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US says backs Moldova sovereignty after rebels appeal to Moscow 28 Feb 2024 - 09:51 pm
Lawmakers take part in a congress of deputies of Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria in Tiraspol on February 28, 2024. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
US to limit sale of personal data to foreign adversaries 28 Feb 2024 - 07:44 pm
US President Joe Biden gestures as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport, in Queens, New York on February 26, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
King Harald V of Norway remains hospitalized in Malaysia as officials say his condition is improving 28 Feb 2024 - 07:07 pm
The entrance area of Sultanah Maliha Hospital, where Norway's King Harald has been admitted with an infection, is pictured on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Hunter Biden appears for deposition, tells Republicans he did not involve his father in his business 28 Feb 2024 - 06:41 pm
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives with his attorney Abbe Lowell for a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and House Judiciary Committee in the O’Neill House Office Building on February 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Biden, 81, undergoes annual medical exam 28 Feb 2024 - 05:44 pm
US President Joe Biden departs the White House in Washington, DC, for Walter Reed Medical Center for his routine annual physical, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Church bells, strikes mark year since Greece's worst train crash 28 Feb 2024 - 02:47 pm
Bunches of flowers are displayed at the crash site in the Valley of Tempi, north of the central city of Larissa on February 28, 2024, during a memorial ceremony as the country marks a year since the
S. Korea doctors' group accuses govt of 'intimidation' 28 Feb 2024 - 02:05 pm
Medical workers walk outside a hospital after snowfall in Seoul on February 22, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
New York medical school scraps fees after $1bn donation from wealthy benefactor 27 Feb 2024 - 11:57 pm
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Ex-Brazilian President Bolsonaro under probe for 'harassing a whale' off Sao Paulo 27 Feb 2024 - 11:17 pm
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters next to his wife Michelle Bolsonaro during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 25, 2024, to reject claims he plotted a coup with allies to remain in power after his failed 2022 reelection bid. (Photo by Nelson Almeida / AFP)
Qatar, France launch joint initiative in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza 27 Feb 2024 - 09:45 pm
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Senegal president pursues talks for new election date 27 Feb 2024 - 07:40 pm
Senegal's President Macky Sall delivers a speech during the National Dialogue in Diamniadio on February 26, 2024. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP)
Newborns in Japan are at a new low, while fewer couples marry 27 Feb 2024 - 06:18 pm
Customers gather at a souvenir shop that sells local seafood in Tokyo on February 27, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Fear for rhinos as poachers kill 500 in South Africa 27 Feb 2024 - 06:03 pm
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Thousands of Nigerians protest soaring costs 27 Feb 2024 - 05:09 pm
A protestor holds placards during a protest in Abuja on February 27, 2024. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
S. Korea empowers nurses as doctors' strike continues 27 Feb 2024 - 04:15 pm
A medical worker walks past the Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul on February 21, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
EU parliament approves contested biodiversity bill 27 Feb 2024 - 03:45 pm
Farmers gather near a tractor as smoke rises during a protest called by the farmers' organizations
Qatar hopes for hostilities in Gaza to pause during Ramadan  27 Feb 2024 - 02:01 pm
Palestinians search the rubble of their house which was destroyed in an overnight Israeli air strike in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on February 27, 2024. (Photo by Said Khatib / AFP)
Rat on a plane sparks worries for Sri Lanka's airline 27 Feb 2024 - 12:52 pm
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