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Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso 12 Jan 2023 - 06:47 pm
A displaced boy, who fled with others from his village in northern Burkina Faso following attacks by assailants, poses at a school on the outskirts of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on June 15, 2019.  File Photo / Reuters
Violinists play last tunes before German coal village demolition 12 Jan 2023 - 06:30 pm
Musicians Thomas Gerlinger, 54, and Luppe, over 50, play violin and viola in an abandoned house in protest against demolishing Luetzerath village to expand the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE, in Luetzerath, Germany, on January 12, 2023.
Germany borrowed 115.4bn euros in 2022 - finance ministry sources 12 Jan 2023 - 06:08 pm
German government economic adviser Monika Schnitzer answers journalists' questions during a Reuters interview in Berlin, Germany, on January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
UK review of 'golden' visas for millionaires finds links to corruption 12 Jan 2023 - 06:02 pm
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman speaks during the Ministerial Statement on Migration and Economic Development Partnership at the House of Commons in London, Britain, December 19, 2022. (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS)
Iran media claims detained British-Iranian linked to death of nuclear scientist 12 Jan 2023 - 05:47 pm
An undated handout picture provided by Khabar Online news agency shows, former Iranian deputy of defence minister, British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, during an interview in Tehran. - Iran has sentenced Akbari to death after his conviction for spying for British intelligence services, the Islamic republic's judicial news agency reported January 11, 2023. (Photo by Khabar Online / AFP)
UAE to loan $1bn, roll over another $2bn to Pakistan, says minister 12 Jan 2023 - 05:40 pm
This handout image provided by the UAE Presidential court on January 12, 2023 shows UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan posing for a picture with Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, prior to their meeting, at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi. (Photo by UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT / AFP)
Europe's largest rare earths deposit discovered in Sweden 12 Jan 2023 - 05:40 pm
Picture taken on January 12, 2023 shows a view of the iron mine of Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB in Sweden's northernmost city Kiruna. (Photo by Jonas EKSTROMER / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden)
Egypt relied on competitive Russian wheat as imports dipped in 2022 12 Jan 2023 - 05:16 pm
A worker collects wheat at the Benha grain silos in Al Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 19, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Bahrain donkey races draw crowds and condemnation 12 Jan 2023 - 05:09 pm
File Photo: Bahraini men ride their donkey carts as they compete in a local race in the village of Saar, West of the capital Manama, on September 4, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
King Charles, Prince William make first appearances since Harry's memoir 12 Jan 2023 - 04:58 pm
Britain's King Charles III visits Aboyne and Mid Deeside Community Shed to meet with local hardship support groups and tour the new facilities, in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Britain, January 12, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/Pool via REUTERS)
Harry tell-all book 'Spare' sells record 1.4 mn copies on day one 12 Jan 2023 - 04:49 pm
Caroline Lennon, the first person to purchase the copy of Britain's Prince Harry's autobiography 'Spare' from Waterstones bookstore, poses next to the store, in London, Britain on January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls,
UAE names oil chief to head COP28 climate talks 12 Jan 2023 - 04:44 pm
United Arab Emirates' Industry Minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Amr Alfiky)
New York nurses end strike after reaching deals with hospitals on staffing 12 Jan 2023 - 03:44 pm
A hospital worker raises a fist as NYSNA nurses walk off the job, to go on strike at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, U.S. January 9, 2023. Reuters/Andrew Kelly
German employers urge action to fill two million jobs 12 Jan 2023 - 03:24 pm
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Russia suggests Sweden has 'something to hide' in Nord Stream blast probe 12 Jan 2023 - 02:03 pm
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Surgery to separate Iraqi conjoined twins begins in Riyadh 12 Jan 2023 - 01:03 pm
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India moving some troops from sinking town near China border 12 Jan 2023 - 11:58 am
A general view shows the town of Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state on January 11, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Twitter tells Asia HQ staff to clear desks, work from home 12 Jan 2023 - 11:40 am
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