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Putin says Russia is open to diplomacy but won't compromise on its security 23 Feb 2022 - 02:34 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall on the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow, Russia February 23, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via Reuters
Lebanon foils three planned suicide attacks, interior minister says 23 Feb 2022 - 02:20 pm
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London's Heathrow records lowest annual passenger numbers since 1972 23 Feb 2022 - 01:31 pm
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Deutsche Telekom to build global COVID vaccine verification app for WHO 23 Feb 2022 - 01:12 pm
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S. Korea approves Pfizer's COVID vaccine for ages 5-11 23 Feb 2022 - 01:08 pm
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Polish prime minister says Poland will remove most COVID curbs 23 Feb 2022 - 12:57 pm
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks with the media as he arrives for the EU-Africa summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium February 17, 2022. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Hong Kong COVID cases hit record as compulsory testing looms 23 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm
People wearing face masks line up at a testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
With cinemas closed, Ghana's hand-painted movie posters find homes abroad 23 Feb 2022 - 12:11 pm
Ghanaian movie poster artist Daniel Anum Jasper, 54, works on a commissioned movie poster for a foreign client at his worksop in the Teshie area of Accra, Ghana February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko
Trolley school helps Philippine children keep studies on track 23 Feb 2022 - 12:05 pm
Student volunteers ride on their makeshift trolley which serves as a mobile library for children, in Tagkawayan, Quezon Province, Philippines, February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month 23 Feb 2022 - 12:02 pm
A satellite image shows Cyclone Emnati over Madagascar, February 23, 2022. Courtesy of European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3. Imagery processed by @DEFIS_EU/Handout via REUTERS
Musk's Starlink connects remote Tonga villages still cut off after tsunami 23 Feb 2022 - 11:50 am
A general view shows damaged buildings and landscape covered with ash following the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Kanokupolu, Tonga, January 23,2022. Picture taken January 23, 2022. Tonga Red Cross Society/Handout via REUTERS
Thailand eases rules for foreign visitors to reboot tourism 23 Feb 2022 - 11:37 am
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Amsterdam police end hostage taking at Apple flagship store 23 Feb 2022 - 11:23 am
A police officer stands near an Apple store in central Amsterdam during a hostage incident in the store, in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 22, 2022. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw
Pakistan removes PCR test requirement for vaccinated incoming travellers 23 Feb 2022 - 10:04 am
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West unveils sanctions with more ready if Russia launches full-scale Ukraine invasion 23 Feb 2022 - 08:28 am
Daleep Singh, US Deputy National Security Advisor for international economics, speaks about sanctions against Russia during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, February 22, 2022. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque    
Biden says US to impose sanctions on Russian banks and elites 23 Feb 2022 - 12:27 am
U.S. President Joe Biden provides an update on Russia and Ukraine during remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Several freed from Amsterdam Apple store in hostage incident -Dutch police 23 Feb 2022 - 12:21 am
Dutch police is seen near an Apple store in central Amsterdam during a hostage incident in the store, in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Sterling
Man with gun takes hostage at Amsterdam Apple store, broadcaster reports 22 Feb 2022 - 09:20 pm
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