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Rohingya refugees get emergency treatment after boat lands in Indonesia 26 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm
Rohingya refugees receive medical treatment after they arrived at the Meunasah Ujong Pie village, in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, on December 26, 2022. REUTERS/Hidayatullah Tahjuddin
China to end quarantine on arrival in fresh Covid rule relaxation 26 Dec 2022 - 08:24 pm
People cross a street in Beijing on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Wang Zhao / AFP)
UN urges Taliban to reverse ban on female foreign aid workers 26 Dec 2022 - 05:33 pm
An Afghan man walks past the office of a foreign aid group 'Care' in downtown Kabul on December 26, 2022. (AFP)
Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned 26 Dec 2022 - 05:18 pm
Health workers check a Rohingya refugee who was feeling sick after his arrival by boat in Krueng Raya, Indonesia's Aceh province on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Philippines reports at least eight deaths as rains, floods disrupt Christmas celebrations 26 Dec 2022 - 05:13 pm
A rescuer helps people affected by floods in Gingoog city, Philippines December 25, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Philippine Red Cross/TWITTER@PHILREDCROSS/via REUTERS
Xi urges steps to 'protect' lives as China lifts Covid curbs 26 Dec 2022 - 02:44 pm
A woman wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the Covid-19 pandemic walks along a street in Beijing on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)
Cyclists brave Lahore smog to convince drivers to ditch their cars 26 Dec 2022 - 01:53 pm
Cyclists take part in a pollution and smog awareness campaign as they ride along a street towards the Wagah border, in Lahore on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)
South Korea scrambles jets, fires warning shots as N.Korean drones intrude 26 Dec 2022 - 01:03 pm
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Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes 26 Dec 2022 - 12:18 pm
This handout photo taken on December 25, 2022 and received on December 26 from the Philippine Coast Guard shows rescuers evacuating a child from a flooded area in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Several foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff 25 Dec 2022 - 11:23 pm
An Afghan woman sits in a parked taxi along the roadside in Kandahar on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Naveed Tanveer / AFP)
EU strongly condemns Taliban ban on female staff at NGOs 25 Dec 2022 - 11:01 pm
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell attends the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Three foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff 25 Dec 2022 - 07:12 pm
Some Afghan women travel in a vehicle along the road in Kandahar on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Naveed Tanveer / AFP)
Maldives former president Yameen gets 11-year jail term 25 Dec 2022 - 06:57 pm
Abdulla Yameen, chief of the Progressive Party of Maldives, poses for a photo at his party office in Male, Maldives, on March 21, 2022. Picture taken on March 21, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
China to stop publishing daily Covid figures: NHC 25 Dec 2022 - 06:33 pm
A man wearing a protective mask holds a picture frame of a loved one outside a funeral home, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue, in Shanghai, China, on December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provocation 25 Dec 2022 - 05:26 pm
Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, August 6, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Nepal's 'fierce' ex-guerrilla chief becomes new prime minister 25 Dec 2022 - 05:17 pm
Nepal's former guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal (second left), better known by his nom de guerre Prachanda gestures to media representatives as he leaves for the president's office to claim majority for his appointment as the new prime minister, in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Dipesh Shrestha / AFP)
Rohingya refugee boat lands in Indonesia after month at sea 25 Dec 2022 - 03:27 pm
This picture shows a boat that was carrying Rohingya refugees after their arrival at a beach in Krueng Raya, Indonesia's Aceh province on December 25, 2022. Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP
China's Zhejiang has 1 mln daily COVID cases, expected to double 25 Dec 2022 - 12:58 pm
People wait outside a fever clinic at a hospital as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Shanghai, China December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo

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This handout picture released by the Panama Firefighting Department press office shows Panamanian firefighters tackling a blaze caused by the explosion of a fuel tanker under the Bridge of the Americas, at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, in Panama City on April 6, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Panama Firefighting Department / AFP) Bridge explosion near Panama Canal kills one, injures two
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Police officers stand guard at the entrance of the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium while relatives wait for news after an accident in the stands in Lima on April 3, 2026. (Photo by Connie FRANCE / AFP) One dead, 47 injured after 'incident' at Peru football derby: minister

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