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Australia election triggers refugee suicide attempts 21 May 2019 - 10:34 am
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison with wife Jenny, children Abbey and Lily after winning the 2019 Federal Election, at the Federal Liberal Reception at the Sofitel-Wentworth hotel in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2019. AAP Image/Dean Lewins/via REUTE
Sinking feeling: Philippine cities facing 'slow-motion disaster' 21 May 2019 - 12:25 am
This photo taken on February 3, 2019 shows residents using an artesian well pump in Sitio Pariahan, Bulacan.  AFP / Noel Celis
Traumatised by conflict, animals find haven in Jordan 21 May 2019 - 12:25 am
A lion rests in an enclosure on April 10, 2019, at the sanctuary in Jerash, some 50 kilometres north of the Jordanian capital. AFP / Khalil Mazraawi
Violent kidnappings-for-ransom spread across Nigeria 20 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
A view of the central business district is seen from a rooftop in Lagos, Nigeria, February 10, 2016. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye
Mexico calls for regional development to address immigration 20 May 2019 - 10:44 pm
Handout picture released by the Mexican presidency showing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (L) shaking hands with US actor Richard Gere after a private meeting at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on May 14, 2019.
White House moves to block McGahn from testifying to House panel 20 May 2019 - 10:44 pm
White House Counsel Don McGahn listens during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court on September 04, 2018. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Trump tells ex-White House lawyer to ignore subpoena 20 May 2019 - 10:44 pm
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Somali asylum-seeker detained for over 2 years released 20 May 2019 - 10:44 pm
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Google and Android system start to cut ties with Huawei 20 May 2019 - 12:40 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 6, 2019, a staff member of Huawei uses her mobile phone at the Huawei Digital Transformation Showcase in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province. AFP / WANG ZHAO
Google says services on Huawei phone still will function 20 May 2019 - 12:00 pm
(Combo) This combination of file pictures created on May 19, 2019, shows the logo of the US multinational technology company Google and the logo of Chinese electronics firm Huawei. AFP / ALAIN JOCARD AND CHRISTOF STACHE
Tajikistan blames Islamic State for prison riot, 32 killed 20 May 2019 - 11:53 am
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Ukraine inaugurates comedian Zelensky as president 20 May 2019 - 11:41 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky holds Bulava, the Ukrainian symbol of power, during his inauguration ceremony at the parliament in Kiev on May 20, 2019. AFP / Genya Savilov
Afghan official: Gunmen hit Kabul checkpoint, kill 3 police 20 May 2019 - 11:28 am
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Back to nature: UK Duchess Kate shows off garden skills at Chelsea Flower Show 20 May 2019 - 10:01 am
A picture released by Kensington Palace on May 19, 2019 shows Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge standing with Prince Louis in the Adam White and Andree Davies co-designed 'Back to Nature' garden ahead of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. AFP
Vegetative Frenchman set to lose life support amid final challenge 20 May 2019 - 08:46 am
The mother of French quadriplegic Vincent Lambert, Viviane Lambert, speaks to the press as she arrives with members of a support committee in the Sebastopol hospital in Reims, eastern France, on May 19, 2019. AFP / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI
Boko Haram kills two in Nigerian refugee camp attack 19 May 2019 - 10:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: A gas filling station destroyed by Boko Haram in Bama, in northeast Nigeria, where a Boko Haram insurgency displaced more than 2 million people. AFP/Stefan Heunis
Italian police seize migrant boat, risking stand-off with deputy PM 19 May 2019 - 09:57 pm
Matteo Salvini attends a a news conference in Rome, October 8, 2018. Reuters/Max Rossi
Oprah gives $500,000 to high school after-school program 19 May 2019 - 09:23 pm
Oprah Winfrey speaks during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of  the 'I have a dream' speech of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28. 2013. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque