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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)
Chinese premier meets Pakistani president 06 Feb 2025 - 07:03 pm
Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
Shein, Temu face cost of adapting to new US customs rules 06 Feb 2025 - 06:39 pm
This photo illustration taken on February 5, 2025 shows the Temu and Shein e-commerce apps (front L and R respectively) on a mobile phone in Beijing. Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP
Maldives to attract 2.3 mln tourists in 2025 president 06 Feb 2025 - 06:24 pm
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Four killed as US military-contracted plane crashes in Philippines 06 Feb 2025 - 04:39 pm
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini 06 Feb 2025 - 04:31 pm
This photograph shows a general view of the Oia village on the Greek island of Santorini while the authorities restrict the access to the tourists in some areas as a precaution due to recent seismic activity on February 5, 2025. Photo by STRINGER / AFP
Four killed in Philippines plane crash 06 Feb 2025 - 02:12 pm
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Weapons found at Swedish school after massacre: police 06 Feb 2025 - 01:50 pm
Police chief investigators Kristoffer Zickbauer (L) and Anna Bergkvist (2ndL) attend a press conference in Orebro, Sweden, on February 6, 2025 two days after a shooting at the adult education center Campus Risbergska school, where eleven people including the gunman were killed. Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP
Sudanese teen raps of loss and hope amid war 06 Feb 2025 - 07:22 am
Teenage Sudanese rapper Hanim Mohamed (14), also known as Nana, poses for a picture while writing in a notebook inside a tent at the Zaeem al-Azhary School Shelter in Port Sudan on January 15, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
At least 40 children killed in Sudan over three days: UNICEF 05 Feb 2025 - 10:49 pm
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Fire kills 17 seminary pupils in Nigeria: officials 05 Feb 2025 - 10:19 pm
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Following Trump, Argentina quits World Health Organization 05 Feb 2025 - 10:15 pm
File: This photograph taken on December 7, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
US trade deficit rises to highest level in over two years 05 Feb 2025 - 10:15 pm
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Philippine House votes to impeach VP Sara Duterte 05 Feb 2025 - 09:53 pm
Protesters carry placards during a rally in front of the House of Representatives in Manila on February 5, 2025, as lawmakers voted to impeach Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
What we know about Sweden's worst mass shooting 05 Feb 2025 - 09:38 pm
From left: Sweden's Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson with his wife Birgitta Ed arrive at the memorial to place flowers outside the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Orebro, Sweden, on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
Federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order 05 Feb 2025 - 08:38 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks before Pam Bondi is sworn in as US Attorney General in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2025 (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)