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Beirut braces for more violence, after night of riots 19 Jan 2020 - 05:30 pm
An anti-government protester climbs the police barricades during clashes with security forces in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital Beirut near the parliament headquarters on January 18, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Iran seeks to examine downed plane's black boxes itself - report 19 Jan 2020 - 02:31 pm
File photo: The crate containing purportedly the two black boxes recovered from the crashed Ukrainian airliner, Boeing 737-800, is seen in this still image taken from a video, in Tehran, Iran January 10, 2020.  IRIB VIA WANA/Handout via Reuters
China moves to phase out single-use plastics 19 Jan 2020 - 01:28 pm
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Bodies of Ukrainian victims of Iran plane crash returned home 19 Jan 2020 - 01:14 pm
A motorcade of hearses carrying the bodies of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster moves along a road before a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, Ukraine January 19
Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up 'highness' titles 19 Jan 2020 - 12:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding their son Archie, meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu (not pictured) at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melv
At least eight die in blaze at Czech disability home 19 Jan 2020 - 12:29 pm
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Israel starts to install sensors along Lebanon border 19 Jan 2020 - 11:54 am
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Canada's government to help Newfoundland dig out after massive blizzard 19 Jan 2020 - 10:52 am
A snowy street is pictured in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada January 17, 2020. Zach Bonnell/via REUTERS
Heavy snow hampers search for missing S. Korean, Nepal trekkers 19 Jan 2020 - 10:14 am
Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala
China virus cases spike, 17 new infections reported 19 Jan 2020 - 09:39 am
A medical staff member walks outside the Jinyintan hospital, where patients infected by a mysterious SARS-like virus are being treated, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 18, 2020. China OUT / AFP / STR
Australian government to aid tourism industry as bushfires recede 19 Jan 2020 - 08:51 am
Australia's Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham (L) and South Australia's Premier Stephen Marshall visit a cafe during a visit to Kangaroo Island, Australia January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy
UN warns against stopping oil production in Libya 19 Jan 2020 - 08:38 am
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Dozens wounded as Lebanon protesters clash with police 18 Jan 2020 - 08:45 pm
Anti-government protesters use a window as a makeshift shield as they confront security forces from behind a barbed-wire and metal fence barrier during clashes in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital Beirut near the parliament headquarter
Lebanon protesters lob traffic signs, branches at police 18 Jan 2020 - 06:34 pm
Lebanese security forces take cover behind riot shields during clashes with anti-government protesters in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital near the parliament headquarters on January 18, 2020. / AFP / Anwar AMRO
Iran to send flight recorders from downed jet to Ukraine 18 Jan 2020 - 06:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab ob
Soleimani strike followed general saying ‘Bad Things’: Trump 18 Jan 2020 - 06:05 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and his son Barron step out from Air Force One upon arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Lebanese block roads as protests enter fourth month 18 Jan 2020 - 05:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Protesters smash the window of a bank as demonstrations against the government continue in Beirut, Lebanon January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Black boxes of shot-down Ukrainian airliner will be sent to Ukraine: Iranian news agency 18 Jan 2020 - 04:26 pm
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