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India's ruling party loses key state election amid citizenship protests 24 Dec 2019 - 09:42 pm
Congress-JMM alliance workers celebrate results projecting an assembly majority in the Jharkhand state election in Ranchi on December 23, 2019. AFP / Rajesh Kumar
China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North 24 Dec 2019 - 07:33 pm
China's Premier Li Keqiang, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in pose for pictures ahead of the 8th trilateral leaders' meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 24, 2019. China Daily via Reuters
Indian government orders update of population register 24 Dec 2019 - 07:01 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a rally in New Delhi on December 22, 2019. / AFP / Prakash SINGH
Typhoon Phanfone ruins Christmas for thousands of Filipinos 24 Dec 2019 - 01:45 pm
Fishermen carry a boat to higher ground in Baybay, eastern Samar on December 24, 2019, after typhoon Phanfone hit the central Philippines. AFP / Alren BERONIO
WhatsApp wars over India protests divide families 24 Dec 2019 - 01:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Apps for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and other social networks on a smartphone in Chennai. AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Bus falls into ravine in Indonesia; 24 killed 24 Dec 2019 - 10:41 am
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Indian states propose land rights amid citizenship fears 23 Dec 2019 - 10:08 pm
A taxi drives past a poster of Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal state, in Kolkata, February 9, 2019. Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri
India's main opposition party stages protest against new law 23 Dec 2019 - 02:04 pm
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Three university students found dead in flooded Indonesian cave 23 Dec 2019 - 10:24 am
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Fazle Abed, founder of world's biggest non-government organisation BRAC, dies aged 83 22 Dec 2019 - 10:40 pm
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Australia's leader apologizes for vacation amid wildfires 22 Dec 2019 - 09:31 pm
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison greets a volunteer during a visit to the Wollondilly Emergency Control Centre in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via Reuters
26 dead as Modi seeks to soothe India's Muslims over new citizenship law 22 Dec 2019 - 08:58 pm
Demonstrators clash with police officers during a protest against a new citizenship law in Seelampur area of Delhi, India on December 17, 2019. (Imtiyaz Khan/Anadolu Agency)
North Korean leader holds party meeting to bolster military 22 Dec 2019 - 03:48 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Third Enlarged Meeting of the Seventh Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this undated photo released on December 21, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS
Afghanistan's Ghani wins slim majority of presidential vote in preliminary results 22 Dec 2019 - 01:38 pm
Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Hawa Alam Nuristani (C) takes part in a press conference to announce the preliminary elections results in Kabul on December 22, 2019. (AFP / FARSHAD USYAN)
Afghan president wins 2nd term in preliminary vote count 22 Dec 2019 - 10:32 am
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Bushfires hit emergency level on Sydney's outskirts; one dead in S.Australia 21 Dec 2019 - 05:46 pm
Flames engulf a row of trees. New South Wales, Australia. December 21, 2019. in this still image taken from social media video/Reuters
11 killed during anti-citizenship law protests in India 21 Dec 2019 - 01:57 pm
Police personnel look at a burning vehicle during clashes over citizenship law in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh, India December 20, 2019 in this still image taken from a video.
Five new deaths, including child, in India protests: Police 21 Dec 2019 - 10:20 am
Police clash with protesters during demonstrations against India's new citizenship law in Lucknow on December 19, 2019. (AFP)

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The covers stay on the pitch as rain delays the start of day two of the first Test match between England and Pakistan at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, northern England on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) Rain delays start of second day's play in England-Pakistan opener
(FILES) Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for a photograph in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London on November 27, 2017, following the announcement of their engagement. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK: British press
File photo Spain expands Ceuta migrant shelters to ease crisis
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A medical worker puts on a protective suit at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua) DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be 3 times larger than official count Africa CDC
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File photo for representational purposes only. Over 100 killed in gold mine collapse in Central African Republic

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