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Catholics from eastern Congo make cross-country journey to meet pope 29 Jan 2023 - 04:35 pm
A faithful of the parish of St Charles prays as she attends the morning mass officiated by Abbey Victor Ntambwe, during which he sensitizes people to participate in the electoral process, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 22, 2023. File Photo / Reuters
Blinken begins Middle East trip amid spate of violence 29 Jan 2023 - 04:30 pm
File Photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada at the State Department in Washington, US, January 11, 2023. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
China approves two domestically developed COVID drugs 29 Jan 2023 - 02:54 pm
Patients lie on beds at the emergency department of Zhongshan Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China January 3, 2023. Reuters/Staff
French PM says no dice on pension age as strikes loom 29 Jan 2023 - 02:16 pm
Protesters hold placards reading (LtoR)
Jassim Al-Budaiwi appointed new Secretary-General of Gulf Cooperation Council 29 Jan 2023 - 01:46 pm
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Women drive fast train to Mecca as Saudi workforce evolves 29 Jan 2023 - 01:23 pm
Saudi conductor Raneem Azzouz, drives a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Amer Hilabi / AFP)
Iberia solves IT problem that delayed dozens of flights 29 Jan 2023 - 12:38 pm
An Iberia Express aircraft is seen on the tarmac of Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport, in Madrid, Spain, August 27, 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo
Azerbaijan to evacuate embassy in Iran on Sunday after fatal shooting 29 Jan 2023 - 12:34 pm
Police stay guard in front of the Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran on January 27, 2023, following an attack. File Photo: AFP
UK PM Sunak fires party chairman Zahawi after breach of ministerial code 29 Jan 2023 - 12:24 pm
British Minister without Portfolio Nadhim Zahawi looks on outside the Conservative Party's headquarters in London, Britain January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Russia rejects talks with Japan on fishing near Kurils Islands 29 Jan 2023 - 12:01 pm
A general view shows the Island of Kunashir, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 20, 2016. File Photo: REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev.
Maldives President Solih wins presidential primary, party says 29 Jan 2023 - 11:29 am
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 1, 2021. FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Yves Herman
Ten children killed in northwest Pakistan boat capsize 29 Jan 2023 - 11:15 am
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NATO's Stoltenberg arrives in S.Korea to deepen alliance's ties in Asia 29 Jan 2023 - 11:09 am
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a joint news conference with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Pakistan govt lifts petrol, diesel prices by 35 rupees a litre 29 Jan 2023 - 10:32 am
An aerial view of the commercial district of Pakistan's port city of Karachi on January 27, 2023. Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP
China says it resumes issuing ordinary visas for Japanese citizens 29 Jan 2023 - 10:25 am
Printed Chinese and Japanese flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Memphis disbands police unit after fatal beating video 29 Jan 2023 - 10:09 am
People hold signs during a protest following the release of videos showing Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols, who died while hospitalized three days later, in New York, U.S., January 28, 2023. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado
40 killed in southwest Pakistan bus crash 29 Jan 2023 - 09:35 am
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China's 2022 smartphone shipments the lowest in 10 years: Research firm 29 Jan 2023 - 09:25 am
Mobile phones are seen on display at an electronics market in Shanghai, China, June 24, 2015. Picture taken June 24, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song