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UN appeals for nearly $400 mn for Syria quake victims 14 Feb 2023 - 06:57 pm
An employee works on an order of custom-made cold weather sleeping bags to be donated for earthquake relief, at the Palestinian Super-Tex al-Saafin textile factory in Hebron city in the occupied West Bank, on February 14, 2023. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)
Troubled French comedian faces charges over car crash 14 Feb 2023 - 06:51 pm
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EU to ban fossil fuel cars, slash truck and bus emissions 14 Feb 2023 - 06:48 pm
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola looks on as Latvia's President delivers a speech as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 14, 2023. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)
Boost for Macron as French unemployment drops to 15-year low 14 Feb 2023 - 06:21 pm
French Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt looks at a political leaflet of President Emmanuel Macron candidate for the 2022 French presidential election on pension reform during a session to discuss on the government's pension reform plan at the National Assembly, French Parliament lower house, in Paris, on February 13, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State 14 Feb 2023 - 06:05 pm
Lansing interim Police Deputy Chief Chris Rozman holds a news conference following an active shooter situation on the campus of Michigan State University on February 13, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/AFP
Moldova temporarily closes airspace: Air Moldova 14 Feb 2023 - 04:49 pm
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks during the third ministerial conference of the Moldova Support Platform at the Ministerial Conference Centre in Paris, France, 21 November 2022. FILE PHOTO: YOAN VALAT/REUTERS
Taiwan threatens to shoot down any Chinese balloons 14 Feb 2023 - 04:12 pm
This Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) handout picture taken and released on February 14, 2023 shows Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez (L) greeting Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu at the Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei. (Photo by Handout / MOFA / AFP)
China's Xi hails Iran 'solidarity' during 'complex' world situation 14 Feb 2023 - 03:54 pm
This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Chinese President Xi Jinping welcoming the Islamic Republic's President Ebrahim Raisi (L) during his visit in Beijing on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)
Norway to donate eight Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine 14 Feb 2023 - 03:43 pm
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (right) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda address a press conference after their meeting at the prime minister's residence in Oslo on February 13, 2023. (Photo by Annika Byrde / NTB / AFP) / Norway OUT
North Korea's 'first daughter': Everything we know about Kim Ju Ae 14 Feb 2023 - 03:42 pm
This picture taken on February 7, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 8, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a banquet to mark the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA), with his wife Ri Sol-Ju (left) and his daughter (centre) in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump 14 Feb 2023 - 03:34 pm
Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. File photo / AFP
NATO chief unfazed about Finland, Sweden joining together 14 Feb 2023 - 03:00 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the press as he arrives for a two-day meeting of the alliance's Defence Ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Seoul court rules against plaintiffs in Japanese wartime labour case 14 Feb 2023 - 02:55 pm
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US renews warning it'll defend Philippines after China spat 14 Feb 2023 - 02:42 pm
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Sri Lanka bans single-use plastics to save elephants 14 Feb 2023 - 02:40 pm
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New Zealand declares emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle eases 14 Feb 2023 - 02:27 pm
An aerial photo taken on February 14, 2023 shows flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Awatoto, near the city of Napier. Photo by AFP
WHO to hold emergency meeting on E.Guinea Marburg outbreak 14 Feb 2023 - 02:13 pm
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Deadly Marburg virus spreads to Equatorial Guinea for first time 14 Feb 2023 - 02:03 pm
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