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Sweden to allow schoolbag searches after mass shooting 12 Feb 2025 - 04:40 pm
People gather at a makeshift memorial to observe a national minute's silence to honor the victims of the February 4 school shooting in Orebro, Sweden on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Jessica GOW / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT
Apple renames Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' on US app 12 Feb 2025 - 03:45 pm
This photo illustration shows the Gulf of Mexico branded as Gulf of America displayed on the Google Maps application on a tablet on February 11, 2025, in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
European airport passenger traffic tops pre-Covid level 12 Feb 2025 - 01:24 pm
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Two astronauts stranded on space station to touch down early 12 Feb 2025 - 01:21 pm
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Ford CEO says Trump policy uncertainty creating chaos 12 Feb 2025 - 12:57 pm
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak to reporters in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Allison Robbert / AFP)
South Sudan president fires security chief, promotes ally 11 Feb 2025 - 11:59 pm
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Tunisia affirms rejection of calls to displace Gaza Strip residents 11 Feb 2025 - 11:39 pm
Children play with marbles near destroyed buildings at the Shati camp for Palestinian refugees north of Gaza City on February 11, 2025 amid the current ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Ukraine prepared to offer territory swap with Russia: Zelensky 11 Feb 2025 - 10:53 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with the President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Kyiv on February 10, 2025. (Photo by Tetiana Dzhafaroav / AFP)
Sudan war is world's 'worst humanitarian crisis': African Union 11 Feb 2025 - 10:27 pm
People seek medical care at a hospital in Wad Madani, which was retaken by the Sudanese army a month earlier, in Sudan's al-Jazira state on February 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Spain to give legal status to migrants affected by deadly floods 11 Feb 2025 - 08:24 pm
File: This handout photo taken by the UME-Spanish Military Emergencies Unit shows Spanish rescuers taking residents on a dinghy boat following deadly flooding, in Valencia, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Handout / UME / AFP)
UN Secretary-General warns of resumption of fighting in Gaza Strip 11 Feb 2025 - 08:04 pm
This picture shows the former restaurant area of the now heavily damaged Deira Hotel in western Gaza City, on February 11, 2025, amid the current ceasefire deal. (Photo by Bshar Taleb / AFP)
Cholera outbreak kills more than 100 in Angola: ministry 11 Feb 2025 - 03:58 pm
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Singapore seniors hoof it to horse therapy 11 Feb 2025 - 03:54 pm
A senior participants interacts with a therapy miniature horse during the launch of Singapore's first equine-assisted program at NTUC Health Active Ageing Centre in Singapore on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines 11 Feb 2025 - 03:44 pm
(Files) The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) is pictured on the facade of the WHO headquarters on October 24, 2017 in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
EU chief announces 200-bn-euro AI investment push 11 Feb 2025 - 03:40 pm
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a plenary session at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
5.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Morocco 11 Feb 2025 - 03:21 pm
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Galeries Lafayette owner Ginette Moulin dies aged 98 11 Feb 2025 - 03:18 pm
This photograph taken on December 15, 2024 shows the logo of the Galeries Lafayette displayed on a building in Paris. Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP
At least 55 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine 11 Feb 2025 - 02:49 pm
Firefighters work at the scene of an accident in which a bus fell down a ravine in Guatemala City on February 10, 2025. Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP