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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)
Sri Lanka prime minister's office confirms president to resign after protests 11 Jul 2022 - 09:16 am
People wait 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
Shanghai plans more COVID testing amid fresh curbs across China 11 Jul 2022 - 09:01 am
FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit gets food from a delivery worker at a closed residential area during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

Europe

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A protester faces riot police officers during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana on October 20, 2026, after a week of violent anti-government protests. Photo by Adnan Beci / AFP Albania PM threatens travel bans for violent protesters
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Students set up a symbolic encampment in the Agias Sofias square in Thessaloniki on October 20, 2026. (Photo by Sakis Mitrolidis / AFP) Greek students, teachers protest over education shortages

Africa

Peninsula Nigeria says first Ebola case is same strain as DR Congo outbreak
Representational file photo 8 dengue-related deaths, 252 cases confirmed in Chad: health ministry
File photo for representational purposes only. First Ebola case recorded in Nigeria
Kenya Red Cross warehouse personnel inspect batches of medical kits before before deployment as efforts to contain rising cases of Ebola ramp up in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on October 19, 2026. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP) Kenya health ministry says ninth Ebola case detected

Americas

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File photo. Mexico halts Brazil chicken imports after Newcastle disease outbreak
An Alberta separatist supporter carries a flag ahead of the referendum in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, on October 19, 2026. (Photo by Megan Albu / AFP) Alberta separatists lose vote on leaving Canada
File photo of a member of the Mexican police. Representational purposes only. Five suspects arrested in Mexico mining murders

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