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At least 245 dead in Syria after Turkey earthquake 06 Feb 2023 - 09:58 am
Residents gather in front of the rubble of a building that collapsed, following an earthquake in the village of Azmarin, near the Turkish border in the north of Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, early on February 6, 2023. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
Chileans who survived deadly forest fire fear flames will return 06 Feb 2023 - 09:58 am
View of a fire in Puren, Araucania region, Chile on February 4, 2023. Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP
Former military ruler Musharraf's body to be flown to Pakistan 06 Feb 2023 - 09:45 am
A picture taken on February 5, 2023 shows the American Hospital in Dubai where Pakistan's exiled former military ruler Pervez musharraf died. (Photo by AFP)
Tokyo stocks close higher 06 Feb 2023 - 09:32 am
File photo: Pedestrians walk in front of a Uniqlo store operated by Japan's Fast Retailing in Tokyo on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Major quake kills more than 100 across Turkey, Syria 06 Feb 2023 - 08:39 am
In this video grab from AFP TV taken on February 6, 2023, rescuers search for victims in southeastern Turkey (Photo by Mahmut BOZARSLAN / AFPTV / AFP)
At least 53 dead in Turkey after quake: officials 06 Feb 2023 - 08:11 am
In this video grab from AFP TV taken on February 6, 2023, rescuers search for victims of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Diyarbakir, in southeastern Turkey, levelling buildings across several cities and causing damages in neighbouring Syria. (Photo by Mahmut BOZARSLAN / AFPTV / AFP)
Colombia says 'object' spotted overhead after Chinese balloon warning 06 Feb 2023 - 12:33 am
The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, US, February 4, 2023. (REUTERS/Randall Hill)
Hong Kong's largest national security trial to begin with 47 in dock 06 Feb 2023 - 12:25 am
The 47 were charged en masse under the national security law that China imposed in 2020, after huge and often violent pro-democracy protests. (Peter Parks / AFP file)
F-22 makes first air-to-air strike in Chinese balloon takedown 06 Feb 2023 - 12:16 am
A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, US on February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
US lawmakers clash over Biden's handling of Chinese balloon 06 Feb 2023 - 12:07 am
US President Joe Biden gestures to reporters before boarding Air Force One en route to Camp David at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, US, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Ukraine to replace defence minister after corruption scandals: MP 05 Feb 2023 - 11:53 pm
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on February 5, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Chile forest fire toll rises, hundreds left homeless 05 Feb 2023 - 11:53 pm
Burnt vehicles are seen at an area affected by a forest fire in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile on February 5, 2023. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
Russia's Lavrov in Iraq for energy talks 05 Feb 2023 - 11:28 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Ecuador votes on extradition amid crime boom 05 Feb 2023 - 10:44 pm
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso gestures after voting during the local election at the Ileana Espinel Cedeٌo school in Guayaquil, Ecuador on February 5, 2023. (Photo by Marcos Pin / AFP)
Pope says critics 'exploited' predecessor's death 05 Feb 2023 - 10:44 pm
Pope Francis arrives to address the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome on February 5, 2023 returning from he Pope's visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / POOL / AFP)
Senior UK MP warns users off Chinese-run TikTok app 05 Feb 2023 - 10:14 pm
Reuters file photo
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
Protesters hold posters reading