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Falling US satellite sparks emergency phone alert in South Korea 09 Jan 2023 - 11:43 am
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Marching across India, Gandhi scion aims to repair Congress party's image 09 Jan 2023 - 11:31 am
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India's main opposition Congress party, addresses the crowd at a public rally held during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March), in Panipat, India, January 6, 2023. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
Thailand U-turns on COVID vaccination rule for visitors 09 Jan 2023 - 11:04 am
Passengers from China's Xiamen arrive at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after China reopens its borders amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2023. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Delhi fog delays flights, cold wave closes schools 09 Jan 2023 - 10:11 am
Men walk along the railway tracks amidst heavy fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, India, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Brazil patrols government buildings retaken from rioting Bolsonaro supporters 09 Jan 2023 - 09:43 am
Military police gather at Congress after it was invaded by supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia on January 9, 2023. (Photo by Carl De Souza/ AFP)
Ukraine says its forces repel constant Russian attacks in east 09 Jan 2023 - 08:43 am
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a trench at a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 7, 2023. Reuters/Anna Kudriavtseva
'Life is moving forward': China declares new COVID phase 09 Jan 2023 - 08:35 am
A passenger (R) receives a hug while leaving the arrival area of international flights at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, in Shanghai on January 8, 2023.(Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
Ukraine rejects Russian claim of devastating 'retaliatory strike' 09 Jan 2023 - 12:09 am
A Ukrainian serviceman is seen in a destroyed building of a school at a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine on January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva
China says talks to include Paxlovid in its health insurance drug list fail 09 Jan 2023 - 12:04 am
A passenger receives a hug while leaving the arrival area of international flights at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, in Shanghai on January 8, 2023.(Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
Ukraine holding two towns, Russians in new attacks: Zelenskiy 08 Jan 2023 - 11:25 pm
File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky / Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via Reuters
Iranian brothers held in Germany over suspected terror plot 08 Jan 2023 - 11:10 pm
Agents wearing protective suits examine substances on the premises of the fire brigade in Castrop-Rauxel, western Germany on January 8, 2023 following arrests on suspicion of preparing an attack using cyanide and ricin. (Photo by Christoph Reichwein / DPA / AFP)
Germany's new China strategy 'guided by ideology' says ambassador 08 Jan 2023 - 10:46 pm
Wu Ken, China's Ambassador to Germany, attends the welcome ceremony of the diplomatic corps at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, January 13, 2020. (REUTERS/Annegret Hilse)
Historic UK satellite launch may spur military appetite 08 Jan 2023 - 10:27 pm
A replica model of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket sits in a media area ahead of UK's First launch at Newquay Airport in Newquay, Britain, January 8, 2023. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)
Pro-Bolsonaro rioters breach congress, presidential palace 08 Jan 2023 - 10:25 pm
Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with the police during a demonstration outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 8, 2023. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Prince Harry to defend scandalous memoirs in TV interviews 08 Jan 2023 - 10:17 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, wave as they visit One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, US, on September 23, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Pakistan risks 'extraordinary misery' without flood recovery help: UN 08 Jan 2023 - 09:52 pm
In this file photo taken on September 2, 2022 Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner, speaks during an interview at the Development Programme Headquarters in New York.  (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
Benin elects lawmakers, with opposition allowed to stand 08 Jan 2023 - 09:46 pm
Members of the observers and the CENA (Commission Electorale Nationale Autonome) check the number of votes following the legislative elections at the public primary school, Charles Guillot de Zongo in Cotonou on January 8, 2023. (Photo by Yanick Folly / AFP)
Tunisia opposition say police tried to block rally 08 Jan 2023 - 09:33 pm
Tunisian demonstrators blocked by police during a rally against their president, in the capital Tunis, on June 4, 2022. (AFP)