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Fire subsides on huge cargo ship adrift in mid-Atlantic 22 Feb 2022 - 03:12 pm
The ship, Felicity Ace, which was traveling from Emden, Germany, where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, burns more than 100 km from the Azores islands, Portugal, February 18, 2022. Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa)/Handout via REUTERS
Reinfections with Omicron subvariants are rare, Danish study finds 22 Feb 2022 - 02:08 pm
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Queen cancels virtual meeting as mild COVID symptoms persist 22 Feb 2022 - 02:02 pm
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Madagascar's latest cyclone to land with 170 kmh wind speeds - government weather service 22 Feb 2022 - 01:36 pm
A boy searches among debris on the beach, in the aftermath of Cyclone Batsirai, in the town of Mananjary, Madagascar, February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Phot
COVID swamping Hong Kong, study warns coming weeks will be far, far worse 22 Feb 2022 - 01:25 pm
A promoter holds a box of rapid antigen test kit for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a street stall in Hong Kong, China February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
UK to immediately impose hard economic sanctions on Russia: PM Johnson 22 Feb 2022 - 12:06 pm
A tank drives along a street in eastern Ukraine following the recognition of their independence, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 22, 2022. Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko
S.Korea says Omicron COVID variant 75% less likely to kill than Delta strain 22 Feb 2022 - 11:28 am
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Bank CEO gives $500,000 of shares to his chauffeur, home help 22 Feb 2022 - 10:25 am
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UK says: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun 22 Feb 2022 - 10:18 am
File photo of British Health Secretary Sajid Javid
History dates back to three centuries... Saudi Arabia marks Founding Day today 22 Feb 2022 - 09:48 am
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Tonga reconnects to world as submarine cable restored after tsunami 22 Feb 2022 - 09:26 am
A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows heavy ash fall over Nomuka in Tonga after the Pacific island nation was hit by a tsunami triggered by an undersea volcanic eruption January 17, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS
Why Donetsk and Luhansk matter to Putin and global security: Q&A 22 Feb 2022 - 08:15 am
A Ukrainian service member holds a machine gun in a trench at a position on the front line near the village of Travneve in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 21, 2022. Reuters/Gleb Garanich
War fears grow as Putin orders Russian troops to Ukraine after recognising breakaway regions 22 Feb 2022 - 08:11 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognising two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, during a ceremony in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released February 21, 2022. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters
Pakistan's opposition rejects toughened new social media law 21 Feb 2022 - 10:20 pm
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France's Macron calls emergency national security meeting on Russia-Ukraine 21 Feb 2022 - 09:42 pm
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Easter Island 'Moai' stone statue begins long journey home 21 Feb 2022 - 08:47 pm
A Moai statue from Easter Island is displayed at the Natural History Museum before returning to the island, in Santiago, Chile, February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
Britain scraps all remaining COVID-19 restrictions 21 Feb 2022 - 08:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: The City of London financial district is seen as people walk over Millennium Bridge in London, Britain, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
EU, Germany expect Novavax deliveries to begin this week 21 Feb 2022 - 08:17 pm
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