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Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia's Great Barrier Reef 03 Oct 2019 - 10:55 am
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Last body retrieved after Taiwan bridge collapse 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 am
Rescue personnel look on at a bridge after it collapsed in the Nanfangao fish harbour in Suao township on October 1, 2019. The bridge collapsed in northeastern Taiwan on October 1 injuring at least 14 people as it smashed down onto fishing vessels moored
North Korea says it successfully tested new submarine-launched ballistic missile 03 Oct 2019 - 09:13 am
This picture taken on the morning of October 2, 2019, and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 3, 2019, shows the test-firing of
Hong Kong protesters rampage across city as police call for curfew 03 Oct 2019 - 08:13 am
People attend a march in Causeway Bay in solidarity with the student protester who got shot by police with live ammunition in Hong Kong, China October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Australian leader says Trump wanted 'point of contact' for Russia probe 02 Oct 2019 - 10:25 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 22, 2019 US President Donald Trump speaks as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks on in a visit to Pratt Industries during the plant's opening in Wapakoneta, Ohio. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Hackers targeted personal data held at top Australian university: Report 02 Oct 2019 - 09:11 am
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Singapore's 'fake news' law takes effect as critics sound alarm 02 Oct 2019 - 08:32 am
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Hong Kong mops up after 180 arrested in violent National Day protests 02 Oct 2019 - 08:10 am
Policemen are seen in a vandalized store in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Asian palm oil giants take action over green group's rainforest probe 01 Oct 2019 - 11:03 pm
A baby orangutan hangs from a tree at Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, June 15, 2015. Reuters/Darren Whiteside
A goat can cost you: Coal India stops work as locals spar over animal death 01 Oct 2019 - 04:55 pm
Workers walk on a heap of coal at a stockyard of an underground coal mine in the Mahanadi coal fields at Dera, near Talcher town in the eastern Indian state of Orissa March 28, 2012. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Streets of Hong Kong become protest battlefield on China National Day 01 Oct 2019 - 01:13 pm
An anti-government protester shelters with a traffic sign during a demonstration in Sha Tin district, on China's National Day in Hong Kong, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
China parades its latest missiles in challenge to US, others 01 Oct 2019 - 11:16 am
A DF-17 missile is presented during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. / AFP / GREG BAKER
At least 11 Afghan police killed in Taliban attack 01 Oct 2019 - 11:11 am
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South Korean fighter jets patrol over islands disputed by Japan 01 Oct 2019 - 09:46 am
A South Korean fighter pilot stands next to his F-35 stealth fighter during a ceremony to mark the 71st Armed Forces Day at the Air Force Base in Daegu, South Korea, October 1, 2019. Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool via REUTERS
Deaths from heavy monsoon rise to nearly 140 in eastern India 01 Oct 2019 - 09:29 am
Commuters make their way on a waterlogged road following heavy rainfalls in Patna on September 30, 2019. / AFP / Sachin KUMAR
China celebrates 70 years of communism as Hong Kong seethes 01 Oct 2019 - 09:26 am
People take part in the National Day parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. / AFP / GREG BAKER
Towering arch bridge falls in Taiwan bay, 5 feared missing 01 Oct 2019 - 08:23 am
This general view shows a bridge after it collapsed in the Nanfangao fish harbour in Suao township on October 1, 2019. AFP / Sam YEH
Barricades up, shutters down as Hong Kong marks Communist China's birthday 01 Oct 2019 - 07:43 am
A closure notice by officials sits on the gates of the MTR underground rail system in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong on October 1, 2019, after officials closed off numerous stations across the city as intense protests were expected on the 70th anniversar

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A participant waves an Icelandic flag during a rally of supporters of the 'No' campaign against reopening Iceland's European Union accession negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 27, 2026, two days ahead of a national referendum. Icelanders will vote on August 29 on whether the country should resume EU accession negotiations, which were suspended in 2013. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership talks
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File photo Ukrainian president plans to intensify drone attacks deep inside Russia
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This screen grab taken from an AFP Video shows commuters walking on the platform as they leave the train at the central station in Kinshasa, on August 28, 2026. (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP) Kinshasa urban train back on track after years to beat gridlock
File photo for representational purposes only. Ebola spreads to two new zones in Congo, 2786 dead
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File photo Trump signs executive order to begin establishing U.S. Space Academy
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(FILES) Ecuador's former president (2017–2021) Lenin Moreno speaks with the media as he leaves the National Court of Justice over a corruption case in Quito, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 5 years for corruption

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