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Vietnam rescuers battle to save boy from 35-metre hole 02 Jan 2023 - 12:15 pm
Rescuers gather at the site of where a 10-year-old boy is thought to be trapped in a 35-metre deep shaft at a bridge construction area in Vietnam's Dong Thap province on January 2, 2023.  Photo by AFP
Cambodian leader orders Mekong safe zones to save rare dolphins 02 Jan 2023 - 11:44 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 6, 2012, shows a dolphin in the Mekong river in Kratie province, northeast of the capital Phnom Penh. Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP
Two helicopters collide in Australia, killing four 02 Jan 2023 - 11:35 am
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Modi’s cash ban was legal, India court rules amid faint dissent 02 Jan 2023 - 10:36 am
India’s Supreme Court
Philippines main airport scrambles to restore normalcy after power cut 02 Jan 2023 - 09:40 am
Passengers wait for information about their flights at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
Japan's emperor gives first public New Year's greeting since 2020 02 Jan 2023 - 09:03 am
Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (R) wave to well-wishers through a bullet-proof glass from a balcony during their New Year's public appearance at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo, Japan, 02 January 2023. FRANCK ROBICHON/Pool via REUTERS
65% of British people support holding referendum to return to EU 01 Jan 2023 - 11:51 pm
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Hong Kong mulls law change to bar UK lawyer from Jimmy Lai trial: SCMP 01 Jan 2023 - 10:59 pm
Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China, on February 9, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Extinction Rebellion suspends 'public disruption' tactics 01 Jan 2023 - 10:29 pm
In this file photo taken on September 6, 2020 Activists from the climate change group Extinction Rebellion lead a procession across Westminster Bridge in central London. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Blinken discussed US-China relationship in call with China's Qin 01 Jan 2023 - 10:14 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Henri Coanda airport, in Bucarest, Romania, on November 29, 2022, ahead of a NATO meeting. File Photo / Reuters
Pakistan says it has provided list of nuclear facilities to India under annual practice 01 Jan 2023 - 10:03 pm
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari gestures during an interview with Reuters. File Photo / Reuters
Lula takes reins as leftist leader of politically polarized Brazil 01 Jan 2023 - 09:38 pm
Brazil's President elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves to supporters on the day of his swearing-in ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil, on January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Defiant Ukrainians cheer New Year as drones blasted from skies 01 Jan 2023 - 09:28 pm
Women hold bengal fires during a celebration of New Year eve before a curfew, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)
'Lulapalooza': inauguration party sweeps Brazil's capital 01 Jan 2023 - 08:59 pm
Firefighters spray water to relieve supporters of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the heat as they gather to wait for his inauguration ceremony at
Israeli occupation forces detained around 3,000 Palestinians in 2022, says report 01 Jan 2023 - 08:43 pm
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France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track variants 01 Jan 2023 - 08:23 pm
Passengers of a flight from China wait in a line for checking their COVID-19 vaccination documents as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, after arriving at the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy, outside Paris, on January 1, 2023. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Historic new year for Croatia as it joins euro, Schengen area 01 Jan 2023 - 07:39 pm
Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (centre) look at a miniature model of the capital city of Zagreb as they take a walk in Zagreb on January 1, 2023 during the visit of the EU Commission on the occasion of Croatia's entry to the passport-free Schengen zone. (Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC / AFP)
At least 20 people killed in clashes in Somaliland 01 Jan 2023 - 07:11 pm
A general view of downtown Hargeisa on May 16, 2016. File Photo / AFP