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India trans community calls to block bill fearing it leaves them at risk 02 Dec 2019 - 07:34 pm
Members of the transgender community hold placards during a protest against the passing of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018, in New Delhi, India, December 28, 2018. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Pompeo defends military restraint on Venezuela 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm
In this file photo taken on June 13, 2019 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media at the State Department in Washington. (AFP / Eric Baradat)
As Trump heads to London for NATO summit, warnings on British election 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the press before boarding Marine One at the South Lawn of the White House, December 2, 2019. Reuters/Tom Brenner
Chile's economic activity down sharply amid crisis 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm
A demonstrator bags a pot during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile November 1, 2019. Reuters / Jorge Silva
Accused in Namibian fishing corruption scandal withdraw bail application 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm
Namibians wait to vote at a polling station during Namibian Presidential and parliamentary elections, on November 27, 2019 in Windhoek.  AFP / Hildegard Titus
Six die, including rescuers, in France's flood-hit south 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm
A shepherd watches over lambs as they run through floodwaters on a farm at Pertuis, southern France, on December 2, 2019, following fresh torrential rains over south-eastern France. AFP / Gerard Julien
France's Macron pays respects to soldiers killed in Mali, says battle goes on 02 Dec 2019 - 06:40 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron stands in front of coffins of the 13 French soldiers killed in Mali during a tribute ceremony on December 2, 2019 at the Invalides monument, in Paris. AFP /  Eliot Blondet
UN climate conference opens in Madrid 02 Dec 2019 - 06:21 pm
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R) and US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) give a press conference conference during the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 at the 'IFEMA - Feria de Madrid' exhibition centre, in Madrid, on December 2, 2019. / AFP / PIERRE-
Philippines' Manila airport to suspend operations due to typhoon: official 02 Dec 2019 - 04:24 pm
People walk as Typhoon Kammuri, known locally as Typhoon Tisoy, makes landfall in Gamay, Northern Samar, Philippines, December 2, 2019, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Gladys Castillo Vidal via Reuters
Why London Bridge killer was released from jail early 02 Dec 2019 - 03:54 pm
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks during a vigil for victims of a fatal attack on London Bridge in London, Britain December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
AirAsia bets its in-flight menu can win diners on the ground 02 Dec 2019 - 03:43 pm
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China slaps sanctions on US over Hong Kong unrest 02 Dec 2019 - 02:20 pm
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Putin, Xi launch 'historic' Russia-China gas pipeline 02 Dec 2019 - 01:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the ceremony of presenting Xi Jinping with a degree from the St Petersburg State University at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, J
New Nissan boss vows to rebuild trust after Ghosn 02 Dec 2019 - 12:58 pm
Nissan Motor chief executive Makoto Uchida speaks during a news conference at Nissan Motor headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Google, YouTube pull over 300 Trump ads as US prez poll nears 02 Dec 2019 - 12:53 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, U.S. November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
Indonesian fires burnt 1.6 mln hectares of land this year - researchers 02 Dec 2019 - 12:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Burnt trees are pictured during a forest fire in Kapuas regency near Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
Wall collapse kills 17 in India 02 Dec 2019 - 12:31 pm
Rescue workers clear debris from a collapsed home in Mettupalayam, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Coimbatore, on December 2, 2019. At least 17 people from four families in India were buried alive as they were sleeping on December 2 when heavy rain
Britain to honour its dead with vigil after London Bridge attack 02 Dec 2019 - 11:49 am
Commuters walk past the scene of a fatal attack on London Bridge in London, Britain December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls