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Duterte daughter to seek re-election as mayor, despite calls for presidency run 16 Sep 2021 - 02:41 pm
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives with daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Philippines' Duterte will 'die first' before facing ICC 16 Sep 2021 - 02:38 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Have no fear, Indonesia's 'Super-isoman' is here to help in the pandemic 16 Sep 2021 - 01:59 pm
Agus Widanarko, 40, puts on a Spiderman costume as he prepares to entertain children confined to their homes due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Sukoharjo, Central Java province, Indonesia, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Delhi orders ban on pollutive firecrackers ahead of Diwali to 'save lives' 16 Sep 2021 - 12:54 pm
Smoke billows from a firework after it was lit on the rooftop of a residential building during Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrations in New Delhi, India, October 27, 2019. Reuters/Altaf Hussain/File Photo
Hong Kong panel advises single dose of BioNTech Covid shot for teens 16 Sep 2021 - 11:50 am
A general view showing the Central Business District, in Hong Kong, China, September 15, 2021. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Australia to build eight nuclear-powered submarines under new Indo-Pacific pact 16 Sep 2021 - 11:19 am
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a National Security Initiative virtually with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, inside the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2021. Re
Three crew leave China's space station for Earth after 90 days 16 Sep 2021 - 11:03 am
A giant screen shows a news broadcast of the astronauts of the Shenzhou-12 mission inside the core module Tianhe of the Chinese Space station, before returning to Earth, in Beijing, China September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Australia COVID-19 cases rise but vaccination surge gives hope 16 Sep 2021 - 11:02 am
Health workers provide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing to residents of surrounding public housing towers in the Redfern suburb, where authorities are working to contain an emerging cluster of cases, as a widespread lockdown continues in Sydney, Aus
China launches emergency response after quake kills at least three 16 Sep 2021 - 10:54 am
A person pushes a bicycle past damaged buildings, following an earthquake in Luzhou city of southwestern province of Sichuan, China September 16, 2021. cnsphoto/via REUTERS
Malaysians enjoy taste of travel after lockdown in tourism restart 16 Sep 2021 - 10:49 am
Tourists arrive at the airport as Langkawi reopens to domestic tourists, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Malaysia September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
UNICEF calls for schools to reopen in pandemic-hit nations 16 Sep 2021 - 10:34 am
Seventh grade student Ryza Delos Santos, 10, works on her modules at home as her cousin observes, after a session at the makeshift rickshaw distance learning center for the Aeta community in Porac, Pampanga, Philippines, October 12, 2020. Picture taken Oc
Malaysia holiday hotspot readies for reopening with tourism bubble 15 Sep 2021 - 03:55 pm
A vendor tidies up his shop, as Langkawi gets ready to open to domestic tourists from September 16, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Malaysia September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
India considers resuming vaccine exports soon, focus on Africa, says source 15 Sep 2021 - 03:23 pm
A woman walks past a graffiti, on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Iran resumes commercial flights to Afghanistan 15 Sep 2021 - 02:20 pm
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China has fully vaccinated 91% of students aged 12-17 against COVID -state media 15 Sep 2021 - 01:20 pm
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North and South Korea conduct duelling missile tests as arms race heats up 15 Sep 2021 - 01:19 pm
People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing missiles off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
Sydney nightly curfew to end as COVID-19 vaccinations hit fresh milestone 15 Sep 2021 - 11:00 am
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Cyber crime spreads in Australia as COVID-19 pushes more people online 15 Sep 2021 - 10:49 am
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

Europe

(FILES) This picture shows dry soil in a sunflower field near the Po River Delta at Scardovari, Italy, northeast Italy, on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Italy waterways in 'critical state' from drought: authority
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A person cools off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Octavio Jones / AFP) UN warns of strong looming El Nino

Africa

A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola virus disease at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Center Médical Évangélique (CME), in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) DRC Ebola claims 452 lives, says WHO
File photo DR Congo's official Ebola death toll exceeds 400
Head of Algeria's Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) Abdelaali Hassani Cherif casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Algiers on July 2, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algerians vote for new parliament with turnout in focus
A general view of houses damaged by landslides and flooding in the Mossikro neighbourhood of Attecoube, a suburb of Abidjan, on June 29, 2026.Photo by CHRIS BOLI / AFP Floods kill 59 in I.Coast since mid-May: government

Americas

US President Donald Trump gestures toward reporters after disembarking from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 1, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP) Trump says 'ridiculous' for US to maintain current support for NATO
New York City police officers stand guard outside Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York on July 2, 2026. Photo by Ryan Murphy / AFP 'Royal wedding': Swift and Kelce kick off star-studded celebrations
This aerial view taken on July 2, 2026, in Caraballeda in the state of La Guaira shows collapsed buildings following the June 24 twin earthquakes. (Photo by Miguel Medina / Pool / AFP) Hunt for last signs of life in Venezuela quake zone
A man looks on at Centennial Park during an extreme-heat warning in Nashville, Tennessee. The heat wave, stretching from the Midwest to the East Coast, will affect as many as 90 million Americans. (Photo by Seth Herald /AFP) Hot spell roasts eastern US as holiday weekend approaches

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