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More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge 01 Jan 2023 - 11:17 am
People enjoy an ice rink on a frozen lake, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Blast outside Kabul's military airport, multiple casualties: Interior Ministry 01 Jan 2023 - 10:09 am
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Meta set to make decision on Trump’s return to Facebook: FT 01 Jan 2023 - 10:03 am
The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo/File Photo
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: South Korea military 31 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on December 31, 2022 after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles according to South Korea's military. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Venezuela and Colombia fully reopen shared border 31 Dec 2022 - 11:46 pm
The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, gestures while speaking with the press before an extraordinary session at the National Assembly in Caracas on December 31, 2022. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Chinese manufacturing contracts sharply as COVID infections soar 31 Dec 2022 - 11:15 pm
 A man walks inside a steel plant of Delong Steel in Xingtai, Hebei province, China, on June 20, 2019. Picture taken June 20, 2019.  File Photo / Reuters
UK’s problems won’t go away in new year, Sunak tells Britons 31 Dec 2022 - 11:02 pm
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks on during the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall, in London, Britain, on November 28, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Morocco to ban arrivals from China over COVID surge 31 Dec 2022 - 10:36 pm
A medical worker in a protective suit checks a thermometer for a patient at the entrance to the fever clinic of the Central Hospital of Wuhan, amid of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Two dead, 200 rescued in Lebanon migrant boat sinking: army 31 Dec 2022 - 10:14 pm
A handout photo provided by the Lebanese Army on December 31, 2022, shows a sinking migrant boat in Mediterranean waters, off the country's northern coast near Tripoli during a rescue operation by the Lebanese navy. (Photo by Lebanese Army Website / AFP)
China gives Hong Kong leader power to bar overseas lawyers in national security cases 31 Dec 2022 - 09:18 pm
Police stands guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' courts in Hong Kong, China, on November 25, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Mudslides kill at least 10 miners in eastern DR Congo 31 Dec 2022 - 09:02 pm
This file photo taken on November 26, 2019 shows a road surface swept away by a landslide caused by torrential overnight rains in the Lemba district of the capital Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (AFP)
DR Congo recalls ambassador to France over suspected graft 31 Dec 2022 - 08:41 pm
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Missile strikes on Ukraine kills one, Zelenskyy says Russians in league with the devil 31 Dec 2022 - 08:23 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sings the national anthem during his visit in Kherson, Ukraine, on November 14, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Several killed in Somaliland protests against govt 31 Dec 2022 - 07:26 pm
 Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland speaks during a news conference on October 10, 2018. Picture taken October 10, 2018. File Photo / Reuters
European Covid checks on China arrivals 'unjustified': industry body 31 Dec 2022 - 06:43 pm
In this file photo taken on February 1, 2021, travellers queue at the immigration desk of Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle international airport, as new Covid-19 border restrictions come into effect.  (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
Croatia set to enter euro, borderless Europe club 31 Dec 2022 - 06:04 pm
A photograph shows euro coins in Zagreb on December 30, 2022. - On January 1, 2023 the Euro will become the official currency in Croatia. (Photo by Denis LOVROVIC / AFP)
Workers at Iran’s Abadan refinery strike as protests continue 31 Dec 2022 - 05:33 pm
A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq, on September 21, 2019.  File Photo / Reuters
Pope Francis to lead unique funeral for ex-pope Benedict 31 Dec 2022 - 05:23 pm
Faithful gather to mourn the death of former Pope Benedict at Santa Maria dell'Anima church, in Rome, Italy December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca