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Covid reality arrives for kiwis as ‘fortress New Zealand’ falls 06 Mar 2022 - 07:39 pm
FPeople jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Photo
Putin tells Ukraine to stop fighting as anti-war protests grow 06 Mar 2022 - 07:21 pm
People demonstrate during an Anti-war protest called ''Stand with Ukraine'', amid Russia's invasion, in central Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Umrah permits for Ramadan available via Eatmarna and Tawakkalna apps 06 Mar 2022 - 05:57 pm
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Putin says Ukraine responsible for March 3 power plant incident - Kremlin 06 Mar 2022 - 05:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Surveillance camera footage shows a flare landing at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during shelling in Enerhodar, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine March 4, 2022, in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media.
More than 100 Rohingya land on beach in Indonesia's Aceh 06 Mar 2022 - 04:30 pm
Rohingya refugees among the 114 fresh arrivals sitting in a temporary shelter in Bireuen, Aceh province, Indonesia, March 6, 2022.
Kyiv digs in for battle as fighting flares in areas nearby 06 Mar 2022 - 03:20 pm
Smoke is seen after an artillery impact near a bridge, the only escape route used by locals to leave the town of Irpin, while Russian troops advance towards the capital, in Irpin, near Kyiv, Ukraine March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Foreigners who fled Ukraine team up to help others escape 06 Mar 2022 - 01:06 pm
People arrive by ferry after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing, Romania, March 5, 2022. Reuters/Stoyan Nenov
Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-19 precautionary and preventive measures 06 Mar 2022 - 11:09 am
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At Ukraine's largest art museum, a race to protect heritage 06 Mar 2022 - 11:00 am
Silhouettes of people waiting on a platform for a train heading to Poland are seen as refugees flee Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the train station in Lviv, Ukraine March 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Chinese city of Qingdao reports Omicron outbreak among students 06 Mar 2022 - 10:53 am
Medical workers inoculate students with the vaccine against the coronavirus disease in Qingdao. Reuters
Hong Kong official says it can still achieve Covid zero, official says 06 Mar 2022 - 10:47 am
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Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million as Russian assault enters 11th day 06 Mar 2022 - 09:56 am
A woman hugs a child as they wait for transport after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at a border crossing in Vysne Nemecke, Slovakia. Reuters/Lukasz Glowala
Putin says Western sanctions are akin to declaration of war 05 Mar 2022 - 07:40 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with flight personnel, students and employees of the Aeroflot Aviation School on the suburbs of Moscow, Russia March 5, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev
Arab League expresses concern over developments in Libya 05 Mar 2022 - 07:22 pm
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More than 350 civilians confirmed killed in Ukraine so far, U.N. says 05 Mar 2022 - 06:01 pm
Police and State Emergency Service (SES) officers work at the scene where several houses have been damaged by an explosion, following an air strike in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine March 5, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Kyiv Oblast Police
Evacuation trains from war zone pour into Lviv in western Ukraine 05 Mar 2022 - 05:46 pm
People fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine change trains at Euroterminal to be transferred to temporary accommodation centres around the country, in Slawkow, Poland March 5, 2022. Grzegorz Celejewski/Agencja Wyborcza
Death toll climbs to 63 in deadly Pakistan IS mosque attack 05 Mar 2022 - 04:37 pm
An army soldier stands amid the damages at the prayer hall after a bomb blast inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Peshawar, Pakistan, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
'Please close the sky' say Ukrainian refugees 05 Mar 2022 - 04:34 pm
A woman rests with her son after fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at a refugee shelter in Beregsurany, Hungary, March 5, 2022. Reuters/Bernadett Szabo