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Drunk woman's bomb threat forces flight to return to Kolkata 13 Jan 2020 - 01:04 pm
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Thailand helps sea turtle swim again with prosthetic flippers 13 Jan 2020 - 11:08 am
Female turtle named Goody tests out the first prosthetic flipper that will help other sea turtles injured from fishing gears to swim again, in Phuket, Thailand January 10, 2020. Picture taken January 10, 2020. REUTERS/JIRAPORN KUHAKAN
Thai elephants march in silence for Australian bushfires 13 Jan 2020 - 11:00 am
Students and a troupe of ten elephants pray for Australia bushfires, in Ayutthaya, Thailand January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Walmart cuts a third of India executives, plans more: Report 13 Jan 2020 - 10:46 am
Customers shop at a walmart india's Best Price Modern Wholesale store in Jammu May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/File Photo
Severe weather in Afghanistan, Pakistan leaves 43 dead 13 Jan 2020 - 10:29 am
Tourist gather at a view point during a snowfall in Murree, some 65 km north of Islamabad on January 7, 2020. / AFP / Aamir QURESHI
Goalie Ryan donates A$28,000 to bushfire relief efforts 13 Jan 2020 - 10:13 am
Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - January 11, 2020 Brighton & Hove Albion's Mathew Ryan before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble
Human Rights Watch head denied entry to Hong Kong ahead of report launch 13 Jan 2020 - 08:58 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 16, 2019 Human Rights Watch organization executive director, US Kenneth Roth, speaks during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AFP / NELSON ALMEIDA
Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash, lava 13 Jan 2020 - 08:40 am
 Residents living near the errupting Taal Volcano evacuate in Agoncillo, Batangas City, Philippines, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
India is creating fewer jobs for world’s biggest workforce 13 Jan 2020 - 08:30 am
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Australian prime minister's approval rating slumps as bushfires rage 13 Jan 2020 - 01:57 am
NSW's National Parks and Wildlife Service staff fly with carrots and sweet potatoes before air-dropping them for animals in bushfire-stricken areas around Wollemi National Park, New South Wales, Australia January 10, 2020. NSW DPIE Environment, Energy and
Taiwan vote signals growing divide with China 12 Jan 2020 - 11:38 pm
Supporters celebrate the poll victory of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and chant slogans in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, outside the Democratic Progressive Party's headquarters as results came in for the general election in Taipei o
Human Rights Watch chief says barred from entering Hong Kong 12 Jan 2020 - 06:12 pm
Kenneth Roth, executive CEO of international NGO Human Rights Watch, poses during an interview with AFP on January 16, 2019, in Berlin. AFP / John MacDougall
Restive Philippine volcano prompts evacuation of thousands of residents 12 Jan 2020 - 01:35 pm
People take photos of a phreatic explosion from the Taal volcano as seen from the town of Tagaytay in Cavite province, southwest of Manila, on January 12, 2020. AFP / Bullit Marquez
Indian police battle anti-Modi protesters over disputed law 12 Jan 2020 - 01:02 pm
Demonstrators shout slogans to protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a demonstration in Kolkata on January 12, 2020. AFP / Dibyangshu Sarkar
Tiny Philippine volcano ejects smoke and ash, villagers flee 12 Jan 2020 - 12:36 pm
 People take photos of a phreatic explosion from the Taal volcano as seen from the town of Tagaytay in Cavite province, southwest of Manila, on January 12, 2020. / AFP / Bullit MARQUEZ
Thousands join Thai anti-government run, while rival camp pushes back 12 Jan 2020 - 10:44 am
People take part in a
Aussie cricket legends to pad up for bushfire relief 12 Jan 2020 - 09:17 am
The sails of the Opera House are lit with a series of images to show support for the communities affected by the bushfires and to express the gratitude to the emergency services and volunteers in Sydney on January 11, 2020. Massive bushfires in southeaste
Jack Ma, Grab eye opportunities in Singapore digital bank battle 12 Jan 2020 - 09:00 am
This illustration photograph taken on January 9, 2020 shows banking and purchasing apps on a smartphone in Singapore. AFP / Roslan Rahman