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Land rights for indigenous people in India wins global prize 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
A laborer ties a bundle of rice saplings as others plant them in another field in Karjat, India, March 1, 2016. Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
North Korea calls Trump 'thoughtless' old man over tweets 09 Dec 2019 - 11:34 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2019, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump cross south of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, after Trump briefly stepped over to the northern side, in th
Cherry blossoms prompt full-blown scandal for Japan's PM 09 Dec 2019 - 10:37 am
In this file photo taken on April 13, 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (centre L) and his wife Akie (center R) pose for pictures with their guests during his cherry blossom viewing party at a park in Tokyo. - Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / STR
Peaceful Hong Kong march marred by fire outside court, police say 09 Dec 2019 - 10:24 am
People attend a Human Rights Day march in the district of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Laurel Chor
Sri Lanka arrives for first test in a decade in Pakistan 09 Dec 2019 - 09:59 am
Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel stand guard at the International arrivals area during a media tour of the newly built Islamabad International Airport, ahead of its official opening, Pakistan April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
Five dead as popular New Zealand volcano erupts 09 Dec 2019 - 08:51 am
An aeriel view shows hikers walking on the crater rim of Whakaari, also known as White Island, shortly before the volcano erupted in New Zealand, December 9, 2019, in this image obtained via social media. GNS Science via REUTERS
Factory owner, manager nabbed after Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 yrs 09 Dec 2019 - 08:25 am
Police personnel and ambulances are seen along a road following a factory fire in Anaj Mandi area of New Delhi on December 8, 2019 / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Screams and goodbyes as death toll mounts to 43 in devastating New Delhi fire 08 Dec 2019 - 11:16 pm
A relative of a victim of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, cries outside a hospital mortuary in New Delhi, India December 8, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Indonesia arrests 5 suspected poachers of pregnant tigers 08 Dec 2019 - 06:49 pm
Three Indonesian men being paraded on December 7, 2019 with a seized Sumatran tiger skin and four tiger foetus in a jar, after they were caught by the wildlife enforcement team as they tried to sell these items in Pekanbaru, Riau. AFP / Wahyudi
Thousands march as Hong Kong protests near half-year mark 08 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm
Protesters hide behind umbrellas during a Human Rights Day march, organised by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
New Zealand met service issues thunderstorm warning for some parts after weekend floods 08 Dec 2019 - 10:36 am
Floodwaters are seen on a cracked road on State Highway 58 in Judgeford, New Zealand December 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. STEVE AND LISA KOVACS /via REUTERS
30,000 monks attend mass alms-giving in Myanmar 08 Dec 2019 - 10:27 am
Monks line up for alms during the alms-giving ceremony to 30,000 monks organize by the region government of Mandalay affiliated with Dhammakaya Foundation at Chanmyathazi Airport in Mandalay on December 8, 2019. / AFP / KYAW ZAY WIN
Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn 08 Dec 2019 - 09:07 am
A NSW Rural Firefighter establishes a backburn during bushfires in Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales, Australia, December 8, 2019. AAP Image/Jeremy Piper/via Reuters
Hong Kong police say pistol among weapons seized ahead of protest 08 Dec 2019 - 08:57 am
Anti-government protesters attend a
North Korea conducts 'very important test': KCNA 08 Dec 2019 - 08:38 am
This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 8, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a ceremony for the completion of the Yangdok County Hot Spring Cultural Recreation Center in South Pyon
At least 35 killed in Delhi factory fire 08 Dec 2019 - 08:21 am
Members of India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) head towards the site of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, in New Delhi, India December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Pro-government protesters denounce Hong Kong 'rioters' 07 Dec 2019 - 03:24 pm
People attend a rally to support Yuli Riswati, an Indonesian domestic worker and journalist who was deported, in the district of Central in Hong Kong, China December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Laurel Chor
Thousands in Myanmar rally behind Suu Kyi ahead of Hague court date 07 Dec 2019 - 03:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at Parliament buildings on the Stormont estate in Belfast, Northern Ireland October 24, 2013. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Europe

Peninsula Fireworks factory in Malta explodes, two injured: police
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

Americas

A voter receives his ballot a polling station during the presidential election in Bogota on May 31, 2026. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP) Colombia votes amid surge in guerrilla violence
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits the Ebola treatment center to witness the discharge of recovered patients in Bunia, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Brazil investigates two possible Ebola cases
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