Australia's Westpac to slash lending to coal, oil companies by 2030 (July 27)
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian looks at his phone as he walks past a logo for Australia's Westpac Banking Corp located outside a branch in central Sydney, Australia, November 5, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray
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New York governor announces state's third offshore wind solicitation
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Workers erected barricades around a Manhattan courthouse on Monday as New York City braced for a possible indictment of Donald Trump, in what would be the first-ever criminal case against any U.S. president.
Taipei Fashion Week focuses on traditional costumes
The opening show took place at Nankunshen Daitian Temple in Tainan, Taiwan.
In photos: World Water Day
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Winds and rain wreak havoc in California
The latest burst of heavy, wind-blown rain and snow churned out of the Pacific into California on Tuesday, triggering scattered floods and mudslides, uprooting trees and leaving thousands of storm-weary residents under evacuation orders.
French protests continue as Macron survives no confidence vote
Protesters set piles of rubbish on fire in central Paris after President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament over a deeply unpopular pension reform.
Putin welcomes China's Xi to Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a visit seen as a boost to Moscow as it struggles to make ground in its year-long war on Ukraine.
Iconic images from the Iraq War, 20 years after it began
The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was meant to topple a dictator who had inflicted reckless wars and economic misery on his fellow Iraqis, and then to usher in a thriving democracy. Instead, Iraqis faced years of upheaval and chaos.
Cherry blossom season in Tokyo, Washington, Beijing and more
People have parties and pose with cherry blossoms around the world.
South Korea and the United States hold joint military drills near the Demilitarized Zone
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