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Kuwait detects XBB.1.5 variant of coronavirus 11 Jan 2023 - 07:50 pm
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Nobel Prize body knew Kissinger's 1973 Vietnam deal unlikely to bring peace -documents 11 Jan 2023 - 07:45 pm
Portraits of Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including of Henry Kissinger, are seen in the meeting room where the Norwegian Nobel Committee holds its meetings at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, on January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche
Poland to give Ukraine Leopard tanks as part of coalition 11 Jan 2023 - 07:32 pm
In this handout picture taken and released on January 11, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) welcomes his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda prior to the second summit of the Lublin Triangle held in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. (Photo by HANDOUT / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
Spanish farmers protest against plans to curb water supply for irrigation 11 Jan 2023 - 07:20 pm
Irrigators and farmers in Madrid protest over the decision by the Ministry of Environment to increase the environmental flow of the Tagus River, which will reduce the amount of water reaching agricultural land in southern Spain, on January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Russia, Ukraine agree new prisoner swap in Turkey 11 Jan 2023 - 07:08 pm
Tatiana Moskalkova, Russia's human rights ombudsman, and her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets meet in Ankara, Turkey, January 11, 2023. (REUTERS/Ece Toksabay)
UK vows no let-up with China after Jimmy Lai intervention 11 Jan 2023 - 07:07 pm
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, on January 11, 2023. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
US calls for 'restraint' in Peru protests, backs probe into deaths 11 Jan 2023 - 06:53 pm
Supermarket workers inspect the fire damage in Puno, Peru, on January 10, 2023, a day after 18 people were killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces. (Photo by Juan Carlos Cisneros / AFP)
US airports rumble back to life after FAA computer outage 11 Jan 2023 - 06:48 pm
Passengers wait for the resumption of flights at O'Hare International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures due to a system outage, in Chicago, Illinois, US, on January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Tory MP suspended for comparing Covid vaccine to the Holocaust 11 Jan 2023 - 06:46 pm
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Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak after new cases abate 11 Jan 2023 - 06:35 pm
In this file photo taken on December 09, 2022, a general view of the newly installed makeshift Ebola Treatment Unit with 32 beds, also to be used as a research centre for Ebola strains and vaccine trial. (Photo by BADRU KATUMBA / AFP)
Petition against shark-fin trading passes 1 million names 11 Jan 2023 - 06:26 pm
Seized shark fins are placed on the floor after authorities confiscated a shipment of 3,493 shark fins which were to be illegally trafficked to Hong Kong from Bogota's airport, in Bogota, Colombia, September 23, 2021. (Colombian Environment Ministry/Handout via REUTERS)
Church of England says it knew of slavery links as fund set up to address 'shameful' past 11 Jan 2023 - 04:57 pm
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby is seen in Westminster ahead of the procession for the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II on September 14, 2022 in London, England. File Photo / Reuters
'Not necessary' to dwell on Covid death tally, Chinese experts say 11 Jan 2023 - 04:57 pm
Patients receive IV drip treatment at a hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at a village in Tonglu county, Zhejiang province, China, January 9, 2023. (REUTERS)
Suicide blast near Afghan ministry, more than 20 casualties 11 Jan 2023 - 04:49 pm
A member of Taliban security force stands guard on a blocked road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Bangladesh opposition protest to demand PM's resignation 11 Jan 2023 - 04:40 pm
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists gather during an anti-government rally in Dhaka on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Munir uz zaman / AFP)
Explosion outside Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul, casualties feared 11 Jan 2023 - 04:22 pm
Taliban security forces block a road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Six wounded in Paris train station stabbing attack 11 Jan 2023 - 04:05 pm
A policeman holds a 40-millimetre rubber defensive bullet launcher LBD (LBD40) to Paris' Gare du Nord train station, after several people were lightly wounded by a man wielding a knife on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Julien De Rosa / AFP)
Cyprus requires negative COVID tests for China arrivals 11 Jan 2023 - 04:03 pm
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