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Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste 20 Jan 2020 - 08:51 am
Malaysian officials inspect a container containing plastic waste shipment on January 20, 2020 before sending back to the countries of origin in Butterworth. - Malaysia OUT / AFP /
As China seeks to spark night economy, on-demand chauffeurs for drunk drivers see surge 20 Jan 2020 - 08:26 am
Liu Pengfei, a substitute driver of DiDi Chuxing, checks the ride-hailing app before starting his night shift in Beijing, China January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Ex-Congressman Collins gets 26 months for insider trading 19 Jan 2020 - 11:43 pm
Former Republican New York Representative Chris Collins (2nd-L) leaves US District Court after being sentenced to 26 months in Federal prison on January 17, 2020 in New York City.  Scott Heins/Getty Images/AFP
UK police pull 'outrageous' pamphlet on Islamic extremism 19 Jan 2020 - 10:15 pm
Armed police personnel patrol near London's Trafalgar Square on August 4, 2016. AFP
India says no meeting with Malaysia in Davos as palm row simmers 19 Jan 2020 - 10:15 pm
Demonstrators attend a protest against a new citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh, area of New Delhi, India January 19, 2020. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Fearless Delhi women protesters inspire national movement 19 Jan 2020 - 10:15 pm
In this picture taken on January 16, 2020, protesters take part in a demonstration for the fifth consecutive day against India's new citizenship law, at Mansoor Ali Park in Allahabad. AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
Libya players agree to respect arms embargo, push cease-fire 19 Jan 2020 - 10:15 pm
A protest with Stop war in Libya banner in front of the Reichstag building during the Peace summit on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin on January 19, 2020. AFP / John MacDougall
Thousands camp in Guatemala as Mexico blocks migrant path 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm

Honduran migrants taking part in a caravan travelling to the US, line up to receive breakfast at a temporary shelter in Tecun Uman, Guatemala on January 19, 2020. AFP / Johan Ordonez 

 
Comoros votes in election boycotted by opposition 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
Comoros soldiers are seen in front of a polling station in the Badjanani neighbourhood in Moroni on January 19, 2020. AFP / Ibrahim Youssouf
No give: Trump's impeachment defense, prosecutors dig in 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
A cafe advertises an ‘Im-Peach-Mint’ drink, referring to the impeachment of US President Donald Trump, in Des Moines, Iowa, January 18, 2020. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Nearly 450 wounded in two days of clashes in Lebanon's capital 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
A demonstrator is carried on a stretcher during a protest against a ruling elite accused of steering Lebanon towards economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Hundreds of troops to help Canadian province recover from huge blizzard 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
Pile of snow is pictured outside a house in St John's, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada January 18, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. J. David Mitchell/via Reuters
Gun industry gathers amid slumping sales, rising tensions 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
A Chesterfield County police officer sort through thousands of guns found in a home and garage in Pageland, South Carolina, November 10, 2015. Reuters
Illegal crossings plunge as US extends policy across border 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
US Border Patrol agents walk over a canal of water flowing into Mexico at the US Mexico border fence on November 17, 2016 in San Luis, Arizona. John Moore / Getty Images / AFP
Suspended in a barrel, South African man set to break ‘pole sitting’ record 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
An areal view shows Vernon Kruger, 52, holding his face while standing in a barrel at the top of a pole 25 metres above the ground in Dullstroom on January 16, 2020. AFP / Antoine Demaison
Washing Trump's hair and Bloomberg's meatballs: offbeat moments in US election campaign 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
Donald Trump (AFP / Rhona Wise)
Hong Kong leaders rebuff key protest demand as violence persists 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
Anti-government protesters rise their hands as they attend a rally to call for democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China January 19, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
China to step up countermeasures as virus outbreak grows 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
International travelers arrive at John F. Kennedy international airport in New York City, U.S., February 4, 2017. Airport authorities in the United States as well as most Asian nations are screening passengers from Wuhan. Reuters/Brendan McDermid