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US looking into 'unconfirmed' reports Russia has opened espionage case against US citizen 19 Jan 2023 - 10:46 pm
People enter the State Department Building in Washington, US, on January 26, 2017. File Photo / Reuters
Mexican president defends bid to move cargo from longstanding hub to new airport 19 Jan 2023 - 10:15 pm
In this file photo taken on March 30, 2021, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a ceremony to mark the 100th day of his third year in office, at the National Palace in Mexico City.  (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
Harvard school reverses course, will extend fellowship to human rights advocate 19 Jan 2023 - 09:50 pm
Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, poses after an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 12, 2021. Picture taken on January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse//File Photo
Biden invites Americans to sponsor refugees as admissions languish 19 Jan 2023 - 09:43 pm
US President Joe Biden departs for travel from Joint Base Andrews, to view storm-damaged areas of California's central coast, Maryland, US, January 19, 2023. (REUTERS/Leah Mills)
US takes 'extraordinary' steps to avoid looming default 19 Jan 2023 - 09:08 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reacts during a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Zurich, Switzerland, on January, 18, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Argentine corn field planted with face of World Cup winner Messi 19 Jan 2023 - 08:17 pm
The face of Argentine football star Lionel Messi is depicted in a corn field sown with a special algorithm to plant seeds in a certain pattern to create a huge visual image when the corn plants grow, in Los Condores, on the outskirts of Cordoba, Argentina, January 15, 2023. (REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian)
Bird statue fetches $100,000 as Musk auctions Twitter HQ items 19 Jan 2023 - 03:12 pm
This undated handout photo courtesy of Heritage Global Partners (HGP) shows a neon Twitter bird light electrical display. Photo by Heritage Global Partners / AFP
Biden tours storm-ravaged California coast Thursday 19 Jan 2023 - 02:39 pm
This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows San Antonio Creek flooding homes and ranches in Oak View, California, on January 16, 2023.(Photo by Satellite image ゥ2022 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
Trump presses Facebook to restore his account 18 Jan 2023 - 11:40 pm
In this file photo taken on January 17, 2023, a mobile billboard, deployed by Accountable Tech, is seen outside the Meta Headquarter in Menlo Park, California. (Photo by Kimberly White / Getty Images NA / AFP)
Chile rejects $2.5 billion mine project on environmental risks in snub to business 18 Jan 2023 - 10:10 pm
Environmental activists shout slogans before Chile's committee of ministers denied permits for Andes Iron's Dominga copper and iron mining project, in Santiago, Chile, January 18, 2023. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
Yellen eyes China trip after 'constructive' meeting with top Chinese official 18 Jan 2023 - 08:32 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese vice-premier Liu He and their respective delegations wait ahead of their meeting in Zurich, on January 18, 2023. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
Lula government cleans up security after riots 18 Jan 2023 - 07:21 pm
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the new Banco do Brasil President Tarciana Medeiros, in Brasilia, Brazil on January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
In rare attack, polar bear kills two people in Alaska 18 Jan 2023 - 06:48 pm
In this file photo taken on January 01, 1985, a handout photo made available on July 17, 2020 by Polar Bears International shows a polar bear with its cubs in the Sea Ice, northeast of Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in 1985. (Photo by Steven C. Amstrup / Polar Bears International / AFP)
US Treasury's Yellen, China's Liu to meet in Zurich for first in-person talks 18 Jan 2023 - 08:11 am
 In this file photo taken on December 15, 2022 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with President of Senegal Macky Sall during the US - Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP)
Peru peasants march to Lima, vowing to give lives for change 17 Jan 2023 - 11:57 pm
Demonstrators prepare to depart to Lima to protest against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in the city of Ilave, Puno, southern Peru on January 17, 2023.  (Photo by Juan Carlos CISNEROS / AFP)
Peru's president calls for 'peaceful, calm' protests in capital 17 Jan 2023 - 11:55 pm
Demonstrators depart to Lima to protest against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in the city of Ilave, Puno, southern Peru on January 17, 2023. (Photo by Juan Carlos Cisneros / AFP)
Fraud trial begins over Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla tweet 17 Jan 2023 - 11:16 pm
Legal aides move boxes of material as they arrive for the Elon Musk shareholder lawsuit trial at the Phillip Burton Federal Building on January 17, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
Canadian province's healthcare fix raises fears of new strain on public system 17 Jan 2023 - 10:56 pm
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during his Ontario PC Party provincial election night watch party at the Toronto Congress Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada on June 2, 2022. File Photo / Reuters