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Austrian avalanches leave three dead 04 Feb 2023 - 07:28 pm
Intensive snowfall and wind have increased the avalanche danger in the Alpine Tyrol and Vorarlberg regions. PHOTO: REUTERS
Ethiopia govt says sending funds to cash-strapped Tigray 04 Feb 2023 - 07:07 pm
In this file photo taken on February 05, 2022 Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Northeast US, Canada gripped by Arctic blast 04 Feb 2023 - 06:42 pm
People bundle up as they shield themselves from cold winds as the area is seeing record-breaking low temperatures on February 03, 2023 in New York City. The Northeast US has seen a dramatic temperature drop as an Arctic front of cold air hits it. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP
UK Online Safety Bill may also tackle misogyny 04 Feb 2023 - 06:33 pm
British Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan walks outside Number 10 Downing Street on the day of cabinet meeting, in London, Britain, on October 26, 2022. File photo / Reuters
Bodies of two UK aid workers killed in Ukraine recovered 04 Feb 2023 - 06:20 pm
Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) pose for a picture after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an unknown location, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on February 4, 2023. Press Service of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Two killed in attack on Ethiopian Orthodox church: report 04 Feb 2023 - 06:14 pm
In this file photo taken on June 05, 2022 Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, stands for a moment of silence during a ceremony of honoring members of the Federal Police Force in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Argentina’s latest unorthodox tool to combat inflation: AI 04 Feb 2023 - 05:48 pm
The facade of Argentina's Central Bank is pictured in the financial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 7, 2021. File photo / Reuters
Nine killed in attack on Niger refugee camp: sources 04 Feb 2023 - 04:32 pm
Niger soldiers stand guard on October 21, 2016 at the Tazalit United Nations refugee camp in the Tahoua region, some 300 kilometres northeast of the capital Niamey, where militants had killed 22 soldiers on October 7, 2016. Boureima Hama, AFP
Iran slams UN nuclear watchdog chief after centrifuge report 04 Feb 2023 - 03:23 pm
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Sumatran tiger captured in Indonesia after second human attack 04 Feb 2023 - 01:35 pm
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Crafts festival seeks to attract visitors to Libya's 'pearl of the desert' 04 Feb 2023 - 01:01 pm
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France demands transparency to defuse subsidy fight with the US 04 Feb 2023 - 12:32 pm
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire gestures as he speaks to the press in the minister's office, in Paris, on February 3, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
UK risks throwing away its pharma success, warns Sanofi chief  04 Feb 2023 - 11:55 am
A logo on the Sanofi exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. Reuters/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Chinese balloon advanced, hard to shoot down: US expert 04 Feb 2023 - 10:18 am
A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, U.S. February 1, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Chase Doak/via Reuters
US sending longer-range precision rockets to Ukraine 04 Feb 2023 - 12:19 am
In this file photo taken on June 21, 2022, a US M142 High Mobility Artillery rocket System (HIMARS) fires salvoes during the 'African Lion' military exercise in the Grier Labouihi region of southeastern Morocco. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
Iranian director Jafar Panahi released after hunger strike 04 Feb 2023 - 12:08 am
Film director Jafar Panahi and his wife, pose in Tehran, Iran in this undated picture obtained from social media on February 3, 2023. (@taherehsaidii/via REUTERS)
Blinken scraps rare China trip over alleged spy balloon 03 Feb 2023 - 11:53 pm
In this file photo taken on July 8, 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / POOL / AFP)
'Possible' to start Ukraine EU entry talks this year: Kyiv 03 Feb 2023 - 10:42 pm
This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential press-service on February 3, 2023, shows the European Council President Charles Michel (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) standing during an EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian presidential press-service / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT