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Brazil's Lula replaces army commander 21 Jan 2023 - 09:34 pm
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks after signing a bill recognising community health agents and agents fighting endemic diseases as health professionals, with regulated professions, at an event at the Palacio do Planalto, in Brasilia, on January 20, 2023. (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO / AFP)
Thousands protest in Lisbon for animal rights amid constitutional dispute 21 Jan 2023 - 09:25 pm
People demonstrate for animal rights in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Catarina Demony
Russia's Wagner to send Kiev bodies of soldiers killed in Soledar 21 Jan 2023 - 09:11 pm
Visitors gather outside PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on November 4, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Russia's RT France to close after accounts frozen 21 Jan 2023 - 08:59 pm
A view shows the logo of RT France at the studios of the Russian broadcaster RT during a press visit in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, on December 18, 2017. File Photo / Reuters
Peru closes famed tourist site Machu Picchu due to protests 21 Jan 2023 - 08:03 pm
Tourists queue to signup a petition to the railroad company to be evacuated on a
Fugitive head of people-smuggling gang nabbed on return to UK 21 Jan 2023 - 07:47 pm
Snow ploughs clear snow from the airfield after overnight snow forced the closure of Manchester airport, in Manchester, Britain, on January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Iranian currency falls to record low amid isolation and sanctions 21 Jan 2023 - 07:28 pm
A currency dealer poses for a photo with a US one dollar bill and the amount being given when converting it into Iranian rials in an exchange shop in Tehran, Iran on December 25, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Zulus commemorate anniversary of epic win over British in South Africa 21 Jan 2023 - 06:53 pm
Amabutho Zulu regiments hold a British flag captured during the reenactment of the Battle of Isandlwana, in Isandlwana on January 21, 2023. The battle, fought on January 22, 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
Iran judiciary to rule on famed filmmaker's release: lawyer 21 Jan 2023 - 06:36 pm
A handout picture provided by the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency (ICANA) on January 21, 2023, shows Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (right) meeting with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief Hossein Salami, in the capital Tehran. (Photo by ICANA NEWS AGENCY / AFP)
Russia says held air defence training in Moscow region 21 Jan 2023 - 05:25 pm
A woman looks at a tank of Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed during Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an exhibition in the museum
Tanzania opposition holds first rally since ban lifted 21 Jan 2023 - 05:18 pm
Freeman Mbowe (L), Chairman Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema, flashes a victory sign during party's first political rally after an imposed ban in 2016 was lifted, at Furahisha Grounds in Mwanza, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by MICHAEL JAMSON / AFP)
Ukraine honours interior minister, other senior officials, killed in helicopter crash 21 Jan 2023 - 05:14 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers relatives his condolences during the funeral ceremony of Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky and other employees of his department at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
Thousands protest against Spanish govt in Madrid 21 Jan 2023 - 04:33 pm
People protest against the government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at Cibeles Square in Madrid, Spain, on January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Nigeria sets date for first census in 17 years 21 Jan 2023 - 04:10 pm
Vehicles drive in traffic gridlock at Ojodu-Berger bus station in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 19, 2022. (AFP/Getty Images)
Buzz Aldrin, second man on the Moon, marries on 93rd birthday 21 Jan 2023 - 03:25 pm
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Germany faces backlash over refusal to give Ukraine tanks 21 Jan 2023 - 03:09 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and first lady Olena Zelenska attend a memorial ceremony for Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and officials who died in the helicopter crash near Kyiv, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 21, 2023. Reuters/Nacho Doce
China says Covid outbreak has infected 80% of population 21 Jan 2023 - 01:23 pm
People walk on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Hector Retamal/ AFP)
Occupation forces kill Palestinian citizen in Ramallah 21 Jan 2023 - 12:57 pm
Family members of a Palestinian man, who was killed by Israeli forces after an attempted stabbing, react, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad