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One killed, several injured in Seattle mass shooting 23 Jan 2020 - 08:43 am
Police block a road following a shooting in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 22, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media. Mandatory credit JESSICA SCHREINDL/via REUTERS
Australian air tanker feared crashed while fighting bushfires 23 Jan 2020 - 08:29 am
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Most new housing designs in England are 'substandard', audit finds 22 Jan 2020 - 08:08 pm
Workers are seen at the construction site of 22 Bishopsgate in London, Britain June 25, 2019. Picture taken June 25, 2019. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Monarchy and Illuminati: Why a Thai opposition party faced court 22 Jan 2020 - 08:08 pm
Souvenir items bearing images of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the opposition Future Forward party, are displayed at the party's headquarters in Bangkok on January 21, 2020. AFP / Romeo Gacad
Guatemala's children bear brunt of prolonged drought and rising heat 22 Jan 2020 - 07:00 pm
A view of corn crop, ruined by drought, in Baja Verapaz September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
Enslaved then undercompensated: double blow for India's trafficked 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
A survivor of slavery who wished to remain anonymous poses for a picture in New Delhi, India, March 7, 2018. Reuters / Cathal McNaughton
Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
An extension worker provides information to Zambian farmers. (UNCG Zambia Handout / Moses Zangar, Jr. & Georgina Smith)
Indian state to test facial recognition in polls as privacy fears mount 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
A villager goes through the process of a fingerprint scanner during Unique Identification database system in the Pathancheru village in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh, April 27, 2010. Reuters / Krishnendu Halder
After four decades of war, Afghan widows battle for homes 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
A house being built on land allocated by the Afghan government for returning refugees and widows near Barikab, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, November 7, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
UK citizens' assembly to discuss how to meet 2050 climate target 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
Protesters hold a banner outside the BlackRock office during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in the City of London, Britain, October 14, 2019. Reuters / Henry Nicholls
High-profile El Salvador femicide case exposes deadly gender violence 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
Women demonstrate during the funeral of Karla Turcios in San Salvador, El Salvador April 17, 2018. The signs read:
Kosovo PM hails deal on flights with Serbia as step forward 22 Jan 2020 - 05:45 pm
Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) delivers a speech in Pristina, Kosovo, October 3, 2019. Reuters/Florion Goga
Singapore says Asia’s at ‘turning point’ as US, China face off 22 Jan 2020 - 05:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Barack Obama watch ceremonial troops during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, August 2, 2016, in Washington. AFP / Brendan Smialows
Trump exits Davos with trade push, impeachment attack 22 Jan 2020 - 05:45 pm
US President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves after a news conference at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Romanian mayor fined for speech inciting hatred of Roma minority 22 Jan 2020 - 05:45 pm
Romanians chant slogans next to a giant statue picturing the symbol of justice during a demonstration on August 11, 2018 in Bucharest. AFP / Daniel Mihailescu
Democrats swarm industrial Iowa to prove they can beat Trump 22 Jan 2020 - 04:44 pm
Elizabeth Warren speaks with Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders listening at the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, US, January 14, 2020. Reuters/Shannon Stapleton
Hillary Clinton says 'nobody likes' Bernie Sanders 22 Jan 2020 - 04:33 pm
File photo: Hillary Clinton reacts as rival Bernie Sanders tries to hand her a piece of paper during a Democratic debate IN 2016.
2020 Democratic candidates vow unity, but conflict escalates 22 Jan 2020 - 04:32 pm
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders, walk arm-in-arm with local African-American leaders during the Martin Luther