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Hong Kong locals fear loss of small-town life with artificial islands 29 Sep 2019 - 10:58 pm
Tom Yam, a resident of Lantau Island, stands in front of a map of the island, whose landscape may be changed with a plan to build artificial islands to ease congestion in Hong Kong. August 6, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
'A trafficker lives here' - Bangladesh uses red paint to mark suspects' homes 29 Sep 2019 - 09:56 pm
Tota Miya, 10, shows his hands after preparing soil to make bricks in a brick field on the outskirts of Dhaka November 21, 2009. Reuters/Andrew Bira
A year after Indonesia's quake-tsunami, survivors struggle to rebuild lives 29 Sep 2019 - 09:55 pm
Ruins and damaged building are pictured nearly one year after an earthquake and tsunami at a beach in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, September 26, 2019. Antara Foto/Oscar Motuloh/ via Reuters
To combat Islamophobia, Imran Khan bridges East and West 29 Sep 2019 - 08:41 pm
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York on September 27, 2019. AFP / Don Emmert
More violence grips Hong Kong ahead of China's National Day 29 Sep 2019 - 06:39 pm
A riot police fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters after a march in Hong Kong, China, September 29, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Torrential rains kill another 42 people in India 29 Sep 2019 - 03:35 pm
A man and a boy ride a scooter through a flooded road after heavy rains in Prayagraj, India, September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Hong Kong leader to leave unrest behind to spend National Day in China 29 Sep 2019 - 09:49 am
A protester is escorted by undercover police officers after he tried to stop Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's motorcade in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
China's 'national flag baby' raises flag, captivates millions 29 Sep 2019 - 09:39 am
Feng Jianhan, 9, poses for a picture in military uniform next to a Chinese flag that he raises every morning through rope and pulley at his home in Xian, Shaanxi province, China September 26, 2019. Picture taken September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Irene Wang
Debt-chocked Malaysia dithers on $1 bln train project with Singapore 29 Sep 2019 - 09:04 am
FILE PHOTO: Petronas Twin Towers are shrouded by haze in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 9, 2019. Picture taken on September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Biometric machines in Afghan vote improve after last year's glitches 28 Sep 2019 - 04:04 pm
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 28, 2019. Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu
Hong Kong protesters mark five years since 'Umbrella' street movement 28 Sep 2019 - 03:22 pm
An anti-government protester shelters behind an umbrella as he attends a rally outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, China September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Indian security forces kill 3 rebels in Kashmir 28 Sep 2019 - 03:12 pm
A security personnel stands guard to block a road near closed shops while strict restrictions are imposed during a lockdown in Srinagar on September 28, 2019. / AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Hong Kong protesters block traffic, taunt police 28 Sep 2019 - 03:06 pm
Protesters spill out into the main road near the government offices in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong on September 28, 2019, as activists mark the fifth anniversary of the
The Taliban cut off his finger for voting, he defied them again 28 Sep 2019 - 02:32 pm
An election official assists an Afghan man at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Afghan voters head to polls amid deadly violence 28 Sep 2019 - 02:07 pm
Afghan women arrive to cast their votes in the presidential election in Kabul, Afghanistan September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Fire on oil tankers at S.Korean port injures ten 28 Sep 2019 - 01:40 pm
Fire from a vessel is seen at a port in Ulsan, South Korea, September 28, 2019. Yonhap via REUTERS
Pakistan's Khan warns of 'bloodbath' when Kashmir curfew lifted 27 Sep 2019 - 06:38 pm
Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 27, 2019. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
Indian PM dodges mention at UN of disputed region of Kashmir 27 Sep 2019 - 06:37 pm
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 27, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP

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Africa

A passenger's temperature is checked at Bunia Airport in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 3, 2026. Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP WHO warns Ebola outbreak had 'big head-start' but response 'catching up'
A researcher works inside the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda. (Xinhua/Nie Zuguo) Uganda confirms 6 new Ebola cases, total rises to 15
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Americas

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP) Trump slams 'unpatriotic' US House vote to end Iran war
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