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How we shop hurts endangered species 05 Jan 2017 - 10:56 pm
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Work email overload: can the law lead a fightback? 05 Jan 2017 - 09:06 pm
The new labour law in a country famous for its tightly regulated workplace was prompted by the blurring of the boundary between work and private life by new technology and ways of working. (Reuters file photo)
On Hanoi's blacksmith street a lone forge burns bright 05 Jan 2017 - 08:53 pm
Nguyen Phuong Hung working at his shop on Lo Ren street in downtown Hanoi on December 8, 2016. Sitting before a bright orange flame, he prods a fire pit with a long metal rod before he hammers, bends, and contorts glowing steel into a giant drill bit. Hun
Central African Republic Christians, Muslims unite to heal trauma 05 Jan 2017 - 08:43 pm
Christians and Muslims participate in a trauma healing workshop in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 21, 2016. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Zack Baddorf
Opinion: Fallout from India's cash crunch is just starting 05 Jan 2017 - 08:27 pm
State Bank of India staff assist customers to withdraw money with the use of a mobile banking machine at Siliguri District hospital in Siliguri on November 22, 2016 (AFP / Diptendu DUTTA)
From cakes to slippers, Slovenia stirs 'Melania' hype 05 Jan 2017 - 08:27 pm
A road sign reading Sevnica is seen on December 20, 2016 at the entrance to Sevnica, Slovenia, the home town of future US First Lady Melania Trump (AFP / Jure Makovec)
On Islamabad’s bike lanes, residents pedal towards a greener city 05 Jan 2017 - 08:13 pm
A man rides a bicycle past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Pakistan (REUTERS)
Closure of Iraq charity puts rescued Yazidi slaves at risk, director warns 05 Jan 2017 - 07:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: Yazidi sisters, who escaped from captivity by Islamic State (IS) militants, sit in a tent at Sharya refugee camp on the outskirts of Duhok province, Iraq, July 3, 2015. Reuters
Why migration is killing babies in this Indian village 05 Jan 2017 - 07:52 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A woman carries her baby as she walks through a wheat field in Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh, April 17, 2014 (REUTERS / Adnan Abidi)
Nearly 200 children freed from south India brick kiln in one of biggest rescues 05 Jan 2017 - 07:51 pm
Labourers shape mud bricks as they work at a kiln in India, March 10, 2016 (REUTERS / Danish Siddiqui)
The goat slaughterhouse that drives a Kenyan slum’s economy 05 Jan 2017 - 07:29 pm
Goats are driven to the Kiamaiko market on March 26 2016 (Photo courtesy: Jack Owuor / the-star.co.ke)
Revamp of South Africa’s largest city leaves poor battling for housing 05 Jan 2017 - 07:16 pm
Shacks are seen at an informal settlement near Cape Town, South Africa, September 14, 2016 (Nicky Milne / Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Russia cyber attacks are ‘major threat,’ Congress probe hears 05 Jan 2017 - 07:00 pm
Vice President-elect Mike Pence leaves after speaking with Congressional Republican leadership on the road ahead to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, USA on January 4, 2017. (Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency)
Police break up protest in northern Morocco 05 Jan 2017 - 06:37 pm
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Netanyahu questioned for second time in graft probe: reports 05 Jan 2017 - 06:32 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on November 13, 2016 (AFP / RONEN ZVULUN)
Two killed in new Turkey attack as Istanbul gunman hunted 05 Jan 2017 - 06:09 pm
Police forensic experts examine the scene after an explosion outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Tuncay Dersinlioglu
Egypt frees 2011 revolution figure Ahmed Maher 05 Jan 2017 - 05:56 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken in Cairo on December 08, 2013 shows political activist and coordinator of the April 6 Movement, Ahmed Maher, during his trial over an unlicensed and violent demonstration. AFP / MAHMOUD KHALED
Indian who hid French wife's body in fridge jailed for life 05 Jan 2017 - 05:24 pm
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