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Indian 'Rapunzel' remains a cut above with world's longest teen hair 20 Jan 2020 - 03:14 pm
Nilanshi Patel, 17, who has been awarded the 2019 Guinness World Record for the longest hair in the teenager category, 190 cm, poses for a picture at Modasa town, some 110 Kms from Ahmedabad on January 19, 2020. AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
US envoy say it's his mustache; South Koreans say otherwise 20 Jan 2020 - 12:45 pm
US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris poses for a photo after a group interview at the ambassador's residence in Seoul on January 16, 2020. AFP / Sebastien Berger
Quake causes damage, injuries in China's Xinjiang region 20 Jan 2020 - 12:31 pm
Rescuers search in the aftermath of an earthquake in Kashgar in China's northwestern Xinjiang region on January 20, 2020./ AFP / STR
After fire, dust and hail play havoc on Australian summer 20 Jan 2020 - 09:14 am
A view of golfball-sized hail after a hail storm at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2020. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS
Evacuation crackdown ordered as Philippine volcano seethes 20 Jan 2020 - 09:05 am
A man walks on a road blanketed with volcanic ash from the erupting Taal Volcano in Tagaytay, Philippines, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Collapse of footbridge over Indonesia river kills at least nine 20 Jan 2020 - 09:00 am
Locals and rescue workers stand on the remains of a footbridge that collapsed following heavy rains as they search for the missing in Kaur regency, Bengkulu province, Indonesia, January 20, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken January 20
Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste 20 Jan 2020 - 08:51 am
Malaysian officials inspect a container containing plastic waste shipment on January 20, 2020 before sending back to the countries of origin in Butterworth. - Malaysia OUT / AFP /
As China seeks to spark night economy, on-demand chauffeurs for drunk drivers see surge 20 Jan 2020 - 08:26 am
Liu Pengfei, a substitute driver of DiDi Chuxing, checks the ride-hailing app before starting his night shift in Beijing, China January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
India says no meeting with Malaysia in Davos as palm row simmers 19 Jan 2020 - 10:15 pm
Demonstrators attend a protest against a new citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh, area of New Delhi, India January 19, 2020. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Fearless Delhi women protesters inspire national movement 19 Jan 2020 - 10:15 pm
In this picture taken on January 16, 2020, protesters take part in a demonstration for the fifth consecutive day against India's new citizenship law, at Mansoor Ali Park in Allahabad. AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
Hong Kong leaders rebuff key protest demand as violence persists 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
Anti-government protesters rise their hands as they attend a rally to call for democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China January 19, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
China to step up countermeasures as virus outbreak grows 19 Jan 2020 - 06:37 pm
International travelers arrive at John F. Kennedy international airport in New York City, U.S., February 4, 2017. Airport authorities in the United States as well as most Asian nations are screening passengers from Wuhan. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
China moves to phase out single-use plastics 19 Jan 2020 - 01:28 pm
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Heavy snow hampers search for missing S. Korean, Nepal trekkers 19 Jan 2020 - 10:14 am
Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala
China virus cases spike, 17 new infections reported 19 Jan 2020 - 09:39 am
A medical staff member walks outside the Jinyintan hospital, where patients infected by a mysterious SARS-like virus are being treated, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 18, 2020. China OUT / AFP / STR
Australian government to aid tourism industry as bushfires recede 19 Jan 2020 - 08:51 am
Australia's Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham (L) and South Australia's Premier Stephen Marshall visit a cafe during a visit to Kangaroo Island, Australia January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy
Philippine volcano simmers, officials brace for long crisis 18 Jan 2020 - 03:52 pm
Children displaced by the Taal volcano eruption play on vehicles at a government complex used as an evacuation centre in Tagaytay on January 18, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Four S.Korean trekkers among seven missing in Nepal avalanche 18 Jan 2020 - 12:58 pm
Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala