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Philippine artist paints images of volcanic devastation using ash 24 Jan 2020 - 02:43 pm
Filipina artist Janina Sanico paints an image of Taal volcano spewing ash clouds using ash that accumulated in her yard in Tanauan, Batangas Province, Philippines, January 24,2020. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell
Death toll from storm in Spain reaches 12, more missing 24 Jan 2020 - 02:09 pm
A man walks beside a sea wave during the storm
Insys founder Kapoor sentenced to 66 months in prison for opioid scheme 24 Jan 2020 - 01:11 pm
The billionaire founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc. John Kapoor, exits the federal court house after a bail hearing in Phoenix, Arizona , U.S., October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Conor Ralph/Files
Australia mourns for three Americans killed in plane crash fighting bushfires 24 Jan 2020 - 12:59 pm
A television reporter stands in front of a Large Air Tanker (LAT) C-130 Hercules as it drops a load of around 15,000 litres during a display by the Rural Fire Service ahead of the bushfire season at RAAF Base Richmond Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2017.
Shanghai Disney shuts to prevent spread of virus 24 Jan 2020 - 12:08 pm
A locked gate is seen after the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park has been closed, following the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
China building 1,000-bed hospital over the weekend to treat coronavirus 24 Jan 2020 - 12:01 pm
Workers clear the way at the construction site where the new hospital is being built to treat patients of a new coronavirus following the outbreak and the city's lockdown, on the outskirts of Wuhan, China January 24, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS.
Arrested Hong Kong protesters stuck in limbo as cases grind forward 23 Jan 2020 - 10:45 pm
Derek Tai and his girlfriend Ann take a bus to a legal protest in Hong Kong, China, January 19, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Australians in wildfire zone face a painful question: rebuild or leave? 23 Jan 2020 - 10:45 pm
Storm clouds gather over Sydney Harbour on January 20, 2020. AFP / Peter Parks
‘Deaths of despair’ aren’t just a US problem 23 Jan 2020 - 10:45 pm
A man stands on the banks of River Thames across from the Houses of Parliament in Westminster in central London on March 27, 2019. AFP / Tolga Akmen
Home sweet home? Not for 200,000+ stateless in US 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
AFP file photo / Noel Celis
Equality won't happen by itself, says Finnish PM 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin poses for a picture after a session at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Out of court: Ugandans turn to 'barefoot lawyers' to settle land disputes 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
Pyerina Adong Otto (left) and family at her home in Awach, Uganda, December 5, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Liam Taylor
Indian women lawmakers face abuse as global online violence rises 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
A worker displays T-shirts with images of Mamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and logo of CPI-M for sale inside a shop in Kolkata, India, March 26, 2019. Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri
Dozens of trafficking victims rescued in Interpol crackdown in the Balkans 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
Albanian policemen are reflected in the helmet of a riot policeman in Tirana, Albania, May 19, 2011. Reuters/Arben Celi
Mexico human trafficking cases rise by a third but many states found lagging 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
Empty bunk beds in a shelter for victims of human trafficking in Tapachula, Mexico, March 26, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Christine Murray
Afghan drought forces shepherds into desperate measures 23 Jan 2020 - 08:47 pm
In this photograph taken on November 28, 2019, shepherds lead a flock of sheep as they graze at field on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP / Farshad Usyan
Highest UN court can tell states what to do, but not enforce 23 Jan 2020 - 08:47 pm
Tun Khin of the Burmese Rohingya Organization speaks to the press after the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, on January 23, 2020 in the lawsuit filed by The Gambia against Myanmar in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against R
Trump will have hard time blocking potential Bolton trial testimony 23 Jan 2020 - 08:47 pm
John Bolton adjusts his glasses as Donald Trump speaks while meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office, April 2, 2019. Reuters / Joshua Roberts