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UK cuts energy support for business to 5.5 billion pounds 09 Jan 2023 - 09:33 pm
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt talks to a television crew outside the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, on November 18, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
$9 billion raised for Pakistan flood recovery 09 Jan 2023 - 09:18 pm
File Photo: A general view of the submerged houses, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Dera Allah Yar, District Jafferabad, Pakistan, on September 1, 2022. (REUTERS)
US watchdog accuses Rep. George Santos of breaking campaign finance laws 09 Jan 2023 - 09:05 pm
Newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY), embroiled in a scandal over his resume and claims made on the campaign trail, sits alone in the House Chamber surrounded only by the children of other representatives, on the first day of the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, on January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Peru bans entry to former Bolivian president Morales, eight others 09 Jan 2023 - 08:58 pm
Peruvian police officers operate as demonstrators hold a protest demanding early elections and the release of Peruvian ousted leader Pedro Castillo, in Juliaca, Peru, January 8, 2023. (REUTERS/Hugo Courotto) 
World leaders condemn anti-government riots in Brazil 09 Jan 2023 - 08:22 pm
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin attend a meeting with President of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Rosa Weber at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil on January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Sudan factions start talks for final transition deal 09 Jan 2023 - 08:17 pm
File Photo: Sudanese civilians wave their national flag as they gather at the freedom square during the first anniversary of the start of the uprising that toppled long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir, in Khartoum, Sudan, December 19, 2019. (REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)
Saudi Arabia lifts restriction on hajj pilgrim numbers 09 Jan 2023 - 08:12 pm
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Lula asserts authority in Brazil as 1,500 Bolsonaro supporters arrested 09 Jan 2023 - 07:48 pm
General view of the damage at Brazil’s National Congress following a protest by supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 9, 2023. (REUTERS/Adriano Machado)
Thai PM joins new party to retain power after next election 09 Jan 2023 - 07:07 pm
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha unveils as Prime Minister candidate for the United Thai Nation Party (Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party) ahead of a general election this year in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2023. (REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa)
Man accused of throwing egg at King Charles appears in UK court 09 Jan 2023 - 06:46 pm
File Photo: Police officers restrain a man who threw an egg at King Charles during his visit to Micklegate bar in York, Britain, November 9, 2022. (REUTERS/Russell Cheyne)
UK considering giving battle tanks to Ukraine - Sky News 09 Jan 2023 - 05:31 pm
British Army Challenger 2 tank fires during NATO enhanced Forward Presence battle group Iron Spear 2019 exercise in Adazi, Latvia, on October 11, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Bangladesh top opposition leaders released on bail 09 Jan 2023 - 05:17 pm
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a plenary session at the start of the Paris Peace Forum, in Paris, France, on November 11, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Donors pledge more than $8bn to help Pakistan flood recovery - official 09 Jan 2023 - 05:03 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left) arrives with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to a statement on Pakistan's Resilience to Climate Change conference in Geneva on January 9, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Philippines' Marcos picks ex-military chief and COVID tsar as defence minister 09 Jan 2023 - 04:40 pm
Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. / Reuters file photo
Kremlin critic Navalny says spent NYE in punishment cell 09 Jan 2023 - 04:29 pm
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing to consider his claims against the administration of a penal colony, where he serves a sentence after being found guilty of parole violations, fraud and contempt of court charges, in the town of Kovrov, Russia October 7, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Chinese 'wolf warrior' diplomat no longer ministry spokesman 09 Jan 2023 - 04:24 pm
This file photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian taking a question at the daily media briefing in Beijing.  (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
Philippines plans to import 22,000 tons of onions after price surge 09 Jan 2023 - 03:22 pm
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California storm leaves over 120,000 still without power 09 Jan 2023 - 03:13 pm
A tree blocks a roadway after it fell in high winds during a winter storm in West Sacramento, California, U.S. January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo