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Biden health plan aims far beyond legacy of 'Obamacare' 27 Aug 2019 - 09:49 pm
Barack Obama announces his nominee to the Supreme Court beside Joe Biden in the Rose Garden, White House, 16 March, 2016. EPA / MICHAEL REYNOLDS
New Athens mayor pledges revamp of crisis-hit capital 27 Aug 2019 - 09:49 pm
Costas Bakoyannis, mayor of Athens, attends his swearing-in ceremony as mayor of Athens at the park Platon academy in Athens, on August 25, 2019. AFP / Angelos Tzortzinis
Japan says North Korea developing warheads to penetrate missile defenses 27 Aug 2019 - 08:09 pm
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un with military officers as he observes a drill in a photo by Korean Central News Agency on March 25 2016. KCNA/REUTERS
Syrian rebels push back against army advances in Idlib 27 Aug 2019 - 06:06 pm
Debris of buildings are seen after Russian airstrike hit Idlib, de-escalation zone, Syria on August 26, 2019. The airstrike killed 6 civilians, injuring 12. Muhammed Said - Anadolu
Trump praises Bolsonaro efforts on Amazon fires 27 Aug 2019 - 06:00 pm
Aerial view of the damage caused by wildfires in Otuquis National Park, in the Pantanal ecoregion of southeastern Bolivia, on August 27, 2019.   AFP / Pablo COZZAGLIO
Uganda launches national airline with flight to Kenya 27 Aug 2019 - 05:15 pm
Uganda’s Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda (2R) flanked by Minister of World and Transprt Eng. Monica Azuba Ntege (2L) and the State Minister for Tourism Godfrey Kiwanda (R) take part in the launching ceremony of Uganda Airline’s maiden flight to Jomo Kenya
Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes 27 Aug 2019 - 03:29 pm
Members of the crew of the Ocean Viking rescue ship, jointly operated by French NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders), arrive in the port of Marseille on August 27, 2019, after 23 days of search-and-rescue oper
UK's Johnson urged to embrace no-deal Brexit 27 Aug 2019 - 03:24 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves a news conference at the end of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 26, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Syria Kurds say fighters start pullback from Turkish border 27 Aug 2019 - 03:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: Syrian Kurds say fighters start pullback from the Turkish border in order to implement the “safe zone” agreement. Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan opens air show in Russia 27 Aug 2019 - 03:06 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (3rd L) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan (4th R) inspect Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter during the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening ceremony in Zhukovsky outside Moscow on Aug
Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let's talk 27 Aug 2019 - 02:55 pm
President Hassan Rouhani speaking during a ceremony in the capital Tehran. AFP / Iranian Presidency
Students rally in Pakistan-held Kashmir against India 27 Aug 2019 - 02:49 pm
Pakistani Kashmiri students march during an anti-India protest rally in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, on August 27, 2019.  AFP / SAJJAD QAYYUM
Berlin expects: Zoo's panda pregnant, birth expected soon 27 Aug 2019 - 02:43 pm
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Russia, Turkey balance interests amid Idlib offensive 27 Aug 2019 - 02:35 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepare to deliver a speech on stage during the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening ceremony in Zhukovsky outside Moscow on August 27, 2019. / AFP /
Crowds force Costco to shut maiden China store early on opening day 27 Aug 2019 - 02:25 pm
People visit the first Costco outlet in China, on the stores opening day in Shanghai on August 27, 2019. AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL
Europe rights court condemns Russia over Magnitsky death 27 Aug 2019 - 12:17 pm
In this file handout photo released on November 15, 2010 by Hermitage Capital Management and taken on December 29, 2006 shows Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in Moscow. AFP PHOTO /HERMITAGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Madrid hit by heavy flooding 27 Aug 2019 - 12:16 pm
Cars are seen during the heavy rains in Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain in this photo grab obtained from a social media video, August 26, 2019. Isaac Garcia via Reuters
Britain's Corbyn vows to 'do everything necessary' to stop no-deal Brexit 27 Aug 2019 - 10:12 am
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Reuters