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Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes continue as international calls for calm grow 28 Sep 2020 - 01:57 pm
An image grab taken from a video made available on the official web site of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry on September 28, 2020, showing a combat operation during clashes between Armenian separatists and Azerbaijan in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Ka
Australian firm says its nasal spray reduced coronavirus growth in animal study 28 Sep 2020 - 08:18 am
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New Zealanders may be able to travel to some Australian states before Christmas, Ardern says 28 Sep 2020 - 12:54 am
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India’s controversial farm bills become law despite protests 27 Sep 2020 - 08:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: A farmer works in wheat field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines 27 Sep 2020 - 03:59 pm
Magawa, an African giant pouched rat wearing his gold medal received from PDSA for his work in detecting landmines in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Carbon monoxide kills 16 in coal mine in southwest China 27 Sep 2020 - 12:03 pm
Ambulances wait outside the Songzao Coal Mine near Chongqing, in southwest China on September 27, 2020. Sixteen workers died and one is in a critical condition after being trapped underground in a coal mine in southwest China on September 27, reported sta
Nagorno-Karabakh announces martial law and total mobilization 27 Sep 2020 - 10:53 am
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Melbourne eases lockdown, schools, work resume 27 Sep 2020 - 10:37 am
People exercise along the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne on September 27, 2020 as an overnight curfew in Australia's second-biggest city will be lifted from September 28, almost two months after it was imposed to counter a surging COVID-19 coronavi
American sued in Thailand over negative Tripadvisor review 26 Sep 2020 - 02:01 pm
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Eleven-year-old climate activist leads beach cleanup in Hong Kong 25 Sep 2020 - 05:06 pm
Climate activist Lance Lau, 11, picks up trash at San Tau Beach during a climate strike and a beach clean-up on Lantau island in Hong Kong, China September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou
China says annual production capacity of virus vaccine to reach 610 million 25 Sep 2020 - 04:30 pm
A woman wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus talks on her phone next to the Yangtze River in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province on September 25, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Fire breaks out at Huawei office in southern China 25 Sep 2020 - 03:35 pm
A Huawei logo is seen during the Huawei Connect Conference in Shanghai on September 23, 2020. China OUT / AFP / STR AND STR
Farmers block rails and roads in India to protest new bills 25 Sep 2020 - 02:06 pm
Farmers on tractors shout slogans as they arrive to block the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border during a protest against farm bills passed by India's parliament, in Noida, India, September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
North Korea regrets killing South Korean to control coronavirus 25 Sep 2020 - 01:35 pm
People watch a television news broadcast showing file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on September 25, 2020. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologised on September 25 over the killing of a South Korean at sea, ca
SPB, singer of 40,000 Indian film songs, dies at 74 25 Sep 2020 - 11:59 am
:(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 24, 2011 Indian President Pratibha Singh Patil (L) presents Indian singer S P Balasubrahmanyam during the presentation of the 'Padma Awards 2011' at the Presidential House in New Delhi. AFP / STR
Japan's new PM calls for better ties with South Korea, cooperation on North Korea 24 Sep 2020 - 09:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga poses for a picture following his press conference at LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2020. Nicolas Datiche/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Philippines says U.S. lawmaker's bid to halt security aid won't succeed 24 Sep 2020 - 02:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte alongside the ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Indonesia gives free Bali staycations to test tourism readiness 24 Sep 2020 - 12:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Empty chairs are seen at Seminyak beach amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bali, Indonesia, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula/File Photo