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Some of Venice’s canals are nearly dried up from low tide 20 Feb 2023 - 04:07 pm
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Russian pranksters call Merkel posing as Ukraine's ex-leader 20 Feb 2023 - 03:56 pm
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel
French minister urges $16 bn IMF programme for Ukraine 20 Feb 2023 - 03:48 pm
Volodymyr, 55, a gas supply system operator, pulls a trolley with a container holding 40 liters of water after fetching it from a well, in Siversk on February 17, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)
5 shot, including girl, at Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans 20 Feb 2023 - 03:13 pm
People participate in the 2023 Krewe of Okeanos parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 19, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
Record 6,542 guns intercepted at US airport security in '22 20 Feb 2023 - 02:16 pm
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Biden in Kyiv to show solidarity as Ukraine war nears 1 year 20 Feb 2023 - 01:32 pm
Photos: Official Twitter page of The White House
Barber tidies up in Turkey quake tent camp 20 Feb 2023 - 12:56 pm
Eighteen-year-old Syrian Mohammed al-Hamo (L) cuts the hair of his 19-year-old brother Sobhi (R) in front of their tent on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
Taiwan drops indoor mask mandate in restaurants, offices 20 Feb 2023 - 12:38 pm
People wait to get a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test in Taipei, Taiwan, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Heavy rains leave 36 dead in Brazil, cities cancel Carnival 20 Feb 2023 - 12:31 pm
This handout picture released by Sao Sebastiao City Hall shows the damage caused by heavy rains in the municipality of Sao Sebastiao, north coast of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 19, 2023. Photo by Sao Sebastiao City Hall / AFP
Gunfight after Afghan Taliban shut key border crossing with Pakistan 20 Feb 2023 - 12:23 pm
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Beijing slams 'false' US claims that China may arm Russia 20 Feb 2023 - 11:51 am
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Cyclone recovery expected to cost New Zealand billions 20 Feb 2023 - 11:49 am
This undated handout photo received on February 16, 2023 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows flooding in the Hawkes Bay region in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo by PLTOFF Callum Post / New Zealand Defence Force / AFP
Vietnam shoe maker for Nike, Adidas to cut 6,000 jobs 20 Feb 2023 - 11:39 am
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High-risk volcano search for Philippine plane with 4 aboard 20 Feb 2023 - 11:05 am
Photo from the Facebook page of Albay Representative Joey Salceda.
Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake 20 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am
This photograph shows collapsed buildings in the city of Antakya on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
AU says to organise Libya reconciliation conference 19 Feb 2023 - 11:25 pm
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (center) arrives on the second day of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Navalny documentary wins BAFTA after security row 19 Feb 2023 - 11:20 pm
File Photo: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link from the IK-2 corrective penal colony in Pokrov during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence in Moscow, Russia, May 24, 2022. (REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina)
Blinken tours Turkey's earthquake zone, pledges $100 million in aid 19 Feb 2023 - 11:03 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center) shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a helicopter tour of earthquake stricken areas on February 19, 2023, during an official visit after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's south-east.  (Photo by CLODAGH KILCOYNE / POOL / AFP)