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As lightning strikes surge, Bangladesh plants a defence 11 Nov 2019 - 09:10 pm
A view of the widow of Mongol Chandra Sarker (in white sari) with her daughter and son in front of the family's tin house in central Bangladesh's Ghior sub-district, September 1, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/A.Z.M. Anas
Japanese women fight for right to wear glasses to work 11 Nov 2019 - 09:10 pm
Women assemble an Aquos television at Sharp Corp Tochigi plant in Yaita, north of Tokyo, November 19, 2015. Reuters / Reiji Murai
Votes for women? Not without facial recognition technology in Afghanistan 11 Nov 2019 - 09:10 pm
Afghan women stand in line while waiting for their turn to vote at a polling station in Mazar-i-sharif April 5, 2014. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra
Myanmar faces genocide lawsuit at top UN court 11 Nov 2019 - 05:06 pm
Ethnic Rakhine men attend a police training course as a civilian force will be deployed in the north of the Rakhine state in Sittwe, Myanmar, November 15, 2016. Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun
Hong Kong police investigating videos of man set alight 11 Nov 2019 - 11:20 am
A woman holds flowers at Tamar Park, outside the Legislative Council (Legco) building, during a prayer and remembrance ceremony in Hong Kong, China, November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
Tesla flaunts first China-built cars as start of sales nears 11 Nov 2019 - 10:33 am
Workers carry building materials for a new Tesla showroom in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China October 25, 2019. Picture taken October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Yilei Su
"Leave now": Australians urged to evacuate as "catastrophic" fires loom 11 Nov 2019 - 10:03 am
Firefighters look for spot fires in Old Bar, 350km north of Sydney on November 11, 2019. AFP / PETER PARKS
India's ruling party suffers setback as richest state slips out of its control 11 Nov 2019 - 09:52 am
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Cambodian opposition leader meets French envoy after house arrest lifted 11 Nov 2019 - 09:24 am
Leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha attends a meeting with French Ambassador to Cambodia Eva Nguyen Binhin at his home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
Dozens detained in India over holy site social media comments 11 Nov 2019 - 09:04 am
Rapid Action Force (RPF) personnel patrol on a street in Ayodhya on November 8, 2019, ahead of a Supreme Court verdict on the future of a disputed religious site. Indian police have arrested more than 500 people ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on a hotly
China's Xi holds talks in Greece en route to BRICS summit 11 Nov 2019 - 09:01 am
File photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive to take part in a welcome ceremony of French President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 6, 2019. / AFP / Ludovic MARIN
Chinese e-commerce giants report booming Singles Day sales 11 Nov 2019 - 08:47 am
The logo of Alibaba Group is seen during Alibaba Group's 11.11 Singles' Day global shopping festival at the company's headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector 11 Nov 2019 - 08:43 am
A picture taken on October 24, 2019 shows a cotton plantations outside Tashkent. / AFP / Yuriy Korsuntsev
Hong Kong police officer shoots protester as violence flares 11 Nov 2019 - 08:12 am
A still image from a social media video shows a police officer aiming his gun at a protester in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong, China November 11, 2019. CUPID PRODUCER via REUTERS
TN Seshan, India’s reformer election czar, dies aged 86 10 Nov 2019 - 08:12 pm
TN Seshan in 1993. (Photo courtesy: Indian Express/RK Dayal)
20 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts 10 Nov 2019 - 06:31 pm
A pedestrian makes his way under heavy rain as cyclone Bulbul approaches the area in Khulna on November 10, 2019. AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
14 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts 10 Nov 2019 - 03:55 pm
A damaged house is pictured after cyclone Bulbul hit the area in Koyra, some 100 km from Khulna on November 10, 2019. AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
Australia battles bushfires, prepares for "catastrophic" conditions 10 Nov 2019 - 09:54 am
Smoke from a large bushfire is seen outside Wytaliba, near Glen Innes, Australia, November 10, 2019. AAP Image/Dan Peled/via REUTERS

Europe

A tourist walks past a sign that reads 42 degrees Celsius in Palma de Mallorca on June 20, 2026, on the eve of the start of the first official heatwave of this summer. Photo by Jaime REINA / AFP Madrid scraps public screening of Spain World Cup match over heat
Music enthusiasts gather for free concerts on the banks of the Seine river during France's annual street music festival, the Fete de la Musique, in Paris on June 21, 2025. Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP France presses ahead with music festivals despite extreme heat
The court is covered and spectators use umbrellas as rain started after the first women's singles semi-final match at the WTA500 Berlin Tennis Open tournament in Berlin on June 20, 2026. (Photo by John MacDougall / AFP) Berlin Open final suspended due to 'severe weather'
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Africa

Health Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Roger Kamba (2nd L) congratulates a recovered Ebola patient in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 20, 2026. (Xinhua) Ebola cases rise to 956, with 247 deaths: DR Congo
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File photo for representational purposes only. Tanzania's elephant population rises to 66,714
Image used for representation only. S.African sentenced in 'world's largest' rhino trafficking case

Americas

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