on November 11, 2019. AFP / ATTA KENARE
"Leave now": Australians urged to evacuate as "catastrophic" fires loom 11 Nov 2019 - 10:03 am
Firefighters look for spot fires in Old Bar, 350km north of Sydney on November 11, 2019. AFP / PETER PARKS
India's ruling party suffers setback as richest state slips out of its control 11 Nov 2019 - 09:52 am
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Cambodian opposition leader meets French envoy after house arrest lifted 11 Nov 2019 - 09:24 am
Leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha attends a meeting with French Ambassador to Cambodia Eva Nguyen Binhin at his home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
Donald Trump Jr. talk marked by anger over no questions 11 Nov 2019 - 09:22 am
Donald Trump Jr., signs his new Book
Dozens detained in India over holy site social media comments 11 Nov 2019 - 09:04 am
Rapid Action Force (RPF) personnel patrol on a street in Ayodhya on November 8, 2019, ahead of a Supreme Court verdict on the future of a disputed religious site. Indian police have arrested more than 500 people ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on a hotly
China's Xi holds talks in Greece en route to BRICS summit 11 Nov 2019 - 09:01 am
File photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive to take part in a welcome ceremony of French President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 6, 2019. / AFP / Ludovic MARIN
Chinese e-commerce giants report booming Singles Day sales 11 Nov 2019 - 08:47 am
The logo of Alibaba Group is seen during Alibaba Group's 11.11 Singles' Day global shopping festival at the company's headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector 11 Nov 2019 - 08:43 am
A picture taken on October 24, 2019 shows a cotton plantations outside Tashkent.  / AFP / Yuriy Korsuntsev