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Indonesian residents file climate case against Holcim in Swiss court 01 Feb 2023 - 10:58 am
A woman walks home after fishing at a beach in Peukan Bada in Indonesia's Aceh province on February 1, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Clouds of smoke off Vanuatu coast as volcano rumbles into life 01 Feb 2023 - 10:43 am
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Missing radioactive capsule found in Western Australia 01 Feb 2023 - 10:39 am
A handout image shows Department of Fire and Emergency Services crew searching for a radioactive capsule, in Australia in this picture obtained on January 28, 2023. AAP Image/Department Of Fire And Emergency Services/Handout via Reuters
India to ramp up spending, cut deficit in last full budget ahead of 2024 vote 01 Feb 2023 - 10:10 am
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India's logo as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament, in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2023. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Boom times for francophone Africa's TV and film industry 01 Feb 2023 - 10:06 am
The French rapper Kery James acts while filming Banlieusard 2, in the forest of Bandia in Sindia, region of Thies west center of Senegal, on December 17, 2022. - Banlieusard 2 is scheduled for release on Netflix later this year. The American streaming giant is making its mark in francophone West Africa, part of a broader surge in audiovisual production in the region following years of sluggishness. Outside Nollywood in anglophone Nigeria, production has been rising fast, driven by Senegal and Ivory Coast. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
New Zealand's Auckland hit by more rain as roads and homes flooded 01 Feb 2023 - 12:31 am
A view of a house that had collapsed on vehicles, following floods, in Auckland, New Zealand, January 30, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from video. (Newshub/via Reuters)
Ukraine announces EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev on Friday 01 Feb 2023 - 12:09 am
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov and French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu address a press conference as part of Ukraine's Defence Minister's official visit, at the Hotel de Brienne, the French Ministry of Armed Forces, in Paris on January 31, 2023. JULIE SEBADELHA/Pool via REUTERS
'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world 01 Feb 2023 - 12:08 am
People gather on the side of the road to get a glimpse of Pope Francis (not seen) as he departs the N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo / AFP)
Over 1.27 million people took part in French protest against pension reform 31 Jan 2023 - 11:58 pm
Protesters clash with police on the Place Vauban during a rally on a second day of nationwide strikes and protests over the government's proposed pension reform, in Paris on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Alain Jocard / AFP)
Rights groups urge probe into death of Rwanda journalist 31 Jan 2023 - 11:14 pm
Rwandan president Paul Kagame addresses delegates at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda on March 25, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
'Men only' rule finally lifted by Shetland Viking festival 31 Jan 2023 - 10:57 pm
Young participants parade through the streets in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on January 31, 2023 as they take part in the Junior Up Helly Aa fire festival. (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP)
New York attorney general calls for new sanctions against Donald Trump 31 Jan 2023 - 10:45 pm
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop to unveil his leadership team, at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina, US, on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
UN sounds alarm on trafficked medicines in the Sahel 31 Jan 2023 - 10:13 pm
A vendor writes as she stands in a legal pharmacy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on October 16, 2018. File Photo / Reuters
US Justice Dept opens probe into Tesla self-driving features 31 Jan 2023 - 09:42 pm
In this file photo taken on February 10, 2022, an aerial view shows cars parked at the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
US hits Myanmar with new sanctions on coup 2nd anniversary 31 Jan 2023 - 09:27 pm
In this file handout photo taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26 shows detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) and detained president Win Myint during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February 1. ( Handout / Myanmar Ministry of Information / AFP)
Belgium to shut down controversial nuclear reactor 31 Jan 2023 - 08:52 pm
General view of the Tihange Nuclear Power Station is seen after the Belgian government agreed in principle to close its two nuclear power plants by 2025, in Tihange, Belgium, December 23, 2021. (REUTERS/Johanna Geron)
Huge crowds march across France, raising pressure against Macron's pension reform 31 Jan 2023 - 08:50 pm
French police face off with protesters amid clashes near the Invalides during a demonstration against French government's pension reform plan in Paris as part of a national strike and protests in France, on January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Lebanon to devalue currency by 90% on Feb. 1, says central bank chief 31 Jan 2023 - 08:31 pm
A man counts Lebanese pound banknotes at an exchange shop in Beirut, Lebanon, January 11, 2023. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)