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Former FM holds lead in Cyprus vote, runoff on Feb 12 05 Feb 2023 - 10:08 pm
Former Cypriot foreign minister and presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides greets supporters at the Geroskypou polling centre in the western Paphos district, on February 5, 2023. (Photo by Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP)
Danes protest against plan to abolish public holiday 05 Feb 2023 - 09:28 pm
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High turnout as Cypriots vote for new president 05 Feb 2023 - 06:53 pm
A Cypriot man carries his daughter as he votes in presidential elections with his daughter at a Limassol polling centre on February 5, 2023.  (Photo by Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP)
Ukraine defence chief says audit underway after corruption scandals 05 Feb 2023 - 06:18 pm
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov holds a news conference, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kiev, Ukraine on February 5, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
French PM offers concession in battle over pension reform 05 Feb 2023 - 06:09 pm
In this file photo taken on November 16, 2022, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech on France's energy policy as she attends the government's declaration session on France's energy policy followed by a debate at the National Assembly in Paris. (Photo by Geoffroy Van der Hasselt / AFP)
New long-range weapons will not target Russia: Ukraine defence minister 05 Feb 2023 - 06:02 pm
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov holds a news conference, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 5, 2023. (REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi)
Eight dead in weekend avalanches in Austria 05 Feb 2023 - 04:52 pm
A photo taken on February 4, 2023 shows rescuers during their mission on a slope near Pill, western Austria. - Avalanches in Austria and Switzerland have left five people dead, leading officials to warn on February 4 of the risks posed by particularly unstable snow cover. Three of those killed were visiting Austria's Alpine regions. (Photo by ZOOM.TIROL / APA / AFP)
Germany says has 'hundreds' of pieces of Ukraine war crime evidence 05 Feb 2023 - 04:46 pm
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Woman and child drown, dozens rescued in Greek shipwreck 05 Feb 2023 - 03:21 pm
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Former UK PM Truss criticises Sunak policies as pressure builds 05 Feb 2023 - 02:28 pm
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Heavy fighting in north of Bakhmut: Wagner chief 05 Feb 2023 - 02:04 pm
Ukrainian servicemen stand on their tanks near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Smilianets
500,000 households in Ukraine's Odesa without power: officials 04 Feb 2023 - 08:01 pm
People clear debris and cover broken windows in shops damaged following strike in Kherson on February 4, 2023, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. - Russian forces have been shelling the southern region of Kherson, after withdrawing its forces from the region's main city last year. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
Austrian avalanches leave three dead 04 Feb 2023 - 07:28 pm
Intensive snowfall and wind have increased the avalanche danger in the Alpine Tyrol and Vorarlberg regions. PHOTO: REUTERS
UK Online Safety Bill may also tackle misogyny 04 Feb 2023 - 06:33 pm
British Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan walks outside Number 10 Downing Street on the day of cabinet meeting, in London, Britain, on October 26, 2022. File photo / Reuters
Bodies of two UK aid workers killed in Ukraine recovered 04 Feb 2023 - 06:20 pm
Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) pose for a picture after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an unknown location, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on February 4, 2023. Press Service of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
France demands transparency to defuse subsidy fight with the US 04 Feb 2023 - 12:32 pm
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire gestures as he speaks to the press in the minister's office, in Paris, on February 3, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
UK risks throwing away its pharma success, warns Sanofi chief  04 Feb 2023 - 11:55 am
A logo on the Sanofi exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. Reuters/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
US sending longer-range precision rockets to Ukraine 04 Feb 2023 - 12:19 am
In this file photo taken on June 21, 2022, a US M142 High Mobility Artillery rocket System (HIMARS) fires salvoes during the 'African Lion' military exercise in the Grier Labouihi region of southeastern Morocco. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)