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Hong Kong scraps one of world's last Covid mask mandates 28 Feb 2023 - 11:25 am
People wear masks on a street in Hong Kong on February 27, 2023 as health experts in the territory backed the extension of its mask mandate to March 8 leaving Hong Kong as one of the only places left in the world with such rules. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
Iran's rare cheetah cub dies of kidney failure 28 Feb 2023 - 10:54 am
Handout picture provided by Iran's Department of Environment on February 27, 2023 of Asiatic cheetah
In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home 28 Feb 2023 - 10:23 am
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Blinken arrives in Kazakhstan seeking ties in shadow of Ukraine war 28 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his airplane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 26, 2023, as he departs for travel to Astana, Kazakhstan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan and New Delhi, India. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)
UN will struggle to unify Libya with elections this year 28 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am
Abdoulaye Bathily (centre), UN Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, arrives in Tripoli. (File/AFP)
Burkina survivors recall 'horror movie' of jihadist assault 27 Feb 2023 - 11:03 pm
A photo taken on October 30, 2018 shows Burkinabe gendarmes sitting on their vehicle in Ouagadougou. File photo / AFP
Canada bans TikTok on government phones, other devices 27 Feb 2023 - 11:02 pm
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Moldova expels 2 foreigners caught in 'destabilization' plot 27 Feb 2023 - 10:33 pm
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks at a press conference on July 29, 2022. File photo / AFP
EU extends sanctions on Belarus over Ukraine for one year 27 Feb 2023 - 10:27 pm
In this file photo taken on October 07, 2022 exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya poses after giving a press conference at Sciences Po's school in Paris. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Macron plans 'noticeable reduction' of French troops in Africa 27 Feb 2023 - 10:05 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he gives a speech to outline France's revamped strategy for Africa ahead of his visit in Central Africa, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on February 27, 2023.  (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / POOL / AFP)
Chinese retailer in a bind after Kenyan minister targets store 27 Feb 2023 - 09:09 pm
Kenya Trade Secretary Moses Kuria.
Putin bestows friendship award on actor Steven Seagal 27 Feb 2023 - 08:53 pm
In this file photo taken on November 25, 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with US action hero actor Steven Seagal after presenting a Russian passport to him during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.  (Photo by Alexey DRUZHININ / SPUTNIK / AFP)
'Dilbert' creator loses distributor over recent race row 27 Feb 2023 - 08:53 pm
Scott Adams/Source: Dilbert official Facebook page
That's an error: NYC road sign is spelled 'Jakie' Robinson 27 Feb 2023 - 08:50 pm
Image: social media
US sending Ukraine another $1 billion, Yellen says in Kyiv 27 Feb 2023 - 08:34 pm
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet yellen adresses school students during her visit to Kyiv on February 27, 2013, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP)
Egypt's top diplomat in Damascus, meets with Syria's Assad 27 Feb 2023 - 08:10 pm
This handout picture released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry shows Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (left) meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on February 27, 2023. (AFP)
World Bank estimates Turkiye quake damage at $34 billion 27 Feb 2023 - 07:55 pm
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Hundreds protest new proposed election law in Baghdad 27 Feb 2023 - 07:51 pm
Riot police stand guard during a protest in Baghdad's Green Zone on February 27, 2023 against Iraqi parliament's attempt to amend electoral law. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)