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Sri Lanka votes for a new president

Sri Lanka votes for a new president

Voting for Sri Lanka's new president is marked by an attack on buses carrying Muslims to voting stations.

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Glasgow's streets filled with Santas for annual charity run

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Greta Thunberg has been the centre of worldwide attention at the COP25 summit

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg visits COP25 counter-summit in Madrid

Outrage in India following string of violent rape and murder cases

Outrage in India following string of violent rape and murder cases

Pro-democracy protesters march on a street in Hong Kong, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019.

Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong mark six months of protests

Mass protests in Belarus over president's meeting with Putin

Mass protests in Belarus over president's meeting with Putin

Foundation promotes sustainable food production

Foundation promotes sustainable food production

Only rain will put out Australia's raging bushfires, fire chiefs say

Only rain will put out Australia's raging bushfires, fire chiefs say

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Glasgow's streets filled with Santas for annual charity run

Ice-mining: Watch how Chinese city of Harbin gets its ice for sculptures

French climate activists hold stolen Macron portraits at protest

Iraqi demonstrators gather during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad

Jeremy Corbyn (left) and Boris Johnson (right) will go head to head in the leaders' debate

Far right Vox party strikes a chord with disenchanted Spaniards

Banovici, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Business

Europe's 'carbon border tax' could hurt climate negotiations, according to China adviser

Climate-change-resistant agriculture

Eurozone economy slows amid trade tensions and uncertainty

Pichai has been running Google itself since 2015

SME Assembly - sustainability tops the agenda

Facebook issues first correction notice at Singapore's request

Effie Greater China Awards Gala and summit bring together leading firms from throughout the region

Hatching start-up success: incubators that grow your business

The prize-winning project reshaping the way we make plastic

Rwanda’s port – creating a hub for Intra-African trade

Conservative and Labour election spending pledges 'not credible'

Business opportunities expanding for Dubai in Africa

African business summit heralds new opportunities for regional trade

Sport

The US women's team, led by Rapinoe, celebrates winning the 2019 World Cup

Emirates Stadium, London, UK - November 23, 2019

Joao Felix has been named Golden Boy 2019 by Tuttosport

Manchester City becomes 'most expensive sports franchise in Europe' after investment deal

Brazilian Mikaili Sol wins Kiteboarding World Championships

Sone Akira seals Tokyo 2020 spot with Osaka Grand Slam win

Japan sweeps gold on Day 2 of Osaka Grand Slam

Tonaki closes in on Olympic spot with 4th Grand Slam win

Jose Mourinho has been named as the new boss of Tottenham

Spain's top women footballers go on strike over pay dispute

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Nature Valley Open - Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham - June 16, 2019 France's Caroline Garcia in action during the final

The Flann O'Brien Irish bar, where two Celtic fans were stabbed ahead of an Europa League soccer match against Lazio, in Rome, Italy November 7, 2019.

Fans mingle, tension mounts ahead of World Cup final

European affairs

Out with the old, in with the new... Commission President

French government to move forward with pension reform despite nationwide strike

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg is pictured as she arrives in Madrid, Spain, December 6, 2019.

Women from Central Eastern Europe steal the spotlight at the 2019 Women in Europe awards

Innovation Radar Prize 2019 - 4D Hybrid Project

FILE PHOTO: A sunflower blooms in between dried-out ones during unusually hot summer weather near the village of Benken, Switzerland, August 6, 2018. Picture taken with a fish

NATO anniversary: the three personalities to watch

Lifestyle

From kayaking to fitness workouts: Dubai enriches its offer for the health conscious traveller

Films tipped to win 2019 European Film Awards

Jonas Kaufmann stars in the mysterious opera “Die Tote Stadt”

Innovation, tradition, pop culture: Osaka combines all the elements of the Japanese spirit

Nikita Vlasov wins top prize at the Russian Outdoor Film Festival

From Wagner to Broadway: A musical journey with Terfel at the Sydney Opera House

Dubai's eclectic music scene

Knowledge

NGOs work to rebuild vital coral reefs, but islands threatened by climate change need much more help

Will climate change make small island states disappear?

Ask Our Astronaut | Do astronauts get any privacy in space or are they constantly being watched?

Liquid windows and the energy-efficient buildings of tomorrow

Ask Our Astronaut | How does farming work in space?

Meet Ellen, the world's largest E-ferry, connecting two Danish islands without emitting any CO2

Luca Parmitano tells us why doing repairs in space is a lot like open-heart surgery