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Hurricane Ian looms off Carolinas after 21 deaths reported in Florida 30 Sep 2022 - 07:34 pm
An aerial view of damaged boats and property after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Fort Myers, Florida, US, September 30, 2022. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
US imposes sanctions on Russia over annexation of swath of Ukraine 30 Sep 2022 - 07:19 pm
People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, near Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, on September 30, 2022. (REUTERS)
UN to seek $800 million more in aid for flood-hit Pakistan 30 Sep 2022 - 07:07 pm
File Photo: A general view of the submerged houses, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Dera Allah Yar, District Jafferabad, Pakistan, on September 1, 2022. (REUTERS)
West rejects Putin's claim it sabotaged Baltic pipelines 30 Sep 2022 - 06:55 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to declare the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, in the Georgievsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, on September 30, 2022. (Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel via REUTERS)
To tackle a kimchi crisis, South Korea banks on massive cabbage warehouses 30 Sep 2022 - 04:09 pm
An employee works at Cheongone Organic Kimchi factory in Cheongju, South Korea, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Putin declares annexation of Ukrainian lands in Kremlin ceremony 30 Sep 2022 - 04:04 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to declare the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, in the Georgievsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. Sputnik/Grigory Sysoyev/Kremlin via REUTERS
About 233,000 still without power in Puerto Rico days after Fiona 30 Sep 2022 - 03:57 pm
A man stands next to a washed up boat on the beach after Hurricane Fiona in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
At least 12 sailors die of suspected food poisoning on ship off Vietnam 30 Sep 2022 - 03:23 pm
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Finnish border closed to Russians with tourist visas 30 Sep 2022 - 01:52 pm
Russian cars and buses line up at the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia, in Virolahti, Finland September 30, 2022. Lehtikuva/Sasu Makinen via REUTERS
Swiss ease water rules to boost hydropower capacity 30 Sep 2022 - 01:48 pm
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Germany warns of rise in COVID-19 cases going into fall 30 Sep 2022 - 01:45 pm
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Modi launches India-made high speed train in modernisation drive 30 Sep 2022 - 01:43 pm
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A Chinese mRNA COVID vaccine is approved for the first time in Indonesia 30 Sep 2022 - 11:40 am
Boxes of Walvax Biotechnology's messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen displayed at a trade fair in Shanghai, China April 16, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Indian capital gears up to tackle air pollution ahead of winter 30 Sep 2022 - 11:28 am
Vehicles are seen on a highway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Italy drops COVID-19 face mask rule for public transport 30 Sep 2022 - 11:11 am
A Carabiniere checks a passenger's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass, known as a Green Pass, aboard a bus the day the government restricts access of unvaccinated to indoor venues, in Rome, Italy December 6, 2021. Picture taken through glass. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Drought-diminished French maize harvest at halfway stage 30 Sep 2022 - 11:01 am
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Russia to annex more of Ukraine on Friday at the Kremlin 29 Sep 2022 - 10:12 pm
A view shows a banner on a screen, set up ahead of an expected ceremony and concert to declare four Ukraine's self-proclaimed regions part of Russia following recent referendums, near St. Basil's Cathedral in central Moscow, Russia, on September 29, 2022.
Philippines’ Marcos gets $4 billion investment pledges from US 29 Sep 2022 - 09:57 pm
Philippines' President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr and US President Joe Biden during a bilateral meeting in New York, US, on September 22, 2022. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)