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Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, whom the US has accused of fraud, exits her vehicle at her home after her court appearance on January 17, 2020 in Vancouver, Canada

Huawei Exec Goes To Canada Court To Fight US Extradition

Huawei exec goes to Canada court to fight US extradition

Top Pakistani Activist Says Prevented From Leaving Country

Pakistan human rights activists hold placards during a protest against a suicide blast targeting the Hazara ethnic minority in Lahore in April 2019

Top Pakistani activist says prevented from leaving country

Iraq Protesters, Police Grapple For Baghdad Streets As Deadline Expires

Iraqis have been demonstrating for months to demand sweeing reforms

Iraq protesters, police grapple for Baghdad streets as deadline expires

China environmentalists created a 68-metre long whale formed by plastic waste collected from the ocean in June 2019 to draw attention to the problem

China Moves On Takeout Containers In Bid To Reduce Plastic Waste

China moves on takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste

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Plastic waste from Australia is shipped back from Malaysia via Port Klang, west of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Says Won't Be 'Garbage Dump' As It Returns Waste

Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste

"Parasite" cast (L-R) Song Kang-ho, Cho Yeo-jeong, director Bong Joon-ho, Lee Jung-eun, Choi Woo-shik, and Lee Sun-kyun pose with their trophies for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture during the SAG Awards in Los Angeles

'Parasite' Invades Oscars Race With Stunning SAG Award Win

'Parasite' invades Oscars race with stunning SAG award win

Women's groups demonstrated in Athens at the weekend to push for gender equality and an end to violence against women

Greece Seeks To Break Wall Of Silence On Femicide

Greece seeks to break wall of silence on femicide

Patrick Mahomes is all smiles after leading the Kansas City Chiefs back to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years

Chiefs, 49ers Advance To Super Bowl Showdown

Chiefs, 49ers advance to Super Bowl showdown

An aerial view of the Place du Marche Saint-Honore in 2005

JPMorgan Chase Buys New Paris Building For Post-Brexit Move

JPMorgan Chase buys new Paris building for post-Brexit move

In 2012, Haribo sued Lindt, saying its hollow chocolate teddy bears were an imitation of its own jelly bear product. It lost

Spain's 'Drunken Gummy Bears' On Edge As Haribo Bares Its Teeth

Spain's 'drunken gummy bears' on edge as Haribo bares its teeth

A trove of files has revealed how Isabel dos Santos allegedly syphoned hundreds of millions of dollars of public money into offshore accounts

Document Trove Shows How 'Africa's Richest Woman' Stole Fortune: ICIJ

Document trove shows how 'Africa's richest woman' stole fortune: ICIJ

Australia's bushfires have swept through an area larger than Portugal

Threatened Species Hit Hard By Australia's Bushfires

Threatened species hit hard by Australia's bushfires

Christine Lagarde raised hopes as she took office that climate change could become a key element in the ECB's thinking

Eyes On Steady-as-she-goes ECB For Hints On Strategy Rethink

Eyes on steady-as-she-goes ECB for hints on strategy rethink

A Turkish navy warship patrols next to Turkey's drilling ship 'Fatih' sent to waters off Cyprus

Turkey Targets 'Weakest Link' Cyprus In Regional Dominance Bid

Turkey targets 'weakest link' Cyprus in regional dominance bid

Head and shoulders above the rest: Virgil van Dijk has led Liverpool to a 16-point Premier League lead

Maguire Fails To Measure Up As Van Dijk Leads Liverpool Title Charge

Maguire fails to measure up as Van Dijk leads Liverpool title charge

World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab organised the event in 1971 as a "European management symposium"

At 50, Davos Matures Beyond Corporate 'Speed Dating'

At 50, Davos matures beyond corporate 'speed dating'

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on January 27 last year - the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

Israel To Welcome The World For Auschwitz Anniversary

Israel to welcome the world for Auschwitz anniversary

US President Donald Trump, shown taking the stage at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention, has repeatedly touted the trade pact with China as a win for American farmers, who were hit hard by the tariff war

Trump Hails China Trade Deal As 'Much Better' Than Expected

Trump hails China trade deal as 'much better' than expected

The platypus is one of the world's strangest animals

Climate Change Pushing Australia's Platypus Towards Extinction: Researchers

Climate change pushing Australia's platypus towards extinction: researchers

Bolivia's then-economy minister Luis Arce, pictured during a 2015 interview with AFP, received credit for steering his country through years of growth

Ex Economy Minister Is Morales Party Pick In Bolivia President Race

Ex economy minister is Morales party pick in Bolivia president race

A new Fortnite game mode, called Liferun, was developed in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross to teach players the four main activities that Red Cross workers carry out

The Red Cross Is Teaching Fortnite Players To Save, Not Take, Lives

The Red Cross is teaching Fortnite players to save, not take, lives

For weeks now, five lions held at Khartoum's Al-Qureshi Park in an upscale district of the capital have been suffering from shortages of food and medicine

Online Campaign To Save Malnourished Lions At Sudan Park

Online campaign to save malnourished lions at Sudan park

Scheduled to arrive in Brussels at 10:55 am on Monday, the rail journey from Vienna emits less than a tenth of the CO2 per passenger than the equivalent flight

High Hopes As Austria's New Night Train Sets Off For Brussels

High hopes as Austria's new night train sets off for Brussels

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne has spoken with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, about the black boxes of the downed airliner

Canada Asks Iran To Send Airliner's Black Boxes To Ukraine Or France

Canada asks Iran to send airliner's black boxes to Ukraine or France

Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido in the National Assembly as pro-government lawmakers returned after a three-year boycott

Venezuela's Guaido In Colombia To Meet With Pompeo

Venezuela's Guaido in Colombia to meet with Pompeo

The success of the test is essential for Elon Musk's SpaceX and for NASA, which urgently needs to certify a spacecraft to transport its astronauts to the ISS this year

SpaceX In 'Perfect' Test Of Crew Dragon Emergency Abort System

SpaceX in 'perfect' test of Crew Dragon emergency abort system

One of the biggest recent beneficiaries of foreign investment has been Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at the northwestern port of Saint-Nazaire

France Announces 4 Bn Euros' Foreign Investment Ahead Of Forum

France announces 4 bn euros' foreign investment ahead of forum

Lionel Messi scored the winner as Barcelona beat Granada on Sunday in Quique Setien's first game in charge.

Relief For Barca As Messi Ensures Setien Enjoys Winning Start

Relief for Barca as Messi ensures Setien enjoys winning start

Nearly 400 people were wounded Saturday in clashes between protesers and police in Beirut in the heaviest toll since Lebanon's anti-government demonstrations broke out three months ago

Hundreds Wounded In Weekend Of Lebanon Clashes

Hundreds wounded in weekend of Lebanon clashes

Fears are growing that Libya could become the theatre of a proxy war fought by several international powers

World Powers Agree New Push For Libya Peace

World powers agree new push for Libya peace

Prosecutors want a probe into 'intentional violence by a person in a position of public authority'

French Inquiry Opened Over Police Assault Of Protester

French inquiry opened over police assault of protester

Towering clear: Virgil van Dijk's opening goal helped send Liverpool 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League

Dare To Dream, Klopp Tells Liverpool After Leaving Man Utd In Shade

Dare to dream, Klopp tells Liverpool after leaving Man Utd in shade

The "Sardines" movement was launched in November to fight anti-immigrant politician Matteo Salvini

Italy's Anti-far Right 'Sardines' Rally Ahead Of Regional Polls

Italy's anti-far right 'Sardines' rally ahead of regional polls

US-China flags

US - China Trade War: Chinese Official Promises Increased Purchases Of American Goods Based On Market Needs

The Chinese government is saying it will begin fulfilling its promises in the "Phase 1" deal signed earlier this week.

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