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Thousands march as Hong Kong protests near half-year mark 08 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm
Protesters hide behind umbrellas during a Human Rights Day march, organised by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Gary Neville blasts British premier for fueling racism 08 Dec 2019 - 04:41 pm
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Congo authorities say Ebola survivor falls ill a second time 08 Dec 2019 - 04:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Ugandan health worker administers the Ebola vaccine to a child in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese district, Uganda, June 16, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena
Trump takes aim at problem of toilets flushed '15 times' 08 Dec 2019 - 03:22 pm
President Donald Trump laughs as he speaks while participating in a
'Nervous' PM Johnson promises Brexit and less immigration ahead of election 08 Dec 2019 - 01:01 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a warm-up before the Hazel Grove United JFC vs Poynton Juniors girls soccer match, as he campaigns in Cheadle Hulme, Britain December 7, 2019. Reuters/Toby Melville/Pool
New Zealand met service issues thunderstorm warning for some parts after weekend floods 08 Dec 2019 - 10:36 am
Floodwaters are seen on a cracked road on State Highway 58 in Judgeford, New Zealand December 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. STEVE AND LISA KOVACS /via REUTERS
30,000 monks attend mass alms-giving in Myanmar 08 Dec 2019 - 10:27 am
Monks line up for alms during the alms-giving ceremony to 30,000 monks organize by the region government of Mandalay affiliated with Dhammakaya Foundation at Chanmyathazi Airport in Mandalay on December 8, 2019.  / AFP / KYAW ZAY WIN
Rouhani says Iran budget set to resist US sanctions by curbing oil dependence 08 Dec 2019 - 09:34 am
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes a speech during 26th National Conference on Insurance and Development in Tehran, Iran on December 04, 2019. ( ?ran Cumhurba?kanl??? / Handout - Anadolu Agency/ IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT )
Feisty Biden clings to top spot in 2020 Democratic race 08 Dec 2019 - 09:28 am
Democratic presidential candidate former U.S. Vice president Joe Biden campaigns at a VFW Hall December 7, 2019 in Oelwein, Iowa. Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry recently announced his endorsement of Biden with the Iowa caucuses less t
Trump tells Jewish-Americans he is Israel's best friend 08 Dec 2019 - 09:28 am
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn 08 Dec 2019 - 09:07 am
A NSW Rural Firefighter establishes a backburn during bushfires in Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales, Australia, December 8, 2019. AAP Image/Jeremy Piper/via Reuters
Hong Kong police say pistol among weapons seized ahead of protest 08 Dec 2019 - 08:57 am
Anti-government protesters attend a
North Korea conducts 'very important test': KCNA 08 Dec 2019 - 08:38 am
This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 8, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a ceremony for the completion of the Yangdok County Hot Spring Cultural Recreation Center in South Pyon
Four dead in shooting near Mexico's presidential residence 08 Dec 2019 - 08:34 am
Police officers guard a crime scene where four people were killed and two injured in a shooting near Mexico's National Palace, the presidential residence in the capital's historic downtown, officials said, in Mexico City, Mexico December 7, 2019. REUTERS/
At least 35 killed in Delhi factory fire 08 Dec 2019 - 08:21 am
Members of India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) head towards the site of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, in New Delhi, India December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Report: Iranian soldier shot 3 policemen to death 07 Dec 2019 - 07:40 pm
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Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed 07 Dec 2019 - 05:02 pm
Iraqi protesters mourn and pray at the site where 17 people at least were killed and dozens more wounded overnight at Al-Khilani square in the capital Baghdad, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations on December 7, 2019.  AFP / SABAH ARAR
Air strikes kill 12 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor 07 Dec 2019 - 04:38 pm
TOPSHOT - Residents check the damage following reported air and helicopter raids by Russian and Syrian regime forces in the town of Al-Bara in the south of Syria's Idlib province on December 7, 2019. / AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR