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President Joe Biden is speaking in his first address to a joint session of Congress [Jim Watson/Pool via Reuters]

Biden tells Congress US ‘moving forward’ amid pandemic

President says ‘America is on the move, again’ in speech to mark 100 days in office.

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India’s death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 200,000 as a virus surge sweeps the country, rooted in so-called super-spreader events that were allowed to happen in the months late last year when the country had seemingly brought the pandemic under control [File: Channi Anand/AP Photo]

India COVID death toll tops 200,000 as essential supplies run out

India records more than 300,000 new infections for the seventh straight day as more countries promise to send rapid aid.

There were clashes between demonstrators and the security forces with riot police using tear gas to disperse the crowds [Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters]

Thousands march in Colombia over tax proposals, rising insecurity

Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir Mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found [File: Andres Forza/Reuters]

Glaciers melting faster than ever, new study finds

A pair of 'soiled undies' before and after being buried in the ground [Courtesy of Oliver Knox]

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‘There’s no rain’: Climate change threatens Iraq’s Bedouins

‘There’s no rain’: Climate change threatens Iraq’s Bedouins

Zarif stressed Iran's 'view regarding the political solution being the only solution to the crisis of Yemen' [File: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP]

In talks with Houthis, Zarif backs intra-Yemeni talks, ceasefire

The conundrum facing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his fellow policy makers is how to dial back all the support the Fed has given the economy during the pandemic without triggering a repeat of the 2013 'taper tantrum' [File: Patrick Semansky/AP]

How much longer can the Fed be boring and predictable?

Alyria Carter, a cousin of Ahmaud Arbery, during a vigil held on the one year anniversary of his death [File: Stephen B Morton/AP Photo]

US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery

Bekaa Valley is a major area for the production of vegetables and fruit in Lebanon [File: Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE]

‘Huge disaster’: Lebanese farmers decry Saudi Arabia produce ban


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India’s death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 200,000 as a virus surge sweeps the country, rooted in so-called super-spreader events that were allowed to happen in the months late last year when the country had seemingly brought the pandemic under control [File: Channi Anand/AP Photo]

India COVID death toll tops 200,000 as essential supplies run out

There were clashes between demonstrators and the security forces with riot police using tear gas to disperse the crowds [Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters]

Thousands march in Colombia over tax proposals, rising insecurity

Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir Mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, researchers found [File: Andres Forza/Reuters]

Glaciers melting faster than ever, new study finds

A pair of 'soiled undies' before and after being buried in the ground [Courtesy of Oliver Knox]

Why some people are soiling their underwear to help the earth

‘There’s no rain’: Climate change threatens Iraq’s Bedouins

‘There’s no rain’: Climate change threatens Iraq’s Bedouins

Zarif stressed Iran's 'view regarding the political solution being the only solution to the crisis of Yemen' [File: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP]

In talks with Houthis, Zarif backs intra-Yemeni talks, ceasefire

The conundrum facing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his fellow policy makers is how to dial back all the support the Fed has given the economy during the pandemic without triggering a repeat of the 2013 'taper tantrum' [File: Patrick Semansky/AP]

How much longer can the Fed be boring and predictable?

Alyria Carter, a cousin of Ahmaud Arbery, during a vigil held on the one year anniversary of his death [File: Stephen B Morton/AP Photo]

US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery

Bekaa Valley is a major area for the production of vegetables and fruit in Lebanon [File: Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE]

‘Huge disaster’: Lebanese farmers decry Saudi Arabia produce ban

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A pair of 'soiled undies' before and after being buried in the ground [Courtesy of Oliver Knox]

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Soldiers from the Australian Army's 3rd Brigade participate in an amphibious assault landing exercises between Australia and the United States in 2017 [File: Jason Reed/Reuters]

Australia to upgrade military bases, expand war games with US

A teacher shows students a flash card while describing measures to take when sexual harassment occurs, during a class in Shadabad Girls Elementary School in Gohram Panhwar in Johi, Pakistan [File: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro]

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Wreaths were laid early on Sunday - ANZAC Day - to remember the servicemen and women killed in war [Jaimi Joy/Reuters]

Anti-war debate muted as Australia marks ANZAC Day

A police officer watches an entrance to a quarantine hotel in Sydney. Authorities are concerned about cases that have emerged in people who arrived from different countries at different times [File: Loren Elliott/Reuters]

Australian states investigate COVID spread in quarantine hotels

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne invoked a recently passed law to veto two agreements signed by the state of Victoria with China [File: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]

Australia says it killed state-China deals over national interest

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Dhaka's streets wear a deserted look following a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus [Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP]

Bangladesh extends coronavirus lockdown for another week

Protesters set a motorcycle on fire during a clash with police as they demonstrated against Modi's visit in Dhaka on March 26, 2021 [File: Munir Uz zaman/AFP]

Bangladesh cracks down on Islamist group after anti-Modi protests

Workers were protesting over unpaid wages, working hours and alleged discrimination [File: Monirul Alam/EPA]

At least 5 shot dead by police at Bangladesh power plant protests

Migrant people and workers leave Dhaka in speedboats before the countrywide lockdown, at Mawa ferry port in Munshiganj [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]

Bangladesh COVID shutdown triggers exodus from capital Dhaka

A few vehicles ply on a usually clogged street during a coronavirus lockdown in Dhaka last week [Al-emrun Garjon/AP]

Bangladesh to impose week-long air travel ban after COVID surge

Bangladeshi police make a rickshaw puller wear a mask as they enforce a lockdown in Dhaka [Al-emrun Garjon/AP]

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‘We want Iran to grow,’ says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed

In a lengthy interview, Saudi prince also outlined the kingdom’s foreign policies concerning Yemen, Iran and the US.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an interview in the capital Riyadh to mark the fifth anniversary of his Vision 2030 [Handout via AFP]

‘America is on the move again’: Biden to tell Congress, Americans

On the eve of his 100th day in office, US President Joe Biden will tout his successes and sell his policy ideas.

US President Joe Biden will aim to strike an optimistic tone in his first speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night [File: Tom Brenner/Reuters]

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Vice President Kamala Harris will be standing behind President Joe Biden as he speaks about jobs and the pandemic to a joint session of Congress [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

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Moldova’s President Maia Sandu calls early election for July 11

The move by pro-European President Maia Sandu seeks to reset the balance of power in the former Soviet republic.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu took office late last year [File: Reuters]

Michael Collins, ‘forgotten’ astronaut of Apollo 11, dies at 90

Collins believed if fractious politicians could see the planet from space, their outlooks would be changed.

Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin were the first to fly to the moon in July 1969. Collins, centre, piloted the Command module in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface [File: NASA via Reuters]

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