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Cyprus issues first-ever fines for poisoning wild birds 23 Jan 2023 - 02:15 pm
A general view of the city of Nicosia, Cyprus, September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo
Russia's Lavrov gets controversial welcome in S. Africa 23 Jan 2023 - 01:28 pm
South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, ahead of their bilateral meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, January 23, 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Two police officers detained over Paris shooting 23 Jan 2023 - 01:14 pm
French police secure an area in Villejuif near Paris, France, January 3, 2020 after police shot dead a man who tried to stab several people in a public park. File Photo: Reuters/Charles Platiau
Saudi Arabia to offer 96-hour visa through Saudia Airlines 23 Jan 2023 - 11:35 am
Saudia Airlines plane, is seen at the airport of the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, August 9, 2021. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany.
'Not afraid of the virus': Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on 23 Jan 2023 - 11:31 am
People walk down a street next to a local market in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 23, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
It's 'now or never' to stop Japan's shrinking population, PM says 23 Jan 2023 - 11:11 am
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at his office in Tokyo, Jan 20, 2023. US, Jan 14, 2023. (File photo: Kyodo News via AP)
Turkish consumer confidence rises to 79.1 points in January 23 Jan 2023 - 10:43 am
People shop at a open market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya
California Lunar New Year mass shooter dead, motive unclear: police 23 Jan 2023 - 10:23 am
A law enforcement official looks into the window of a van with a body in the driver's seat in Torrance, California, on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
UN Alliance of Civilizations condemns burning of Holy Quran in Sweden 23 Jan 2023 - 09:56 am
People set on fire a photograph of far right activist Rasmus Paludan during a protest outside the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Jan 22, 2023. File Photo: Francisco Seco/AP
Pakistan suffers major power outage after grid failure 23 Jan 2023 - 09:49 am
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Japan urges Russia to start annual talks over safe fishing pact 23 Jan 2023 - 09:24 am
File Photo: Toru Yamanaka/AFP
Germany ready to let Poland send Leopard tanks to Ukraine: foreign minister 23 Jan 2023 - 12:10 am
French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna (right) speaks with German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna lena Baerbock as they arrive for a group picture prior to a cabinet meeting, as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Elysee Treaty, to seal reconciliation between France and West Germany, 18 years after the Second World War at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on January 22, 2023.  (Photo by Christophe PETIT TESSON / POOL / AFP)
South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges Eskom to delay power-price hikes 22 Jan 2023 - 11:57 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Summit on Economic Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 8, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
New Zealand's incoming PM Hipkins says 'making haste' on changes in priorities 22 Jan 2023 - 11:53 pm
New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks at his first press conference at Parliament in Wellington on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Marty Melville / AFP)
Biden to name Jeff Zients as next chief of staff 22 Jan 2023 - 11:47 pm
File Photo: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, April 13, 2021. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)
Egypt lawyers end strike after colleages released 22 Jan 2023 - 11:14 pm
The High Court of Justice in Cairo. REUTERS/File photo
Egypt signs $1.5bn financing agreement with ITFC - CNBC Arabia 22 Jan 2023 - 10:46 pm
Egypt's Minister of Planning Hala al-Said speaks on the country's economic outlook and post-COVID-19 recovery during an interview with Reuters at her office in Cairo, Egypt, January 24, 2022. Picture taken on January 24, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Spain says Germany to join hydrogen pipeline project 22 Jan 2023 - 10:34 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leave the Elysee Palace prior to their dinner, as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Elysee Treaty, to seal reconciliation between France and West Germany, 18 years after the Second World War at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)