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Furious China threatens retaliation over US law on Hong Kong 28 Nov 2019 - 10:07 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Thailand's 'floating' crosswalk makes drivers stop and look 28 Nov 2019 - 09:40 am
People paint a 3D pedestrian crossing in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand October 25, 2019. Picture taken October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Prapan Chankaew
Thailand reverses ban of chemicals use in pesticides 28 Nov 2019 - 09:29 am
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Roadside bomb kills 15 Afghan civilians 28 Nov 2019 - 08:52 am
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Hong Kong police to enter university as hunt for protesters turns up empty 27 Nov 2019 - 02:06 pm
A 'Statue of Democracy' is seen in a hallway of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong on November 26, 2019, over a week after police surrounded the building while protesters were still barricaded inside. AFP / Anthony
With tears and white roses, Vietnam receives first bodies found in British truck 27 Nov 2019 - 10:16 am
Ambulances carrying the bodies of John Hoang Van Tiep and John Nguyen Van Hung, victims who were found dead in the back of a British truck last month, are surrounded by relatives and villagers in front of a church at homeland in Nghe An province, Vietnam
Bangladesh sentences seven to death for 2016 cafe attack 27 Nov 2019 - 10:03 am
Police escort detainees (C) accused of allegedly plotting the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe attack, carried out by Islamist militants, to a courtroom for their trial in Dhaka on November 27, 2019. AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
4 dead, 8 missing in Southwest China tunnel collapse 27 Nov 2019 - 09:14 am
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Taiwanese-Canadian model Godfrey Gao dies while filming in China 27 Nov 2019 - 08:41 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 20, 2017 Canadian actor Godfrey Gao a.k.a. Godfrey Tsao poses on the
Riding high on Myanmar's human-powered Ferris wheels 26 Nov 2019 - 07:24 pm
This photo taken on November 6, 2019 shows crew members operating a human-powered ferris wheel in Taunggyi, Shan state. AFP / Ye Aung Thu
Afghan spy agency dismisses reports of alleged paedophile ring 26 Nov 2019 - 05:20 pm
Young Afghan cyclists carry their bicycles on their back on a hill during an exercise on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, November 20, 2016. Reuters / Omar Sobhani
Four-day-old government collapses in India’s richest state 26 Nov 2019 - 05:20 pm
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis greets the media during a press conference after announcing his resignation as Maharashtra chief minister in Mumbai, India, November 26, 2019. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Sri Lanka airports on alert after top cop flees 26 Nov 2019 - 01:02 pm
This photo taken on October 2, 2019 shows police officers standing outside the Supreme Court Complex of Sri Lanka in Colombo. The Sri Lankan government has put airports on alert to stop police detectives leaving without permission after a top officer who
Pakistan's top court suspends extension for army chief 26 Nov 2019 - 12:46 pm
Pakistani Army General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrives to attend a military exercise on the Indian border in Khairpure Tamay Wali in Bahawalpur district. (AFP / SS MIRZA / file photo)
China fans desert K-pop star for 'liking' Hong Kong tweet 26 Nov 2019 - 10:43 am
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Australian police open probe into 'Chinese spy' claims 26 Nov 2019 - 09:31 am
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Poor women take the strain as climate change pushes men to leave home 25 Nov 2019 - 07:34 pm
Rohingya refugees carry their child as they walk through water after crossing border by boat through the Naf River in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 7, 2017. Reuters / Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Facial recognition at Indian cafe chain sparks calls for data protection law 25 Nov 2019 - 11:36 am
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Image used for representation only. Second body found after father-son disappearance in Belgium
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement prior to the start of a retreat meeting of the German cabinet on August 25, 2026 in Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) Germany's Merz addresses critics with climate action pledge
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Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after a landslide struck the Dar es Salaam dumpsite overnight in Conakry on August 23, 2026. Despair and anger in Conakry after deadly landfill collapse
Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after a landslide struck the Dar es Salaam dumpsite overnight in Conakry on August 23, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Death toll rises to 30 in Guinea rubbish dump landslide
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(FILES) German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) CEO Oliver Blume addresses an annual news conference to present the company's results at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)

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