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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
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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)
African Union vows 'zero tolerance' to undemocratic change 19 Feb 2023 - 10:04 pm
Delegates take pictures at a display of portraits of former Organisation of African Unity (OAU), currently African Union, chairpersons 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 Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
UK police find body in case that led to social media circus 19 Feb 2023 - 09:54 pm
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Tunisia coastguard intercepts over 400 migrants in single night 19 Feb 2023 - 09:52 pm
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Rio holds first all-out carnival since Covid 19 Feb 2023 - 09:40 pm
Dancers of the Waca Waca San Agustin group perform during the Oruro Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
Burkina announces French army operation officially over 19 Feb 2023 - 09:28 pm
A demonstrator holds placards during a protest to support Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on January 20, 2023. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Big tech descends on Munich Conference in support of Ukraine 19 Feb 2023 - 09:03 pm
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
Algeria announces $1 billion for African development 19 Feb 2023 - 08:13 pm
Algeria's Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane looks on during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Moldova protesters want energy subsidies, president to quit 19 Feb 2023 - 08:08 pm
Moldova's President Maia Sandu (left) and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen talk as they attend the Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Odd Andersen / AFP)