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Russian Arctic archipelago sounds alarm over aggressive polar bears 09 Feb 2019 - 03:03 pm
Polar bears are affected by global warming with melting Arctic ice forcing them to spend more time on land where they compete for food. 
Congo's new president urges thousands of exiles: Come home 09 Feb 2019 - 02:46 pm
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi gestures as he delivers a speech on the sidelines of his first visit as new DRCongo President in Luanda, northwestern Angola, on February 5, 2019. / AFP
Ten players killed as fire sweeps through Flamengo lodging in Rio 09 Feb 2019 - 01:39 pm
Aerial view of the Brazilian Flamengo football club training center after a building that housed players aged 14 to 17 caught fire at dawn in Vargem Grande neighborhood, west of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 8, 2019. AFP / Marie HOSPITAL
UK govt cancels Seaborne Freight's no-deal ferry contract 09 Feb 2019 - 01:33 pm
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Family tries to revive search for Sala plane pilot 09 Feb 2019 - 01:16 pm
A handout video footage still image released by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) shows the rear left side of the fuselage, including part of the aircraft registration, identified as part of the wreckage from the missing Piper Malibu aircra
Train crash near Barcelona leaves 1 dead, many slightly hurt 09 Feb 2019 - 11:33 am
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Thai princess says #ILoveYou to supporters after king opposes her PM candidacy 09 Feb 2019 - 08:23 am
Thai Raksa Chart party leader Preechapol Pongpanich, holds up application of candidate for Prime Minister, Thailand's Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, at the election commission office in Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Ath
Thousands without power as storm lashes Sydney 09 Feb 2019 - 08:04 am
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After storied life, Thai princess turned populist aims to be PM 08 Feb 2019 - 10:08 pm
Thai Raksa Chart party leader Preechapol Pongpanich, holds up application of candidate for Prime Minister, Thailand's Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, at the election commission office in Bangkok, February 8, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawo
15 dead in Istanbul building collapse; 9 from one family 08 Feb 2019 - 10:08 pm
Search and rescue teams continue rescue work at the site of a building collapse in Kartal district of Istanbul, Turkey on February 08, 2019. (Ahmet Bolat/Anadolu Agency)
Trump's counselor claims woman assaulted her at restaurant 08 Feb 2019 - 10:08 pm
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway speaks to members of the news media after giving an interview to Fox News at the White House in Washington, February 4, 2019. Reuters/Leah Millis
Brazil police operation in Rio favela leaves 13 dead 08 Feb 2019 - 10:08 pm
A police forensic expert checks a cloth on a blood-stained floor at a house where police officers confronted suspects during an operation against drug gangs at Fallet slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 8, 2019. Reuters/Pilar Olivares
US officer at border shoots driver going to Mexico 08 Feb 2019 - 09:00 pm
New strands of concertina welded by US Army engineers to the fence that separates the US and Mexico are shown in downtown Nogales, Arizona, February 4, 2019. Reuters/Paul Ingram
Lebanese man self-immolates in front of school that denied his daughter’s transfer documents for unpaid fees 08 Feb 2019 - 08:10 pm
A Lebanese flag hangs from a building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, November 21, 2017. Reuters/Aziz Taher
National Enquirer owner defends reporting on Amazon's Bezos 08 Feb 2019 - 07:52 pm
The National Enquirer is photographed at a convenience store on February 8, 2019 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP
Croatia arrests two South Koreans for eel smuggling 08 Feb 2019 - 06:02 pm
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Australian court rejects coal mine on climate grounds 08 Feb 2019 - 11:24 am
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Footballers defy Kashmir conflict to take Indian league by storm 08 Feb 2019 - 11:05 am
In this photo taken on February 6, 2019, Real Kashmir's Danish Farooq looks on amid snowfall during their I-League club football match against Gokulam Kerala FC at the Tourist Reception Centre football ground in Srinagar. / AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA