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Thailand introduced new entry regulations as China reopens border 08 Jan 2023 - 03:18 pm
Tourists visit the Grand Palace, one of the top tourist attraction spots as Thailand is expecting arrivals of Chinese tourists after China reopens its borders amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Protesters clash with police at COVID antigen kit maker factory in China, videos show 08 Jan 2023 - 12:15 pm
Police intervene at a protest at a factory, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chongqing, China in this screen grab from a video released on January 7, 2023 obtained by Reuters
Iran executes two more men in connection with protests 08 Jan 2023 - 11:33 am
Mohammad-Mehdi Karami speaks in a courtroom before being executed by hanging, along with Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, for allegedly killing a member of the security forces in Tehran, Iran December 2022 in this still image obtained from a video by WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters
19 killed, 20 injured in road accident in eastern China: state media 08 Jan 2023 - 10:25 am
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'Once in a century' flood cuts off communities in northwestern Australia 08 Jan 2023 - 09:21 am
(Left) A view shows damaged Fitzroy Crossing bridge and (right) people being evacuated from Fitzroy Crossing Airport, in Fitzroy crossing, Australia January 7, 2023, in this picture obtained from a video. Joe Ross/via Reuters
Turkish Consulate in France attacked with molotov 07 Jan 2023 - 11:58 pm
Photo: File Photo / Anadolu Agency
Colombian president in Venezuela to meet Maduro 07 Jan 2023 - 11:42 pm
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro shake hands at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
UK to host international meet on Ukraine war crimes probe 07 Jan 2023 - 10:07 pm
UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, on October 25, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
46 Ivorian soldiers depart Mali after pardon 07 Jan 2023 - 09:39 pm
Local residents read the headlines of local newspapers after the release of 46 Ivorian soldiers arrested in July 2022 in Mali, in Abidjan on January 7, 2023.  (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)
Russian mercenary boss says wants Ukraine's Bakhmut for its 'underground cities' 07 Jan 2023 - 09:17 pm
Plumes of smoke rise from a Russian strike during a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, from the frontline Donbas city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
Algerian poet, ex-minister says won't run for president 07 Jan 2023 - 06:41 pm
A man walks on a pavement in Algiers, Algeria, December 17, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
Little let-up in fighting as Ukraine, Russia mark Orthodox Christmas 07 Jan 2023 - 05:20 pm
This photograph shows the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery during an Orthodox Christmas service in Kyiv on January 7, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
South  Sudan journalists detained over viral Kiir video 07 Jan 2023 - 04:26 pm
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir attends a meeting on the cutting of the number of states from 32 to 10, at the State House in Juba, South Sudan February 15, 2020. File Photo / Reuters
Germany discourages non-essential travel to Covid-hit China 07 Jan 2023 - 02:50 pm
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Lisa-mania: Thai Blackpink fans in frenzy over Bangkok concert 07 Jan 2023 - 01:47 pm
This photograph taken on January 3, 2023 shows social media influencer Nipattanachai 'James' Thepkamdee checking himself in front of a mirror in his bedroom in Bangkok. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana / AFP)
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma spotted in Bangkok - Thai media reports 07 Jan 2023 - 01:39 pm
This file photo taken on October 20, 2021 shows Jack Ma, co-founder and former executive chairman of Chinese Alibaba Group pictured in Santa Ponsa, on the island of Mallorca. (Photo by JAIME REINA / AFP)
Jack Ma: tycoon who soared on China's tech dreams grounded by regulators 07 Jan 2023 - 01:30 pm
Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma attends the Ant Financial event in Hong Kong, China November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
South Africa has its first case of most transmissible Covid variant 07 Jan 2023 - 01:02 pm
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