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Young dugong dies in Thailand in blow for vulnerable species 23 Aug 2019 - 01:05 pm
This handout from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) taken and released on August 17, 2019 shows Mariam the dugong lying in a container after she died at the Trang province marine park. AFP PHOTO / DEPARTMENT OF NATION
No-frills Wills: British royals take commercial flight to see queen 23 Aug 2019 - 12:43 pm
File photo of Britain's Prince William. Reuters
Move over Angelina Jolie, it's 'humanitarian pup' 23 Aug 2019 - 12:31 pm
In this picture taken on July 23, 2019, World Food Programme (WFP) official Gemma Snowdon (L) interacts with Foxtrot, a dog with the WFP K9 unit, in the Kutupalong camp for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh.  AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Australian state ends Chinese education programme over interference fears 23 Aug 2019 - 12:27 pm
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Brazil's Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs as Twitter erupts 22 Aug 2019 - 10:31 pm
Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, Brazil August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Canada opposes Russia's return to G8: Freeland 22 Aug 2019 - 09:53 pm
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (off frame) at the National Arts Center, on August 22, 2019, in Ottawa. (AFP / Sebastien ST-JEAN)
Too late for new Brexit deal, France's Macron tells Johnson 22 Aug 2019 - 06:42 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak during a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 22, 2019. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS
Macron backs month of Brexit talks as Johnson visits 22 Aug 2019 - 03:10 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak to the press ahead of a meeting at The Elysee Palace in Paris on August 22, 2019. AFP / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT
Albania bulldozes restaurant after owner attacks tourists 22 Aug 2019 - 02:19 pm
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Kosovo lawmakers vote to dissolve parliament, paving way for election 22 Aug 2019 - 01:03 pm
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Pentagon cancels billion-dollar missile defense project with Boeing 22 Aug 2019 - 12:39 pm
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Ryanair says no flight disruption so far from UK pilot strike 22 Aug 2019 - 12:18 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 21, 2017 Staff leave Ryanair headquarters at Airside Business Park in Dublin on September 21, 2017. AFP / Paul Faith
Kosovo lawmakers vote to dissolve parliament, paving way for election 22 Aug 2019 - 11:35 am
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No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar 22 Aug 2019 - 11:14 am
Rohingya people are seen at a camp in Teknaf on August 21, 2019. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
MIT professor quits in protest over lab links to Epstein 22 Aug 2019 - 10:50 am
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British PM Johnson faces tough Brexit lunch with Macron 22 Aug 2019 - 09:54 am
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a speech during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not seen) following their meeting in Berlin, Germany on August 21, 2019. (Abdülhamid Ho?ba? - Anadolu Agency)
Indonesia shuts internet in Papua over unrest fears 22 Aug 2019 - 09:35 am
A woman shouts out against the recent surge in violent protests in Indonesia's eastern Papua province, during a rally in Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on August 22, 2019.  AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
Police search for sniper who shot Los Angeles County deputy sheriff 22 Aug 2019 - 09:05 am
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