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World

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia's Great Barrier Reef 03 Oct 2019 - 10:55 am
Peninsula
11 killed in southern Iraq protests overnight, including policeman 03 Oct 2019 - 10:10 am
An Iraqi protester chants slogans during a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services and unemployment at Tayaran square in Baghdad on October 2, 2019.   AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Last body retrieved after Taiwan bridge collapse 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 am
Rescue personnel look on at a bridge after it collapsed in the Nanfangao fish harbour in Suao township on October 1, 2019. The bridge collapsed in northeastern Taiwan on October 1 injuring at least 14 people as it smashed down onto fishing vessels moored
North Korea says it successfully tested new submarine-launched ballistic missile 03 Oct 2019 - 09:13 am
This picture taken on the morning of October 2, 2019, and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 3, 2019, shows the test-firing of
Curfew imposed in Baghdad after deadly protests 03 Oct 2019 - 08:25 am
An Iraqi protester gestures the v-sign during a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services and unemployment at Tayaran square in Baghdad on October 2, 2019. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Hong Kong protesters rampage across city as police call for curfew 03 Oct 2019 - 08:13 am
People attend a march in Causeway Bay in solidarity with the student protester who got shot by police with live ammunition in Hong Kong, China October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Trump to unveil order aiming to boost Medicare health program, woo seniors 03 Oct 2019 - 07:50 am
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press during a meeting with President of Finland Sauli Niinisto at the White House October 2, 2019, in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Rebellion in Congress: How Peru tipped into political crisis 02 Oct 2019 - 11:44 pm
Peninsula
Stagnant politics, graft and slow recovery fuel new Iraqi unrest 02 Oct 2019 - 10:09 pm
People gather to protest government due to corruption, unsolved unemployment issue and inadequate public service in Baghdad, Iraq on October 02, 2019. (Murtadha Sudani / Anadolu Agency)
Brazil police investigate mysterious oil slicks polluting Northeast beaches 02 Oct 2019 - 10:09 pm
Handout picture by the Sergipe State Environment Administration (Ademas) on September 27, 2019, showing a barrel of oil spilled on a beach in Barra dos Coqueiros municipality, Sergipe state, Brazil. AFP / ADEMA
Distrustful EU to examine Britain's latest Brexit offer 02 Oct 2019 - 10:09 pm
On Wednesday, Britain submitted its latest ideas on how to unlock a divorce deal with the EU before Oct.31, when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to take his country out - with or without an accord to manage the fallout.
Europe praises Ukrainian deal, opposition calls it betrayal 02 Oct 2019 - 10:09 pm
Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Gabon juggles competing demands in fight to protect nature 02 Oct 2019 - 09:32 pm
Two forest rangers walk on a road in the Akanda forest, a national park a few kilometers from the city centre of the capital, Libreville on September 27, 2019.  AFP / Steve Jordan
US impeachment drama ensnares Ukraine at a crucial moment 02 Oct 2019 - 09:32 pm
Volodymyr Zelensky walks out of a voting booth at a polling station during the second round of Ukraine presidential election in Kiev on April 21, 2019. AFP / Genya Savilov
Giuliani's unusual role key to exposing internal Trump documents 02 Oct 2019 - 09:32 pm
Rudy Giuliani  (AFP)
Pompeo acknowledges he listened in on Trump’s Ukraine call 02 Oct 2019 - 07:55 pm
Mike Pompeo
Gun control risks losing momentum as impeachment fever rises 02 Oct 2019 - 07:55 pm
File photo Customers looking over the last two AR-15 style rifles for sale inside the Bullet Hole gun shop in Sarasota, Florida. (Reuters)
Lawmaker learned of whistleblower's concerns before complaint filed: New York Times 02 Oct 2019 - 07:55 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 2, 2019. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque