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In rural eastern China, not testing for COVID becomes the norm 10 Jan 2023 - 01:00 pm
Tang Shunping, 80, receives IV drip treatment at a clinic in a village of Lezhi county after strict measures to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were removed nationwide, in Ziyang, Sichuan province, China December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Prince Harry's memoir hits shelves after days of controversy 10 Jan 2023 - 12:04 pm
A person looks at a copy of Britain's Prince Harry's autobiography 'Spare' displayed at Waterstones bookstore, in London, Britain January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Britain's satellite hopes undimmed by mission failure 10 Jan 2023 - 11:22 am
The plane takes off ahead of Britain's first satellite launch, at Cornwall Airport Newquay, in Cornwall, Britain January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
India set to demolish buildings in sinking Himalayan town 10 Jan 2023 - 11:00 am
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Harry and Meghan's California town ordered evacuated over mudslide fears 10 Jan 2023 - 10:10 am
A view of flood waters in Montecito Creek in Montecito, California, U.S., January 9, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Craig/via REUTERS
Australia lays out plan to make biggest polluters slash emissions 10 Jan 2023 - 10:02 am
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Europe ski resorts struggle to stay open in warm winter 10 Jan 2023 - 09:47 am
Some skiers practice in the area of the Semmering ski school in front of the Semmering mountain with artificially snowed ski slopes in wintersport resort Zauberberg im Semmering, Lower Austria, on January 08, 2023. Photo by Alex HALADA / AFP
US teacher, shot by six-year-old, is praised as a hero 10 Jan 2023 - 09:39 am
Police vehicles are seen parked outside Richneck Elementary School, where according to the police, a six-year-old boy shot and wounded a teacher, in Newport News, Virginia, U.S., January 6, 2023, in this screen grab from a handout video. WVEC via ABC/Handout via REUTERS
China halts short-term visas in South Korea, first response to COVID curbs 10 Jan 2023 - 09:36 am
Street vendors (L) wait for customers at Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Suspected militants kill 24 civilians in east DR Congo 09 Jan 2023 - 11:49 pm
File Photo: A militiaman of the armed group URDPC/CODECO stopped a religious procession in the village of Masumbuko, Ituri Province, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on September 18, 2020. (AFP)
Facebook, YouTube remove content backing Brazil attack 09 Jan 2023 - 11:38 pm
Brazil's flag is reflected on a broken window, after the supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro participated in an anti-democratic riot at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 9, 2023. (REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)
US has received no requests from Brazil on Bolsonaro: White House 09 Jan 2023 - 11:24 pm
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on November 10, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
New US speaker faces first major test with rules vote 09 Jan 2023 - 11:07 pm
A sign with the name of newly-elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is seen outside his suite of offices in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 9, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Morocco raises migrants' jail time over Melilla tragedy: lawyer 09 Jan 2023 - 10:59 pm
A Sudanese migrant is pictured in the temporary centre for migrants in the Spanish enclave of Melilla on June 25, 2022. (AFP)
Strong 7.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia: USGS 09 Jan 2023 - 10:57 pm
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More than 7,000 nurses go on strike in New York City 09 Jan 2023 - 10:30 pm
Attorney General of New York Letitia James speaks as NYSNA nurses walk off the job, to go on strike at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, US on January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Belgium to extend life of two nuclear reactors by 10 years 09 Jan 2023 - 10:01 pm
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 23, 2022. (REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs)
Rwanda says it can take no more refugees from DR Congo 09 Jan 2023 - 09:55 pm
Rwandan President Paul Kagame attends a news conference concluding the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda on June 25, 2022. File Photo / Reuters