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US shoots down Chinese spy Balloon, drawing Beijing's ire 05 Feb 2023 - 10:29 am
This still image taken from a cellphone video by Haley Walsh in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shows an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon after it was shot down (loser L) on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Jose Romero / AFP
Cuban president meets Iranian FM 05 Feb 2023 - 10:02 am
President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel (R) during his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Source: Twitter/@QatarNewsAgency
Death toll in Chile forest fires rises to 22 05 Feb 2023 - 09:07 am
A man is seen during a fire in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile on February 3, 2023. - Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave provoked forest fires that left four people dead, authorities said on Friday. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
US cargo train derails, causing huge fire and leaking hazardous gas 05 Feb 2023 - 07:52 am
Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Dustin Franz / AFP)
US cargo train derails, causing massive fire 04 Feb 2023 - 11:36 pm
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Cuba puts state-owned car owners on commuter aid duty 04 Feb 2023 - 11:21 pm
An old car on a street in Havana, on January 11, 2023. File photo / AFP
US shoots down suspected China spy balloon: American media 04 Feb 2023 - 11:15 pm
This handout photo from Chase Doak taken on February 1, 2023 and released on February 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. (Photo by Chase DOAK / CHASE DOAK / AFP)
Death toll in Chile forest fires rises to 16: official 04 Feb 2023 - 10:07 pm
Men remove debris from houses destroyed by a forest fire in the hills of Tome, Concepcion province, Biobio region, Chile on February 4, 2023.  (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
US will 'take care' of suspected China spy balloon: Biden 04 Feb 2023 - 09:32 pm
US President Joe Biden, with son Hunter Biden, arrives at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
From presidential palace to KFC: Bolsonaro's peculiar exile in US 04 Feb 2023 - 08:53 pm
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a
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
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
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
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)
US payrolls surge, jobless rate hits 53-year low 03 Feb 2023 - 06:19 pm
In this file photo taken on July 8, 2022, A man walks past a
House GOP probes Biden's climate envoy John Kerry 03 Feb 2023 - 12:21 am
Reuters file photo
Guantanamo 'high value' Pakistani prisoner released to Belize 03 Feb 2023 - 12:07 am
In this file photo taken on September 07, 2021, shows a sign for Camp Justice in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (Photo by Paul Handley / AFP)
Biden underlines support for Jordan in meeting with king 02 Feb 2023 - 11:46 pm
File Photo: US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Jordan's King Abdullah in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, July 19, 2021. (Reuters)

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