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Jack Ma ends 20-year reign over Alibaba wealth creation empire 10 Sep 2019 - 07:58 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 11, 2016 shows Alibaba chairman Jack Ma speaking on stage during the Tmall 11:11 Global Shopping Festival gala in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. AFP / STR
End of an era: UK House Speaker John Bercow to step down 09 Sep 2019 - 09:22 pm
John Bercow been in the powerful post since 2009, and had earned the enmity of many Conservative Party kingpins who, in a break with normal practice, were planning to challenge him at the next election, which is expected shortly.
Facebook, Instagram close accounts of Italian neo-fascist groups 09 Sep 2019 - 09:22 pm
Casapound and Forza Nuova, which espouse extreme right-wing ideologies, have boosted their profile in Italy by leading anti-migrant campaigns on their social media sites.
British parliament blocks no-deal but Johnson says Brexit will happen 09 Sep 2019 - 09:22 pm
It was unclear what Johnson's next move in the Brexit crisis would be: while the law will oblige him to seek a delay unless he can strike a new deal, EU leaders have repeatedly said they have received no specific proposals.
Relatives fly to Singapore to bring Mugabe home 09 Sep 2019 - 06:53 pm
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Patients die as Manila traffic jams block ambulances 09 Sep 2019 - 06:53 pm
This photo taken on July 18, 2019 shows first responders loading a patient into their ambulance at a bus station near Manila. AFP / Noel Celis
14 dead, 29 missing after bus overturns in Morocco floods 09 Sep 2019 - 05:39 pm
Members of the security forces search for bodies in the wreckage of bus at the banks of the Damchan river near the city of Errachidia, in the El Khank region in southern Morocco following a flood-related accident that left at least six people dead, on Sep
India finds location of lost craft on moon 09 Sep 2019 - 05:08 pm
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Bahamas hurricane death toll up to 45, many more missing 09 Sep 2019 - 04:56 pm
Members of the Bahamian Defense Force remove bodies from the destroyed Abaco shantytown called Pigeon Peas, after Hurricane Dorian in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Zach Fagenson
UK's Johnson to suspend Parliament as his Brexit plans stall 09 Sep 2019 - 04:39 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Dublin, Ireland, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble
British Airways cancels almost all UK flights in historic strike 09 Sep 2019 - 03:10 pm
Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 sits empty at 9AM after strike action by British Airways pilots led to the grounding of flights, in London, Britain September 9, 2019 in this image obtained from social media. Rahul Kalia via REUTERS
France says 'time has come' to ease tensions with Russia 09 Sep 2019 - 03:00 pm
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a meeting of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council in Moscow, Russia, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
Ireland warns PM Johnson: no-backstop equals no-deal Brexit 09 Sep 2019 - 01:10 pm
Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar waves as he meets Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Dublin, Ireland, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble
China's Geely takes stake in German 'flying taxi' firm Volocopter 09 Sep 2019 - 11:11 am
File photo of a two-seater Volocopter drone flies on stage at the Intel Keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
Swedish prosecutor reviewing witness accounts in Assange case 09 Sep 2019 - 10:00 am
File photo of placards depicting Julian Assange are seen outside of Westminster Magistrates Court in London, where a case hearing for U.S. extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was held on June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo
In Japan, a court case highlights paternity leave issues 09 Sep 2019 - 09:25 am
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South Korean president appoints justice minister despite scandals 09 Sep 2019 - 09:18 am
Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk attends a hearing at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, September 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Hezbollah says downed Israeli drone in S. Lebanon 09 Sep 2019 - 09:15 am
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