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'Everybody suffers too much:' Nigeria heads to the polls 16 Feb 2019 - 12:19 am
Nigerians check their names against the voters roll in Maiduguri in Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria on February 15, 2019.  AFP / Audu Marte
Dozens feared dead in Zimbabwe gold mine flood 16 Feb 2019 - 12:19 am
People gather over a shaft as retrieval efforts proceed for trapped illegal gold miners in Kadoma, Zimbabwe, February 15, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo
Namibia decriminalises baby abandonment 15 Feb 2019 - 10:29 pm
Representational image. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
US raises pressure on Maduro via sanctions, aid airlift 15 Feb 2019 - 09:16 pm
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offers a press conference in Caracas on January 25, 2019. AFP/Yuri Cortez
Al-Quds TV faces risk of shutdown 15 Feb 2019 - 09:15 pm
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Amazon decision a win for Democrats' rising left wing 15 Feb 2019 - 09:15 pm
It's not just Ocasio-Cortez. She and House colleagues - Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts - jointly announced their opposition to the bipartisan border security deal. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg back at court after cancer bout 15 Feb 2019 - 06:51 pm
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen during a group portrait session for the new full court at the Supreme Court in Washington, November 30, 2018. Reuters/Jim Young
Trump says he's declare emergency to build border wall 15 Feb 2019 - 06:51 pm
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Trump declares national emergency to build border wall 15 Feb 2019 - 06:51 pm
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Gaza rallies continue for 47th consecutive Friday 15 Feb 2019 - 06:51 pm
A Palestinian protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask carries the national flag during clashes with Israeli forces following a demonstration near the fence along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City, on February 15, 2019. AFP / Said Khatib
Spain to get 3rd government in 4 years amid fragmenting politics 15 Feb 2019 - 06:51 pm
Spanish People's Party (PP) president Pablo Casado holds a press conference at the PP headquarters in Madrid on February 15, 2019.  AFP / Gabriel Bouys
Six killed in fire on fishing vessel in South Africa 15 Feb 2019 - 10:30 am
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Ex-Goldman banker facing 1MDB charges agrees to US extradition 15 Feb 2019 - 10:23 am
File photo of the Goldman Sachs company logo is seen in the company's space on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
South Korea TV station apologises over 'spycam' controversy 15 Feb 2019 - 10:14 am
This picture taken on February 8, 2018 shows South Korean rapper San E during a press conference for his movie
Fears flood water runoff could 'smother' Barrier Reef 15 Feb 2019 - 10:09 am
A file photo of an outbreak of crown of-thorns starfish has been found eating coral in parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. (David Loh/Reuters)
US judge rules against butterfly sanctuary opposed to Trump's wall 15 Feb 2019 - 10:02 am
In this file photo taken on December 24, 2018 The US Capitol is seen in Washington DC.  / AFP / Eric BARADAT
World's biggest battery to boost solar in texas oil country 15 Feb 2019 - 01:37 am
People enjoy a light show during the festivities for the 477th anniversary of the foundation of Guadalajara, Mexico, on February 14, 2019. The city begins the anniversary celebrations on February 14 with the largest robotic light festival in Latin America
Venezuela's Maduro ramps up legal fight against Guaido's challenge 15 Feb 2019 - 01:37 am
This handout picture released by the Venezuelan presidency shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) speaking next to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez (L) and Agriculture Minister Wilmar Catro Soteldo (R) during a television programme in Caracas on Febr