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Encrypted app aims to boost sex crime reporting in India 08 Jan 2020 - 11:38 pm
A woman speaks on the phone outside her house in a village in Jalore, India, April 11, 2018. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Child deaths in Cambodia spark call for construction freeze 08 Jan 2020 - 11:37 pm
Survivors rest at a hospital after the collapse of a building which was under construction killed 36 workers in Kep, Cambodia, January 6, 2020. Reuters/Samrang Pring
Indonesian army wields internet 'news' as a weapon in Papua 08 Jan 2020 - 06:50 pm
Papuan youth use smartphones in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, January 7, 2020. Reuters
India reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Chhattisgarh state: OIE 08 Jan 2020 - 05:43 pm
Workers from the Animal Protection Ministry cull chicks to contain an outbreak of bird flu at a farm in Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. (Reuters / Luc Gnago)
Japanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 mln 'social experiment' giveaway 08 Jan 2020 - 03:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, founder and chief executive of online fashion retailer Zozo at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
Bollywood A-lister backs protesting students, faces boycott calls 08 Jan 2020 - 01:17 pm
In this photo taken on January 7, 2020, Bollywood actress deepika Padukone (C) visits students protesting at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) against a recent attack at JNU on students and teachers in New Delhi. Protests have been held across India afte
'Millions' strike in protest at Indian government policies 08 Jan 2020 - 10:40 am
Activists of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) are detained during an anti-government protest rally, organised as part of a nationwide strike by various trade unions in Guwahati, India, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika
Indonesia deploys fighter jets, warships to disputed waters in China spat 08 Jan 2020 - 09:00 am
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) along with Military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo (L) and Air Force Commander Agus Supriatna walk past fighter jets and weapons during a military exercise on Natuna Island, Riau Islands province, Indonesia October 6, 2016. RE
To avert future flood chaos, Indonesian capital urged to defend nature 07 Jan 2020 - 07:26 pm
A street vendor uses an umbrella as he waits for customers at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 3, 2019. Reuters / Willy Kurniawan
Indonesia will not negotiate its sovereignty in South China Sea 07 Jan 2020 - 06:44 pm
An aerial photo shows the alleged on-going land reclamation by China on mischief reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, May 11, 2015. Reuters / Ritchie B Tongo
Arrest warrant for Ghosn's wife 'pathetic': Ghosn spokeswoman 07 Jan 2020 - 05:49 pm
Carlos Ghosn (L) and his wife Carole arriving for the screening of the film 'L'Amant Double' (Amant Double) at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, on May 26, 2017. AFP / Loic Venance
Dozen hurt in fresh Indian student clashes 07 Jan 2020 - 04:54 pm
Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wave party flags and hold placards in support of the government's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) during a rally in Chennai on January 7, 2020. Protests were held a
India sets 2012 gang rape convicts' executions for Jan. 22 07 Jan 2020 - 03:05 pm
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Japan issues arrest warrant for Ghosn's wife, looks for ways to bring him back 07 Jan 2020 - 01:42 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 3, 2019 shows former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn (L) and his wife Carole (R) leaving the office of his lawyer in Tokyo. Prosecutors in Japan have obtained an arrest warrant for Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan ch
Ghosn to 'speak freely' after his escape; what's in store? 07 Jan 2020 - 11:19 am
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Baby wrapped in plastic found alive in Singapore rubbish chute 07 Jan 2020 - 10:39 am
Police officers and cleaners inspect the contents of a bin at a rubbish chute, after a baby was found alive among rubbish in a bin at a public housing estate in Singapore, January 7, 2020. Lim Yaohui/The Straits Times via REUTERS
India suffers hottest decade on record 07 Jan 2020 - 10:13 am
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Quake of magnitude 6.2 strikes near Indonesia's Aceh province: USGS 07 Jan 2020 - 09:39 am
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The O’Sullivan clan family crest is held by a participant in a bid to break a world record for the largest gathering of people with the same surname, in Castletownbere, Ireland (Photo by Peter Murphy/ AFP) O'Sullivan clan gathering in Ireland breaks world record
A member of the public holds an object to a burning bicycle on the Avenue de la Grande Armee during gatherings after PSG won the UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal FC played in Budapest (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) About 400 arrested in France after PSG's Champions League victory
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Africa

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
File Photo Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine center set to open on Friday
Relatives gather and wait for news of their loved ones at the Utumishi Girls Academy following the deadly fire in Gilgil, north of the capital Nairobi on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Eight students arrested over 'suspected arson attack' at Kenyan girls' school

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Satellite image handout from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (CSU/CIRA and NOAA) taken on May 30, 2026, at 18:06 UTC shows the meteor exploding in the atmosphere. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP) Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT
This screen grab shows fire as the uncrewed Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during a test on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 28, 2026. (Photo by NASASpaceflight.com / AFP) Blue Origin rocket explosion is bad news for both Bezos and NASA

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