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Thousands in nationwide Greece protests over rail tragedy 07 Feb 2025 - 02:35 pm
Search operations are underway after a head-on collision of a freight train with a passenger train carrying over 350 people killed dozens of people on February 28, the country's worst-ever rail disaster, in the Tempi Valley near Larissa on March 2, 2023. (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP)
AI starts to help India's struggling farms 07 Feb 2025 - 02:28 pm
This photograph taken on February 3, 2025 shows workers at agritech startup Niqo Robotics, riding a tractor with AI-powered spot sprayer at a testing facility on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Photo by AFP
World Food Programme calls on international community to support Gaza's reconstruction 07 Feb 2025 - 12:55 pm
Displaced Palestinian families take refuge in tents installed near their damaged homes in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on February 6, 2025. Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP
Sweden to limit access to semi-automatic weapons after mass shooting: govt 07 Feb 2025 - 12:49 pm
Mourners leave flowers and candles at the memorial site outside the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Orebro, Sweden, on February 6, 2025 two days after a shooting there left eleven people dead. Photo by Christine Olsson/TT / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP
One killed as drug-linked shootings spike in Brussels 07 Feb 2025 - 12:46 pm
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Flight carrying 10 reported missing in Alaska: police 07 Feb 2025 - 09:54 am
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Impeached Duterte won't rule out Philippine presidential run 07 Feb 2025 - 09:51 am
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gives a statement on impeachment complaints filed against her at her office in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila on February 7, 2025. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Mexico cuts key interest rate amid US tariff tensions 06 Feb 2025 - 11:52 pm
Mexico's National Guard officers, part of the Operation Frontera Norte, stand guard next to the Mexico-US border wall in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Fentanyl fatality rate higher in Canada than US: security minister 06 Feb 2025 - 11:45 pm
A mural in an alley in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, on December 21, 2016, painted by a man mourning the fentanyl overdose death of his wife, with names of other victims of the crisis that killed 128 people in British Columbia in November. AFP / Deborah
Uganda's top finance official charged over $16 mn theft 06 Feb 2025 - 10:13 pm
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We will not be bullied, says South Africa president after US barbs 06 Feb 2025 - 09:54 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address at the Cape Town City Hall on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Rodger Bosch / AFP)
Protests erupt in Yemen's Aden over power outage 06 Feb 2025 - 08:23 pm
Yemenis burn tyres to protest against dire living condition and the lack basic necessities such as electricity and gas, in Aden on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP)
Italian authorities say WhatsApp users in Italy hacked 06 Feb 2025 - 08:19 pm
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Israeli entity continues attacking southern Lebanon, violates ceasefire 06 Feb 2025 - 07:41 pm
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Palestine is neither for sale, nor bargaining chip: Palestinian Presidency 06 Feb 2025 - 07:21 pm
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Bank of England cuts interest rate to 4.5 pct 06 Feb 2025 - 07:16 pm
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey attends the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England, in London, on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP)
Greek parliament fails to elect new president in third round of voting 06 Feb 2025 - 07:10 pm
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Thailand tightens border control after cutting power supply to Myanmar 06 Feb 2025 - 07:05 pm
This photo taken on Feb. 5, 2025 shows an area along the Thai-Myanmar border seen from Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand. (Xinhua)