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Egypt discovers first pharaoh tomb in more than 100 years

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21-02-2025 00:00 HKT
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Japan Airlines (JAL) planes sit on the tarmac at New Chitose Airport, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Japan's airlines cancel flights as blizzards hit northwest coast
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A man walks past a building with Greenland flags hanging in the windows in downtown Nuuk, Greenland, on January 19, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)
Trump says not thinking 'purely of peace' in Greenland push
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This handout photo taken on January 20, 2026 and released by the 14th National Congress via the Vietnam News Agency shows delegates taking part in the opening session of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. (Photo by Handout / Vietnam News Agency (VNA) / AFP)
Vietnam leader promises graft fight as he eyes China-style powers
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This picture taken on January 19, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 20, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) inspecting the Ryongsong Machine Complex in South Hamgyong Province, which has completed the first phase of its renovation and modernisation project. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
North Korea's Kim sacks vice premier, rails against 'incompetence'
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1 hour ago
Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / VARIOUS SOURCES / AFP This combination of pictures created on January 19, 2026 shows (from L to R and top to bottom): US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US businessman Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
What is Trump's 'Board of Peace'?
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Warning signs are in place, and beaches are closed after a surfer suffered a shark attack today at Dee Why Beach in Sydney, Australia, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper
Australia shuts dozens of east coast beaches after shark attacks
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Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP Traffic rolls along a main throughfare under a banner with images of past and present leaders that reads in Farsi, "Domino fall", as daily life returns to the streets following nationwide protests, in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 19, 2026.
Iran warns protesters who joined 'riots' to surrender
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2 hours ago
A visitor places a pebble at a memorial site in remembrance to the lives lost during the Bondi Beach mass shooting on December 14, 2025, in Sydney, Australia, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper
Australia set to pass tougher gun control laws in response to Bondi mass shooting
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Photo by ANNA MONEYMAKER / VARIOUS SOURCES / AFP US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay $1.0 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter, seen on January 19, 2026 by AFP.
Allies tepid on Trump 'Board of Peace' with $1bn permanent member fee
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3 hours ago
British Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall gestures as she speaks on stage at Britain's Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 29, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
UK mulls Australia-style ban on social media for children
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4 hours ago
Nine-degree temperature plunge to grip Hong Kong
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19-01-2026 13:14 HKT
Mainland student admits faking TOEFL score to graduate from Lingnan University
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Runner carrying baby disqualified from Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon
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