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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
Marcos approves Philippine tax refund plan for foreign tourists 29 Jan 2023 - 08:20 am
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New Zealand roiled by flash floods, landslides for third day 29 Jan 2023 - 08:01 am
Stranded vehicles are seen during heavy rainfall in Auckland, New Zealand January 27, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. @MonteChristoNZ/via Reuters
Turkey issues retaliatory travel alert for US, EU 29 Jan 2023 - 12:05 am
A man looks out of the Turkish embassy as police secure the area in front of the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen, on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
Trump rips Democrats in New Hampshire, heads to South Carolina in campaign kickoff 28 Jan 2023 - 11:58 pm
A man wears a T-shirt with images of former US President Donald Trump on it, on the day of Donald Trump's campaign stop to unveil his leadership team, at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina, US, January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Strong earthquake strikes Turkey-Iran border 28 Jan 2023 - 10:54 pm
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Authorities raise alert level around Lascar volcano in northern Chile 28 Jan 2023 - 10:31 pm
A general view of the Villarrica volcano from Pucon area, Chile on January 28, 2023. Picture taken using long exposure. REUTERS/Cristobal Saavedra Escobar
Tens of thousands of teachers march in Lisbon to demand better pay and conditions 28 Jan 2023 - 09:53 pm
People carry banners, as school workers demonstrate for better salaries and working conditions, in Lisbon, Portugal on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Rodrigo Antunes
Peru's Boluarte laments Congress' failure to speed up elections 28 Jan 2023 - 09:43 pm
Peru's President Dina Boluarte speaks as she meets with foreign press, in Lima, Peru on January 24, 2023. File Photo / Reuters
Fears of unrest dissipate in US after police beating video released 28 Jan 2023 - 09:38 pm
Protesters rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols, at Times Square in New York City, on January 27, 2023.  (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 14 in 'deliberate' strike on hospital 28 Jan 2023 - 09:17 pm
Local residents walk in front of a heavily damaged local administration building in the village of Lymany, Mykolaiv region on January 28, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
Ukraine denies report it intends to get 24 jets from allies - media 28 Jan 2023 - 09:09 pm
A pair of Ukrainian Su-25 jet fighters fly low, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk region, Ukraine on June 24, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Former NATO general Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential vote 28 Jan 2023 - 08:34 pm
Presidential candidate Petr Pavel, former Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army, and his wife Eva (left) listen to a speech by Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova during a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic on January 28, 2023, after Pavel became the fourth president of the Czech Republic according to official results.  (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)
US four-star general warns of war with China in 2025 28 Jan 2023 - 07:17 pm
Crew members signal to a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet preparing to take off for a routine flight on board the U.S. USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, on January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell/File Photo