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Modi’s cash ban was legal, India court rules amid faint dissent 02 Jan 2023 - 10:36 am
India’s Supreme Court
Philippines main airport scrambles to restore normalcy after power cut 02 Jan 2023 - 09:40 am
Passengers wait for information about their flights at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
Japan's emperor gives first public New Year's greeting since 2020 02 Jan 2023 - 09:03 am
Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (R) wave to well-wishers through a bullet-proof glass from a balcony during their New Year's public appearance at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo, Japan, 02 January 2023. FRANCK ROBICHON/Pool via REUTERS
65% of British people support holding referendum to return to EU 01 Jan 2023 - 11:51 pm
Reuters file photo
Hong Kong mulls law change to bar UK lawyer from Jimmy Lai trial: SCMP 01 Jan 2023 - 10:59 pm
Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China, on February 9, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Extinction Rebellion suspends 'public disruption' tactics 01 Jan 2023 - 10:29 pm
In this file photo taken on September 6, 2020 Activists from the climate change group Extinction Rebellion lead a procession across Westminster Bridge in central London. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Blinken discussed US-China relationship in call with China's Qin 01 Jan 2023 - 10:14 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Henri Coanda airport, in Bucarest, Romania, on November 29, 2022, ahead of a NATO meeting. File Photo / Reuters
Pakistan says it has provided list of nuclear facilities to India under annual practice 01 Jan 2023 - 10:03 pm
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari gestures during an interview with Reuters. File Photo / Reuters
Lula takes reins as leftist leader of politically polarized Brazil 01 Jan 2023 - 09:38 pm
Brazil's President elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves to supporters on the day of his swearing-in ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil, on January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Defiant Ukrainians cheer New Year as drones blasted from skies 01 Jan 2023 - 09:28 pm
Women hold bengal fires during a celebration of New Year eve before a curfew, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)
'Lulapalooza': inauguration party sweeps Brazil's capital 01 Jan 2023 - 08:59 pm
Firefighters spray water to relieve supporters of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the heat as they gather to wait for his inauguration ceremony at
Israeli occupation forces detained around 3,000 Palestinians in 2022, says report 01 Jan 2023 - 08:43 pm
Peninsula
France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track variants 01 Jan 2023 - 08:23 pm
Passengers of a flight from China wait in a line for checking their COVID-19 vaccination documents as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, after arriving at the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy, outside Paris, on January 1, 2023. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Historic new year for Croatia as it joins euro, Schengen area 01 Jan 2023 - 07:39 pm
Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (centre) look at a miniature model of the capital city of Zagreb as they take a walk in Zagreb on January 1, 2023 during the visit of the EU Commission on the occasion of Croatia's entry to the passport-free Schengen zone. (Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC / AFP)
At least 20 people killed in clashes in Somaliland 01 Jan 2023 - 07:11 pm
A general view of downtown Hargeisa on May 16, 2016. File Photo / AFP
Philippines restores air traffic control after power outage 01 Jan 2023 - 06:30 pm
Passengers look at a screen showing flight information at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
New president vows to steer Swiss through Ukraine fallout 01 Jan 2023 - 06:02 pm
Switzerland's President Alain Berset addresses the Innovation and Industry Forum in Bern, Switzerland, on July 3, 2018. File Photo / Reuters
Xi warns of tough Covid fight with China economy on back foot 01 Jan 2023 - 05:54 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves after his speech as the new Politburo Standing Committee members meet the media following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on October 23, 2022. File Photo / Reuters