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Lula floats shared 'trading currency' during Argentina trip 23 Jan 2023 - 11:03 pm
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez attend a bilateral agreement signing ceremony, during Lula da Silva's first official visit abroad since his inauguration, at the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
French bakers protest over surging power prices 23 Jan 2023 - 10:12 pm
A hold up two crossed baguettes during a protest organised by the collective for the survival of bakers and crafts artisans against the rising energy costs, as they march from from Place de la Nation to Bercy, in Paris on January 23, 2023. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
Los Angeles authorities begin identifying Monterey Park shooting victims 23 Jan 2023 - 09:54 pm
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Suspected extremists kill 23 in east DR Congo attack 23 Jan 2023 - 09:32 pm
In this file photo taken on March 19, 2022, a convoy of FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) soldiers on the Loya bridge on the Beni-Komanda axis considered as the axis of death in the chiefdom of Walese Vonkutu. (Photo by Sébastien Kitsa Musayi / AFP)
Erdogan to Sweden: Don't expect Turkish support for NATO bid after Stockholm protest 23 Jan 2023 - 09:19 pm
File Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following a NATO summit, in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2022. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
Nigeria opens 'game changer' billion-dollar deep seaport 23 Jan 2023 - 09:18 pm
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks at a news conference during a visit to Pretoria, South Africa, on October 3, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Nursing federation slams UK recruitment from poorer nations 23 Jan 2023 - 09:05 pm
NHS nurses march during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, in London, Britain on December 20, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
UN rights chief urges 'impartial' probe after Eswatini killing 23 Jan 2023 - 08:35 pm
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks at a news conference at Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland on November 2, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Pakistan begins restoring power after second major grid breakdown in months 23 Jan 2023 - 08:04 pm
Commuters make their way along a street during a nationwide power outage, in Islamabad on January 23, 2023. - (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
UN aid chief raises women's rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital 23 Jan 2023 - 07:33 pm

File Photo: Displaced Afghan women stand waiting to receive cash aid for displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2022. (REUTERS/Ali Khara)
Beirut blast probe resumes after 13 months: judicial source 23 Jan 2023 - 07:21 pm
This file combination of pictures shows UGC footage filmed from an office building at the moment a massive explosion rocked Beirut the previous day shows a fireball exploding while smoke is billowing at the port of the Lebanese capital on August 4, 2020. (Photo by GABY SALEM/ESN / AFP)
One injured after Kosovo police open fire in hit-and-run incident 23 Jan 2023 - 06:43 pm
A pedestrian walks past a mural painting depicting the map of Kosovo with both cyrillic and english writing, reading
Thousands of mobile phone towers go offline in Pakistan after power outage 23 Jan 2023 - 06:32 pm
An aerial view shows Pakistan's capital Islamabad during a nationwide power outage on January 23, 2023. - A massive power breakdown in Pakistan on January 23 affected most of the country's more than 220 million people, including in the mega cities of Karachi and Lahore. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Burkina Faso ends French military accord, says it will defend itself 23 Jan 2023 - 06:29 pm
In this file photo taken on November 14, 2019, soldiers of the French Army patrols the village Gorom Gorom in Armoured Personnel Carriers during the Barkhane operation in northern Burkina Faso. (Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)
No conflict in helping secure loan for Boris Johnson: BBC chairman 23 Jan 2023 - 06:19 pm
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Gatwick Airport, near London, Britain, October 22, 2022. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)
Pakistan nationwide power outage continues into night 23 Jan 2023 - 06:15 pm
Students attend a class at a private school during a nationwide power outage in Karachi on January 23, 2023. - A massive power breakdown in Pakistan on January 23 affected most of the country's more than 220 million people, including in the mega cities of Karachi and Lahore. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)
Kenyan opposition leader says Ruto's government is illegitimate 23 Jan 2023 - 05:48 pm
Kenya's opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga, of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, speaks during a Reuters interview in Nairobi, Kenya on August 29, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Yellen says critically important to restructure Zambia debt 23 Jan 2023 - 05:39 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen signs the visitor book after she visited the House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves) at Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal on January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ngouda Dione/File Photo