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Philippine artist paints images of volcanic devastation using ash 24 Jan 2020 - 02:43 pm
Filipina artist Janina Sanico paints an image of Taal volcano spewing ash clouds using ash that accumulated in her yard in Tanauan, Batangas Province, Philippines, January 24,2020. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell
Australia mourns for three Americans killed in plane crash fighting bushfires 24 Jan 2020 - 12:59 pm
A television reporter stands in front of a Large Air Tanker (LAT) C-130 Hercules as it drops a load of around 15,000 litres during a display by the Rural Fire Service ahead of the bushfire season at RAAF Base Richmond Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2017.
Shanghai Disney shuts to prevent spread of virus 24 Jan 2020 - 12:08 pm
A locked gate is seen after the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park has been closed, following the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
China building 1,000-bed hospital over the weekend to treat coronavirus 24 Jan 2020 - 12:01 pm
Workers clear the way at the construction site where the new hospital is being built to treat patients of a new coronavirus following the outbreak and the city's lockdown, on the outskirts of Wuhan, China January 24, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS.
Arrested Hong Kong protesters stuck in limbo as cases grind forward 23 Jan 2020 - 10:45 pm
Derek Tai and his girlfriend Ann take a bus to a legal protest in Hong Kong, China, January 19, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Australians in wildfire zone face a painful question: rebuild or leave? 23 Jan 2020 - 10:45 pm
Storm clouds gather over Sydney Harbour on January 20, 2020. AFP / Peter Parks
Indian women lawmakers face abuse as global online violence rises 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
A worker displays T-shirts with images of Mamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and logo of CPI-M for sale inside a shop in Kolkata, India, March 26, 2019. Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri
Afghan drought forces shepherds into desperate measures 23 Jan 2020 - 08:47 pm
In this photograph taken on November 28, 2019, shepherds lead a flock of sheep as they graze at field on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP / Farshad Usyan
Highest UN court can tell states what to do, but not enforce 23 Jan 2020 - 08:47 pm
Tun Khin of the Burmese Rohingya Organization speaks to the press after the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, on January 23, 2020 in the lawsuit filed by The Gambia against Myanmar in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against R
World Court orders Myanmar to take steps to protect Rohingya 23 Jan 2020 - 01:30 pm
Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor of Myanmar, Kyaw Tint Swe, attends the ruling in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The H
What we know so far about the new China virus 23 Jan 2020 - 11:50 am
Medical personnel at Rome's Fiumicino airport prepare to check passengers arriving from China's Wuhan for signs of coronavirus in Rome, Italy, January 23, 2020. Aeroporti di Roma (AdR)/Handout via REUTERS
Coronavirus spotlights Japan contagion risks as Olympics loom 23 Jan 2020 - 11:20 am
Passengers who arrived on one of the last flights from the Chinese city of Wuhan walk through a health screening station at Narita airport in Chiba prefecture, outside Tokyo, on January 23, 2020, as countries screen for anyone showing symptoms of a SARS-l
China locks down city of 11 mln at epicentre of virus outbreak 23 Jan 2020 - 11:18 am
FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit is seen at the closed seafood market in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 10, 2020. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo CHINA OUT.
Japan should ban confiscation of foreign employees' passports, lawyer says 23 Jan 2020 - 10:20 am
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Three US firefighters killed in Australia water bomber crash 23 Jan 2020 - 09:02 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 10, 2020 shows a C-130 Hercules plane from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service dropping fire retardent to protect a property during an operation to douse bushfires in Penrose, in Australia's New South Wales stat
Australian air tanker feared crashed while fighting bushfires 23 Jan 2020 - 08:29 am
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Monarchy and Illuminati: Why a Thai opposition party faced court 22 Jan 2020 - 08:08 pm
Souvenir items bearing images of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the opposition Future Forward party, are displayed at the party's headquarters in Bangkok on January 21, 2020. AFP / Romeo Gacad
Enslaved then undercompensated: double blow for India's trafficked 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
A survivor of slavery who wished to remain anonymous poses for a picture in New Delhi, India, March 7, 2018. Reuters / Cathal McNaughton