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Machu Picchu damage tourists deported, banned for 15 years 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
Tourists being escorted by authorities as they walk towards the borderline with Bolivia in Desaguadero, Peru, on January 16, 2010, after they were arrested for surreptitiously entering prohibited areas of the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, and dama
How secrecy in US courts hobbles regulators 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
The gavel of judge is seen in court room 422 of the New York Supreme Court at 60 Centre Street, February 3, 2012. Reuters / Chip East
Over 1,000 migrants enter Guatemala, caravan heads toward Mexico 16 Jan 2020 - 10:20 pm
Honduran migrants walk near Esquipulas, Chiquimula departament, Guatemala, on January 16, 2020, after crossing the border in Agua Caliente from Honduras on their way to the US. AFP / Johan Ordonez
Colombia's Amazon tribes tap into rainforest protection funds 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
An indigenous woman looks on as she attends a protest outside the Brazilian embassy after the Amazon wildfires in in Bogota, Colombia, August 23, 2019. Reuters / Luisa Gonzalez
Prostitution flourishes in Peru's Amazon despite crackdown on illegal gold mining 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
A poster warns of the dangers of false offers of work and child sexual exploitation, Puerto Maldonado, Peru. November 29, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Anastasia Moloney
Buttigieg decision on police chief shadows presidential run 16 Jan 2020 - 08:18 pm
Pete Buttigieg leans in to a selfie by Joe Biden with the crowd at the end of the fourth US Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate at Otterbein University, October 15, 2019. Reuters / Shannon Stapleton
US presidential hopeful Bloomberg unveils plan to cut wildfire losses in half 16 Jan 2020 - 07:07 pm
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US man confesses to killing family and pet dog in Disney-built community 16 Jan 2020 - 07:07 pm
Anthony Todt, a 44-year-old physiotherapist, confessed to killing his wife Megan, 42, and his children Alex, Tyler and Zoe, aged 13, 11 and four. (Undated family photo)
Amazon tribes meet to counter Bolsonaro environmental threats 16 Jan 2020 - 07:06 pm
Indigenous leader Cacique Raoni of Kayapo tribe talks during a news conference during a four-day pow wow in Piaracu village, in Xingu Indigenous Park, near Sao Jose do Xingu, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, January 15, 2020. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes
#NeverWarren was a twitter trending topic. Thank her supporters 16 Jan 2020 - 01:19 pm
Democratic presidential hopeful Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren participates of the seventh Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register at the Drake University campus in Des Moines
US Dems Warren, Sanders called each other liars in post-debate spat: CNN 16 Jan 2020 - 10:19 am
FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as billionaire activist Tom Steyer listens after the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Drake University i
Trump administration asks appeals court to allow executions to proceed 15 Jan 2020 - 09:31 pm
AFP file photo / Stephane De Sakutin
The Crossing: What to watch as impeachment heads to Senate 15 Jan 2020 - 09:30 pm
In this file photo taken on December 17, 2018, the US Capitol is seen in Washington DC. AFP / Saul Loeb
Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler as prosecutors for Trump trial 15 Jan 2020 - 06:36 pm
Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler (2ndL) Nancy Pelosi (L) Eliot Engel (R), Maxine Waters (3rdL) , and Carolyn Maloney (2ndR) in a file photo. AFP / Saul Loeb
Meghan visits Canada women's shelter in first public outing 15 Jan 2020 - 06:36 pm
File photo: Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, exits a hotel in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Feb 19, 2019. Reuters / Carlo Allegri
Peru to deport tourists for allegedly damaging, defecating at Machu Picchu 15 Jan 2020 - 01:55 pm
Handout image distributed by the Peruvian Police of a policeman showing a rock dislodged by a group of foreign tourists when trespassing to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru, on January 12, 2020/ AFP / Peruvian National Police /
Delta flight dumps fuel on L.A. school, 26 treated for minor injuries 15 Jan 2020 - 01:45 pm
A Delta Air Lines flight is pushed put of its gate at the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Trump set to sign ‘beautiful monster’ trade deal with China 15 Jan 2020 - 11:23 am
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a

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A Palestinian woman carrying a child walks past members of the Israeli occupation army and armoured vehicles during an Israeli military operation at the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on August 31, 2026. Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP Israeli occupation authorities renew administrative detention orders against 45 prisoners
The wreckage of a passenger bus that overturned on the Dahab-Nuweiba road is pictured at the site of the crash in Egypt's South Sinai province on September 2, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Victims of bus incident in Egypt reach 22 deaths
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This picture taken from Azabudai Hills on August 28, 2026 shows the Tokyo Tower and the city skyline in Tokyo. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Japan to make driving tests harder for some older motorists
Students raise their hands as they evacuate during a nationwide school drills to safeguard students from armed intruders, at a school in San Rafael, Bulacan on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP) Philippines holds drills to safeguard students from armed intruders
Republic of Korea Prime Minister Han Seong-sook (C) speaks as Interior and Safety Minister Yun Ho-jung (L) looks on during a press conference announcing the relocation plan of government agencies at the government complex in Seoul on September 3, 2026. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP) Republic of Korea accelerates bid to put govt bodies outside of Seoul
This aerial photo shows flood in Qianchuan, China's Central Jiangxi province on September 2, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) Schools, ferry routes suspended as Typhoon Saudel lashes east China

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