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Brazil's Lula vows to defeat 'fanatical far right' 19 Jan 2023 - 11:33 pm
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a meeting with trade union Centrals at Palacio da Alvorada in Brasilia on January 18, 2023. (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO / AFP)
US strengthens organic food protocols to counter fraud 19 Jan 2023 - 11:27 pm
Sonny Perdue, the agriculture secretary, is planning to move its economic research unit out of Washington and closer to America’s farmers. Credit: Gary Cameron/Reuters
US judge orders Boeing arraigned on MAX fraud charge 19 Jan 2023 - 11:12 pm
Chief Technology Officer and vice president and general manager of Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) Todd Citron speaks during a news conference to discuss the agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project
US looking into 'unconfirmed' reports Russia has opened espionage case against US citizen 19 Jan 2023 - 10:46 pm
People enter the State Department Building in Washington, US, on January 26, 2017. File Photo / Reuters
Sierra Leone passes law reserving 30% of jobs for women 19 Jan 2023 - 10:36 pm
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, on February 17, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Over a million demonstrate in France to say 'non' to Macron's pension reform 19 Jan 2023 - 10:19 pm
Demonstrators gather in Place de la Bastille during a rally called by French trade unions in Paris on January 19, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Samson / AFP)
Mexican president defends bid to move cargo from longstanding hub to new airport 19 Jan 2023 - 10:15 pm
In this file photo taken on March 30, 2021, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a ceremony to mark the 100th day of his third year in office, at the National Palace in Mexico City.  (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
Harvard school reverses course, will extend fellowship to human rights advocate 19 Jan 2023 - 09:50 pm
Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, poses after an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 12, 2021. Picture taken on January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse//File Photo
Biden invites Americans to sponsor refugees as admissions languish 19 Jan 2023 - 09:43 pm
US President Joe Biden departs for travel from Joint Base Andrews, to view storm-damaged areas of California's central coast, Maryland, US, January 19, 2023. (REUTERS/Leah Mills)
Davos 2023: Riyadh city developing fast with eye on Expo 2030 bid 19 Jan 2023 - 09:37 pm
Clouds move over the Riyadh skyline on November 17, 2013.  File Photo / Reuters
Chad, Venezuela, Kashmir activists share top rights prize 19 Jan 2023 - 09:22 pm
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US takes 'extraordinary' steps to avoid looming default 19 Jan 2023 - 09:08 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reacts during a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Zurich, Switzerland, on January, 18, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Spain to study electric connection with France alongside hydrogen pipeline 19 Jan 2023 - 08:54 pm
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (right) and France's President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the end of a press conference after signing a treaty during a Franco-Spanish summit in Barcelona on January 19, 2023.  (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
On your bike! Paris commuters take to two wheels to beat strike 19 Jan 2023 - 08:45 pm
A man rides a bicycle along a bike path on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim bridge near the Eiffel Tower in Paris during a nationwide day of strike and protests against French government's pension reform plan in France, January 19, 2023. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
Chinese embassy in Lisbon removes CCTV camera after residents' concerns 19 Jan 2023 - 08:37 pm
A surveillance camera is seen pointed to the exterior of the Chinese embassy in Lisbon, Portugal, December 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Pedro Nunes)
Argentine corn field planted with face of World Cup winner Messi 19 Jan 2023 - 08:17 pm
The face of Argentine football star Lionel Messi is depicted in a corn field sown with a special algorithm to plant seeds in a certain pattern to create a huge visual image when the corn plants grow, in Los Condores, on the outskirts of Cordoba, Argentina, January 15, 2023. (REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian)
Spain, France champion Europe's industry in bilateral summit 19 Jan 2023 - 07:53 pm
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a signing ceremony at Spain-France summit at Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain, on January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Bruna Casas
Russia to stay a threat even if it loses war, says top NATO officer 19 Jan 2023 - 07:40 pm
The Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer atttends a news conference after a meeting of the alliance's Military Committee, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron