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Workers of Samsung unite, new union tells chipmaker staff 21 Nov 2019 - 08:12 am
This photo taken on November 19, 2019, shows a general view of the Samsung Electronics 'Nano city Hwasung Campus' semiconductor factory at Hwaseong, south of Seoul. AFP / Ed Jones
Smoke blankets Sydney as bushfires rage in Eastern Australia 21 Nov 2019 - 08:01 am
The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are seen through a smokey haze which blankets Sydney on November 21, 2019. AFP / PETER PARKS
Aung San Suu Kyi to lead Myanmar defence against ICJ case 20 Nov 2019 - 06:26 pm
Myanmar Minister of Foreign Affairs Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, September 21, 2016. Reuters / Carlo Allegri
Arrests ordered in Philippines vaping ban 20 Nov 2019 - 10:47 am
FILE PHOTO: A man holds an electronic cigarette as he vapes at a vape Shop in Monterrey, Mexico February 1, 2019. Picture taken February 1, 2019. FREUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill, angering China 20 Nov 2019 - 10:16 am
Protesters raise a US flag inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong on November 20, 2019. AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
Decapitated Sumatran elephant found dead in Indonesia 20 Nov 2019 - 10:14 am
Indonesian Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) veterinarians examine a Sumatran elephant which died at the industrial timber plantation of PT Arara Abadi in Siak, Riau province, Indonesia, November 19, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. An
Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour 20 Nov 2019 - 09:25 am
Pope Francis flanked by a Salesian nun Ana Rosa Sivori, who is his cousin, arrives at a military air terminal in Bangkok, Thailand November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
2 US service members killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan 20 Nov 2019 - 08:06 am
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Diehards hold out at Hong Kong campus as foreign pressure grows 20 Nov 2019 - 07:56 am
Riot police detain a protester and a medic during pre-dawn police operations at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hong Kong, China November 18, 2019, in this still image obtained from a social media video. PolyU Campus Radio/via Reuters
Desperate Hong Kong protesters explore sewers in campus escape bid 19 Nov 2019 - 03:26 pm
A protester climbs down into a sewer entrance as he and others try to find an escape route from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong, early morning on November 19, 2019. AFP / Anthony Wallace
15 killed, 9 injured in northern China coal mine explosion 19 Nov 2019 - 09:25 am
Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine explosion in Pingyao, in China's northern Shanxi province early on November 19, 2019. A coal mine explosion killed 15 people in north China's Shanxi province, state media reported on November 19. - China OUT / AFP
Pakistan's ex-premier flies to London for treatment 19 Nov 2019 - 09:07 am
Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) gather around a vehicle, covered with rose petals, carrying the ailing former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif as he travels to Lahore airport prior to his departure for abroad for medical treatment,
Student protesters hold out as Hong Kong leader urges peaceful resolution 19 Nov 2019 - 08:50 am
Protesters wait to receive medical attention at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus during protests in Hong Kong, China, November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Modi pushes to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants 18 Nov 2019 - 08:31 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures at an event to present the Bharatiya Janata Party election manifesto in New Delhi on April 8, 2019. AFP
In war-ravaged Kabul, women throng parks for peace and picnics 18 Nov 2019 - 07:52 pm
A family enjoys a picnic in Chihilsitoon Garden, which was restored after it was damaged during four decades of war in Kabul, Afghanistan. November 6, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
Campus under siege as Hong Kong police battle protesters 18 Nov 2019 - 06:44 pm
An anti-government demonstrator reacts amid tear gas during protests at Tsim Sha Tsui, in Hong Kong, China, November 18, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Police round up students in India's capital as fee protests grow 18 Nov 2019 - 03:44 pm
Security personnel hold a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student during a students protest against hostel fee hike, as security measures have been reinforced from JNU campus along the road to the march protest, in New Delhi on November 18, 2019. AFP /
Cambodian princess who rescued traditional ballet dies at age 76 18 Nov 2019 - 01:35 pm
File photo of Cambodia's minister of culture Princess Norodom Bopha Devi examines some of the more than four tonnes of ancient artifacts recovered from the home of Khmer Rouge chief Ta Mok in Siem Reap, May 9. DW/CC/File Photo