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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg asks US Congress for action, not praise 17 Sep 2019 - 10:21 pm
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate change activist from Sweden, attends a Senate Climate Change Task Force meeting on Capitol Hill, on September 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. On September 20th students from around the world plan a walk out to demand ac
Merkel drive to slash emissions at risk as green power splutters 17 Sep 2019 - 10:21 pm
Angela Merkel
Ukraine leader orders probe after home of ex-central bank chief torched 17 Sep 2019 - 10:21 pm
Security guards stand next to the burnt country home of former Central Bank chief Valeria Gontareva in a village north of Kiev, on September 17, 2019. AFP
Posh pollution: the exclusive London neighbourhoods with toxic air 17 Sep 2019 - 09:00 pm
A billboard warning of high air pollution in Chelsea, west London, in an undated handout photograph by Central Office of Public Interest
Making waves: US youngsters gear up for climate protests 17 Sep 2019 - 09:00 pm
Teenagers and students take part in a climate protest outside the White House (background) in Washington on September 13, 2019. AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Women's bodies in firing line, Iceland PM says at first #MeToo summit 17 Sep 2019 - 08:37 pm
Iceland prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir listens during the news conference in Reykjavik, Iceland November 30, 2017. Reuters/Geirix
Arrested Canadian police official had access to foreign intelligence 17 Sep 2019 - 07:35 pm
Cameron Ortis, director general with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police intelligence unit, is shown in a court sketch from his court hearing in Ottawa September 13, 2019. Lauren Foster-MacLeod/ via Reuters
Biden's bid to attract Rust Belt workers faces troubles in his own backyard 17 Sep 2019 - 07:34 pm
Joe Biden waits to be introduced during the 2019 Presidential Galivants Ferry Stump Meeting in Galivants Ferry, South Carolina, US, September 16, 2019. Reuters/Randall Hill
Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75 17 Sep 2019 - 06:37 pm
Cokie Roberts at an LBJ Presidential Library event on February 28, 2017.  Jay Godwin/LBJ Library/via Wikipedia
Nigerian migrants struggle to reintegrate after Libya ordeal 17 Sep 2019 - 06:37 pm
A woman and her child rest on June 26, 2019 in Benin City, at one of the shelters of the Society For the Empowerment Of Young Persons. AFP / Fati Abubakar
France's Macron embraces high-risk diplomacy at EU's expense 17 Sep 2019 - 06:37 pm
Emmanuel Macron
After taking on Trump, Danish PM doubles down on green power 17 Sep 2019 - 06:21 pm
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, delivers her opening speech at the Social Democratic Congress in Aalborg, Denmark, September 14, 2019. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters
Brexit deal emerging or not? Latest in Britain-EU talks 17 Sep 2019 - 03:21 pm
The EU demands that London proposes specific written proposals if it wants to replace the backstop, while the U.K. side says it is unwilling to reveal its hand too early.
Apple says $14 bln EU tax order 'defies reality and common sense' 17 Sep 2019 - 03:20 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 22, 2017 an Apple logo is seen on the outside of an Apple store as new iPhones are released for sale in San Francisco, California. AFP / Josh Edelson
US swimmer criss-crosses English Channel in 54-hour feat 17 Sep 2019 - 02:45 pm
A handout photograph taken off the coast of Dover, southern England on September 15, 2019, and released by Jon Washer Photoraphy on September 17, 2019 shows US swimmer Sarah Thomas swimming in the Dover Strait, 10 miles off the English coast, on the first
European Parliament approves Lagarde as next ECB chief 17 Sep 2019 - 02:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Christine Lagarde, the next president of the European Central Bank, speaks to the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels, Belgium September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Russia says no threat after blast in lab holding smallpox 17 Sep 2019 - 01:43 pm
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Macron signals tougher line on immigration 17 Sep 2019 - 12:41 pm
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