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Ghosn's Japan lawyer quits after client's flight to Lebanon 16 Jan 2020 - 11:23 am
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2020.( REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Search dog Taylor a bushfire-hit koala's best friend 16 Jan 2020 - 10:52 am
Animal trainer Ryan Tate watches Taylor, a koala detection dog, during a demonstration that shows how the dog spots the marsupial through fur and fresh scat, at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, November 22, 2019, in this still image from video
3 African nations reach preliminary deal in Nile dam dispute 16 Jan 2020 - 10:35 am
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US Dems Warren, Sanders called each other liars in post-debate spat: CNN 16 Jan 2020 - 10:19 am
FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as billionaire activist Tom Steyer listens after the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Drake University i
Facebook steps up Australia bushfires relief efforts 16 Jan 2020 - 09:55 am
Trees are engulfed in flames as a bushfire spreads in Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia, January 9, 2020, in this still image from a video obtained from Ingleside Rural Fire Service. Ingleside Rural Fire Service/via REUTERS
Philippines says danger high despite volcano 'lull' 16 Jan 2020 - 09:11 am
A fisherman catches fish as the Taal Volcano continuously errupts in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines, January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Singapore misinformation law challenged in court for first time 16 Jan 2020 - 09:02 am
Singapore's city skyline is seen as visitors take photographs from the rooftop bar of the National Gallery on January 13, 2020. / AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
Secret mission saves Australia's 'dinosaur trees' from bushfires 16 Jan 2020 - 09:02 am
An aerial view of Wollemi National Park where endangered Wollemi Pines are being protected from bushfires by a specialist team of remote-area firefighters and parks staff at New South Wales, Australia mid-January 2020 NSW NPWS/Handout via REUTERS
Angry players speak out at smoke-shrouded Australian Open qualifiers 15 Jan 2020 - 10:19 pm
A woman holds onto her face mask during a practice session in Melbourne on January 15, 2020, ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. AFP / Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Trump administration asks appeals court to allow executions to proceed 15 Jan 2020 - 09:31 pm
AFP file photo / Stephane De Sakutin
Putin shake-up could keep him in power past 2024 as cabinet steps aside 15 Jan 2020 - 09:30 pm
Vladimir Putin
The Crossing: What to watch as impeachment heads to Senate 15 Jan 2020 - 09:30 pm
In this file photo taken on December 17, 2018, the US Capitol is seen in Washington DC.  AFP / Saul Loeb
Mobile app aims to bolster human trafficking reporting in Thailand 15 Jan 2020 - 09:06 pm
Thailand authorities wash the dust off streets in the capital city after the particulate matter reached hazardous levels in Bangkok, January 14, 2019. Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun
Putin names head of tax service as new prime minister 15 Jan 2020 - 07:26 pm
Mikhail Mishustin, head of the Russian Tax Service, attends a session of the Moscow Financial Forum in Moscow, Russia September 6, 2018. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
Bangladesh eyes deal with Malaysia to protect migrant workers from abuse 15 Jan 2020 - 07:26 pm
Foreign workers from Bangladesh wait at an airport carpark turned into an immigration depot in Sepang September 20, 2007. Reuters/Bazuki Muhammad
Trafficking risk high for hundreds of migrants sent back to Libya 15 Jan 2020 - 07:26 pm
A migrant is seen at a detention centre in Tripoli, Libya April 4, 2019. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
German beekeepers stage sticky protest on ministry steps 15 Jan 2020 - 06:36 pm
A bee collects pollen from a flower on October 4, 2017 at the botanical garden in Munich, southern Germany. AFP / dpa / Sven Hoppe
Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler as prosecutors for Trump trial 15 Jan 2020 - 06:36 pm
Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler (2ndL) Nancy Pelosi (L) Eliot Engel (R),  Maxine Waters (3rdL)  , and Carolyn Maloney (2ndR) in a file photo. AFP / Saul Loeb