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Plane crashes in Afghanistan's Ghazni province 27 Jan 2020 - 07:02 pm
Afghan National Army forces go towards the site of an aeroplane crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mustafa Andaleb
Aircraft crashes in central Afghan province 27 Jan 2020 - 03:56 pm
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Ariana Airlines plane crashes in central Afghan province: Official 27 Jan 2020 - 01:28 pm
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China extends holiday, businesses shut as virus toll rises to 81 27 Jan 2020 - 12:27 pm
This photo taken on January 26, 2020 shows medical staff members wearing protective clothing to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in the city, accompanying a patient (2nd L) as they walk into a hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei p
Australian woman dies in cake-eating contest 27 Jan 2020 - 11:57 am
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Australia confirms fifth coronavirus case from last flight out of Wuhan 27 Jan 2020 - 09:18 am
A China Eastern Airlines pilot and passangers arrive at Sydney airport after landing a plane from Shanghai on January 25, 2020. Australian authorities confirmed its first case of a new virus as thousands of people worldwide are treated for the deadly infe
Tokyo 2020 to power Olympic torch with hydrogen for first time 27 Jan 2020 - 09:12 am
Fireworks light up the sky near the illuminated Olympic rings at a ceremony to mark six months before the start of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo January 24, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
New Delhi to sell full stake in debt-ridden Air India 27 Jan 2020 - 09:04 am
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India police decommission historic British-era rifles 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm
Uttar Pradesh police personnel in Allahabad take part in Republic Day parade rehearsal holding Lee-Enfield .303 rifles, on January 22, 2020, which are decommissionned on Republic Day on January 26 following an order from Uttar Pradesh police headquarters.
Genocide charge dents halo of Myanmar's Suu Kyi 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi leaves the Peace palace in The Hague, on December 12, 2019 on the last day of a 3-day hearing on the Rohingya genocide before the UN court. AFP / ANP / Sem Van Der Wal
Uzbekistan’s MPs to garner support for Mirziyoyev's reelection 26 Jan 2020 - 06:10 pm
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaks during a news conference in Kremlin, Russia, April 5, 2017. Reuters / Pavel Golovkin
China bans wild animal trade until viral outbreak eases 26 Jan 2020 - 04:16 pm
Security personnel wearing protective clothing to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in Wuhan, stands at a subway station in Beijing on January 26, 2020. AFP / NOEL CELIS
Hong Kong protesters torch planned quarantine building 26 Jan 2020 - 03:46 pm
Residents set up barricades near the vacant Fai Ming Estate to protest against plans for the estate to be used as a quarantine camp for patients and frontline medical staff of a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, in the Fanling
Local heroes: Wuhan motorists defy virus threat to help neighbours 26 Jan 2020 - 02:40 pm
Cars are seen on a road on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 25, 2020, during a deadly virus outbreak which began in the city. AFP / Hector Retamal
Taiwan further tightens restrictions on China visitors due to virus 26 Jan 2020 - 11:40 am
This picture taken on January 13, 2020 shows Taiwan's Center for Disease Control (CDC) personnel (R) using thermal scanners to screen passengers arriving on a flight from China's Wuhan province, where a SARS-like virus was discovered and has since spread,
Women grab limelight at India's Republic Day pageantry 26 Jan 2020 - 10:44 am
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) women motorcycle team members perform during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2020. AFP / Prakash Singh
India celebrates Republic Day with military parade 26 Jan 2020 - 10:25 am
India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers take part in India's Republic Day parade in Srinagar January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Coronavirus deaths hit 56; China bans wildlife trade 26 Jan 2020 - 09:43 am
Street view after Wuhan government announced to ban non-essential vehicles in the downtown area to contain coronavirus outbreak, on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 26, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS

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(FILES) This picture shows dry soil in a sunflower field near the Po River Delta at Scardovari, Italy, northeast Italy, on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Italy waterways in 'critical state' from drought: authority
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Africa

(FILES) An aerial image shows a general view of Gao, in Mali, on November 26, 2019. (Photo by Souleymane AG ANARA / AFP) Mali hit by new coordinated attacks, including prison
A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola virus disease at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Center Médical Évangélique (CME), in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) DRC Ebola claims 452 lives, says WHO
File photo DR Congo's official Ebola death toll exceeds 400
Head of Algeria's Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) Abdelaali Hassani Cherif casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Algiers on July 2, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algerians vote for new parliament with turnout in focus

Americas

Rescuers work on the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 3, 2026. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) Venezuela quake death toll rises to 2,645: official figures
People walk through downtown Philadelphia after news that the Semiquincentennial Independence Day Parade has been canceled due to extreme heat in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / AFP) Dangerous heat wave roasts America's big birthday party
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota (Photo by Mandel Ngan/ AFP) US turns 250 as Trump warns of 'attack' on American identity
Peru president-elect for the Fuerza Popular party, Keiko Fujimori, waves as she gives a statement at her campaign headquarters in the San Borja district of Lima on July 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP) President-elect Fujimori hails 'new chapter' for Peru

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