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Japan warns of swiftly rising COVID cases, PM to give news conference 14 Jul 2022 - 09:40 am
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister forms panel to de-escalate tensions 13 Jul 2022 - 04:23 pm
Protestors hold Sri Lankan flags as they stand on top of the office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
China says it 'drove' away U.S. destroyer that sailed near disputed isles 13 Jul 2022 - 04:01 pm
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, conducts underway operations in the South China Sea, in this handout picture released on July 13, 2022. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTER
Heatwaves hammer millions in China's populated Yangtze River basin 13 Jul 2022 - 01:15 pm
A man wearing face mask reacts on a street amid a heatwave warning, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters demand prime minister's ouster 13 Jul 2022 - 11:49 am
Demonstrators gather outside the office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Philippines lifts decade-old ban on nursing programs in more schools 13 Jul 2022 - 10:33 am
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S. Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up 13 Jul 2022 - 10:26 am
People wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they take a walk on a sunny spring day in Seoul, South Korea, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo
Sri Lanka PM declares state of emergency, curfew: Spokesman 13 Jul 2022 - 10:10 am
People stand next to the private residence of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, after demonstrators burnt it during a protest against him, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Unnerved Shanghai residents brave stifling heat for mass COVID tests 12 Jul 2022 - 08:00 pm
A man gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a nucleic acid testing site, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
China's Auto Exports Grow 57.4 percent Year on Year 12 Jul 2022 - 01:02 pm
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Japanese say final goodbye to former leader Abe at funeral 12 Jul 2022 - 10:36 am
A vehicle carrying the body of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, leaves after his funeral at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Dozens of Chinese cities on heatwave alert as roofs melt, roads buckle 12 Jul 2022 - 10:10 am
A child cools off in a fountain on a hot day, following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Sri Lanka stops president's brother from flying out as anger surges 12 Jul 2022 - 10:07 am
People wait behind a gate to visit the President's house on the day after demonstrators entered the building, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
China tells local goverments to drop COVID tests on some goods 12 Jul 2022 - 09:21 am
A staff member of Nanming district's Center for Disease Control and Prevention collects a swab from frozen fish for nucleic acid testing following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Wandong market in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China July 1, 2020. Picture taken July 1, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Taking selfies, Sri Lankans converge on presidential palace 11 Jul 2022 - 09:42 pm
People take pictures inside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Monsoon rains kill 150 in less than a month in Pakistan 11 Jul 2022 - 07:33 pm
A family wades through a flooded street during the monsoon season, in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)
Sri Lanka to get new president next week amid political and economic meltdown 11 Jul 2022 - 06:10 pm
A demonstrator shouts to control the crowd inside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house, as demonstrators entered into the building after the president fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Mourners throng Abe's wake as his party secures sombre Japan election win 11 Jul 2022 - 05:21 pm
People lay flowers at Zojoji Temple where the vigil and funeral of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes place, in Tokyo, Japan, July 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

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This undated handout photo released by the Metropolitan Police to AFP on April 9, 2026 shows a green and gold, emerald-encrusted Faberge egg, which was stolen from outside a pub in 2024. Photo by Handout / Metropolitan Police / AFP UK court jails man who stole Faberge egg in a handbag
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Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey delivers a statement on recent UK operational activity at 9 Downing Street in central London on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP) UK tracked 3 Russian subs in alleged N. Atlantic 'covert' op

Africa

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