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20,000 apply for chance to 'vent anger' at Hong Kong leader 24 Sep 2019 - 09:02 am
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Papua unrest death toll hits 26: Indonesian police 24 Sep 2019 - 08:38 am
A car passes governor office building of Jayawijaya burned during a protest in Wamena, Papua, Indonesia, September 23, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Marius Wonyewun/ via REUTERS
Greek workers stage walk out against reform on strike action 24 Sep 2019 - 08:34 am
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Strong earthquake strikes off Puerto Rico: USGS 24 Sep 2019 - 08:30 am
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Palm oil, pineapples threaten Southeast Asia's indigenous lands 24 Sep 2019 - 08:22 am
A fruit vendor takes a rest from selling pineapple at a public market in Quezon City Metro Manila December 6, 2011. Reuters/Cheryl Ravelo
Climate experts say they hear talk at UN but not much action 23 Sep 2019 - 11:01 pm
The afternoon session of the United Nations (U.N.) summit on climate change begins September 23, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
California, China to team up on climate research institute 23 Sep 2019 - 11:01 pm
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (C) speaks as California environmental protection agency secretary Jared Blumenfeld (L) California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols (2R) and California attorney general Xavier Becerra (R) look on during a news conference
Top Algerian figures go on military trial for alleged plot 23 Sep 2019 - 11:01 pm
A view of the Council Constitutional building in Algiers, March 3, 2019. Reuters / Ramzi Boudina
Tap for trash: App seeks to clean up Zimbabwe's waste-clogged cities 23 Sep 2019 - 10:13 pm
Students clean the streets of Harare Zimbabwe, September 5, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Tonderayi Mukeredzi
Democrats increase qualifying thresholds for November debate 23 Sep 2019 - 10:13 pm
Twenty four 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in a combination photo
Survey finds 'sextortion' rife in Latin America, women worst hit 23 Sep 2019 - 10:01 pm
#MeToo on the hand of a protester during a gathering called by the Effronte-e-s Collective on the Place de la Republique square in Paris on October 29, 2017. AFP / Bertrand Guay
UN plans vast urban forests to fight climate change 23 Sep 2019 - 08:22 pm
A fawn and its mother stand on a meadow in Breckerfeld, western Germany on, May 13, 2018. AFP/Sascha Schuermann
From Indonesia to Gabon, countries turn to nature to cut climate risks 23 Sep 2019 - 08:22 pm
Indonesians gather for special prayers asking for rain in Pekanbaru, Riau province on September 13, 2019, as smog from rainforest fires envelop the Southeast Asian region. AFP/Adek Berry
Trudeau pledges major tax break in bid to revive campaign 23 Sep 2019 - 06:53 pm
Justin Trudeau greeting mothers at a clinic run by the non-governmental organisation Likhaan during a visit on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit
Boeing crash report faces pushback from Lion Air, regulator 23 Sep 2019 - 06:53 pm
People carry the coffin of Alfiani Hidayatul Solikah, a cabin crew of Lion Air flight JT610, during the funeral at Mojorejo village in Madiun, Indonesia, November 14, 2018. Antara Foto / Siswowidodo /  Reuters
Puerto Rico braces for flooding ahead of Tropical Storm Karen 23 Sep 2019 - 06:53 pm
Beach chairs are seen at a beach as hurricane Irma approaches Puerto Rico in San Juan on September 5, 2017. AFP/Ricardo Arduengo
Teenager Thunberg angrily tells UN climate summit 'you have stolen my dreams' 23 Sep 2019 - 06:31 pm
Youth Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks during the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
More than 60 nations vow to be carbon-free by 2050: UN 23 Sep 2019 - 05:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Forest elephants are seen walk at Langoue Bai in Ivindo National Park near Makokou in central Gabon. Prevention is better than cure, May 20, 2019.  AFP / Amaury HAUCHARD