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Eiffel Tower closes as staff go on strike 19 Feb 2024 - 04:01 pm
This photograph taken on February 19, 2024, in Paris, shows a board informing visitors that the Eiffel Tower, viewed in the background, is closed as staff go on strike, over the financial management of the monument by the city, closing the monument to the public during the second week of the French school holidays. Photo by Kiran Ridley / AFP
Julian Assange: All you need to know about the WikiLeaks founder 19 Feb 2024 - 11:05 am
File photo shared by WikiLeaks
Russia trying to attack beyond Avdiivka, Ukraine warns 18 Feb 2024 - 11:02 pm
Ukrainian servicemen pile up earthbags to build a fortification not far from town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP)
French boats rescue nearly 140 trying to cross to UK 18 Feb 2024 - 08:55 pm
A policeman of the French Air and Border Police (PAF) inspects a villager's boat documentation during a patrol to intercept boats sailing clandestinely from the Comoros to the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, on February 17, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Haley bashes Trump for continued silence on Navalny death 18 Feb 2024 - 06:28 pm
US Republican presidential hopeful and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event at Irmo Town Park in Irmo, South Carolina, on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP)
Lula urges against 'speculation' on Navalny death 18 Feb 2024 - 05:52 pm
This handout picture released by the Brazilian Presidency shows Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) attending the opening ceremony of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Ricardo STUCKERT / Brazilian Presidency / AFP)
Germany can't ditch cooperation with African nations over values: minister 17 Feb 2024 - 07:12 pm
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius speaks on stage during the 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
Ukraine withdraws from eastern city Avdiivka to 'save our people' 17 Feb 2024 - 03:31 pm
(Files) A view of the frontline town of Avdiivka on October 18, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Paris police shoot 'threatening' cleaver-wielding man 17 Feb 2024 - 01:08 pm
(Files) This picture taken in Creteil, southeast suburb of Paris on December 8, 2020 shows a police armband. (Photo by Thomas Coex / AFP)
Italy, home of the mafia, now one of Europe's safest countries 17 Feb 2024 - 10:04 am
(Files) A police car stands in front of the Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) in Milan on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
Olympic cycling champion Hoy reveals he has cancer 16 Feb 2024 - 10:59 pm
(FILES) Former Scottish cyclist Chris Hoy poses on the red carpet prior to the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Paris on May 8, 2023. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Prince Harry says family could reunite over king's illness 16 Feb 2024 - 10:23 pm
File: Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry 
Young Russians voice fear, disbelief over Navalny death 16 Feb 2024 - 07:31 pm
A portrait of Alexei Navalny, candles and flowers are left at a memorial in Paris on February 16, 2024, after the announcement that the Kremlin's most prominent critic had died in an Arctic prison. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP)
Swedish police find dead person inside charred remains of under construction water park 16 Feb 2024 - 05:00 pm
The rescue service works on February 15, 2024 at the burned-out Liseberg Oceana Water World in Gothenburg, after a large fire broke out on February 12, 2024 at the Liseberg amusement park. (Photo by Bjorn LARSSON ROSVALL / TT News Agency / AFP)
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison 16 Feb 2024 - 02:36 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow on February 20, 2021. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
London's iconic underground map is getting an update, with 6 new names and colors 15 Feb 2024 - 07:21 pm
File photo of London
Fluffy nuisance: Paris sends Invalides rabbits into exile 14 Feb 2024 - 03:31 pm
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UK beauty chain The Body Shop goes into administration after years of struggles 13 Feb 2024 - 05:47 pm
A sign is pictured above the entrance to a branch of The Body Shop in central London on February 12, 2024. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)