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Former Nigeria VP rolls dice for sixth presidential run 15 Feb 2023 - 03:49 pm
File photo: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials verify voters during a mock accreditation exercise organised by the INEC at Enitan Primary School at Surulere in Lagos, Nigeria, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP)
At least 73 migrants 'presumed dead' after shipwreck off Libya: UN 15 Feb 2023 - 03:03 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 15, 2022 migrants sits in a dinghy illegally crossing the English Channel from France to Britain. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
Scotland's leader Sturgeon announces shock resignation 15 Feb 2023 - 02:50 pm
Scotland's First Minister, and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, speaks during a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh where she announced she will stand down as First Minister, in Edinburgh on February 15, 2023.
All flights diverted from Frankfurt amid Lufthansa IT glitch 15 Feb 2023 - 02:33 pm
In this file photo taken on September 2, 2022 a display announces cancelled flights in the Lufthansa terminal of the Franz-Josef-Strauss airport in Munich, southern Germany, as pilots called for a strike affecting the Lufthansa passenger airline and Lufthansa Cargo after pay negotiations with the German airline collapsed. Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP
Reports: Scottish leader Sturgeon to resign after 8 years 15 Feb 2023 - 02:26 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 23, 2023 Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reacts as she addresses the media during a press conference at St Andrews House, Edinburgh, Scotland. - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to resign after more than eight years leading the devolved government in Edinburgh, the BBC and other UK media said on February 15, 2023.
Sinkholes sow fear in former Polish mining town 15 Feb 2023 - 01:07 pm
This aerial view from February 7, 2023 shows the collapsed ground surrounded by a metal barrier at the local football pitch in Trzebinia, Poland. Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP
Slain students were 'incredibly loved,' 'tremendous' leaders 15 Feb 2023 - 12:55 pm
Flowers and crime scene tape are shown outside Berkey Hall on the campus of Michigan State University on February 14, 2023 in East Lansing, Michigan.
Survivors plucked from rooftops as New Zealand cyclone kills four 15 Feb 2023 - 12:43 pm
A handout photo taken and received on February 14, 2023 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows stranded people being air lifted from their rooftop by a military helicopter in the Esk Valley, near the North Island city of Napier. Photo by Handout / New Zealand Defence Force / AFP
Japan says past aerial objects likely Chinese spy balloons 15 Feb 2023 - 12:27 pm
In this file photo taken on February 01, 2023 this handout photo from Chase Doak and released on February 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. Photo by Chase DOAK / CHASE DOAK / AFP
UN appeals for $5.6 billion for aid to Ukraine in 2023 15 Feb 2023 - 12:23 pm
Residents put their belongings on top of a cage containing a rabit as they evacuate Chasiv Yar on February 14, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)
Magnitude 5.7 quake hits New Zealand, no damage reported 15 Feb 2023 - 10:48 am
An aerial photo taken on February 15, 2023 shows flooding in the city of Napier, situated on the North Island's east coast. Photo by STRINGER / AFP
Buffalo supermarket gunman set to receive life prison term 15 Feb 2023 - 10:28 am
A Member of the FBI search for evidence at the scene of a weekend shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Taliban forces kill 3 IS members in raid on Kabul building 14 Feb 2023 - 10:30 pm
A Taliban security personnel poses for a photo along a bridge in Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on February 13, 2023. (Photo by OMER ABRAR / AFP)
French waste collectors urged to create stink over pension reform 14 Feb 2023 - 10:05 pm
Unions protest in Paris at France's pension reform bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years.  Alain JOCARD / AFP
Most trafficked Sahel firearms are from national armies: UN 14 Feb 2023 - 09:57 pm
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Russian businessman guilty in hacking, insider trade scheme 14 Feb 2023 - 09:35 pm
Vladislav Klyushin was detained en route to a ski holiday in Zermatt with his family. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
Possible war crime as Russia holds thousands of children: US report 14 Feb 2023 - 09:21 pm
In this file photo taken on December 22, 2022 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress as US Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi  applaud at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
US financier detained in slain Haitian president probe 14 Feb 2023 - 09:13 pm
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