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Football captain from Thai cave rescue dies in UK 15 Feb 2023 - 05:56 pm
In this file photo taken on June 24, 2019 Duangpetch Promthep (front 2nd left), one of the 12 boys rescued from deep inside a Thai cave, poses for photos with other members of the 'Wild Boars' football team at the Tham Luang cave centre as they mark the first anniversary of their rescue in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province. (Photo by Jittrapon Kaicome / AFP)
UN seeks USD 5.6 Billion to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians 15 Feb 2023 - 05:42 pm
This photograph taken on February 8, 2023 shows a woman walking down a street next anti-tank hedgehogs in downtown Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Scotland's leader Sturgeon announces shock resignation 15 Feb 2023 - 02:50 pm
Scotland's First Minister, and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, speaks during a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh where she announced she will stand down as First Minister, in Edinburgh on February 15, 2023.
All flights diverted from Frankfurt amid Lufthansa IT glitch 15 Feb 2023 - 02:33 pm
In this file photo taken on September 2, 2022 a display announces cancelled flights in the Lufthansa terminal of the Franz-Josef-Strauss airport in Munich, southern Germany, as pilots called for a strike affecting the Lufthansa passenger airline and Lufthansa Cargo after pay negotiations with the German airline collapsed. Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP
Reports: Scottish leader Sturgeon to resign after 8 years 15 Feb 2023 - 02:26 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 23, 2023 Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reacts as she addresses the media during a press conference at St Andrews House, Edinburgh, Scotland. - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to resign after more than eight years leading the devolved government in Edinburgh, the BBC and other UK media said on February 15, 2023.
Sinkholes sow fear in former Polish mining town 15 Feb 2023 - 01:07 pm
This aerial view from February 7, 2023 shows the collapsed ground surrounded by a metal barrier at the local football pitch in Trzebinia, Poland. Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP
UN appeals for $5.6 billion for aid to Ukraine in 2023 15 Feb 2023 - 12:23 pm
Residents put their belongings on top of a cage containing a rabit as they evacuate Chasiv Yar on February 14, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)
French waste collectors urged to create stink over pension reform 14 Feb 2023 - 10:05 pm
Unions protest in Paris at France's pension reform bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years.  Alain JOCARD / AFP
Russian businessman guilty in hacking, insider trade scheme 14 Feb 2023 - 09:35 pm
Vladislav Klyushin was detained en route to a ski holiday in Zermatt with his family. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
Possible war crime as Russia holds thousands of children: US report 14 Feb 2023 - 09:21 pm
In this file photo taken on December 22, 2022 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress as US Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi  applaud at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Polish mum of seven gives birth to 'miracle' quintuplets 14 Feb 2023 - 07:11 pm
A newborn baby of a set of quintuplets lies in an incubator at the Obstetrics Department of the University Hospital in Krakow, southern Poland, 14 February 2023. Credit:Lukasz Gagulski / Avalon
Troubled French comedian faces charges over car crash 14 Feb 2023 - 06:51 pm
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EU to ban fossil fuel cars, slash truck and bus emissions 14 Feb 2023 - 06:48 pm
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola looks on as Latvia's President delivers a speech as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 14, 2023. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)
Boost for Macron as French unemployment drops to 15-year low 14 Feb 2023 - 06:21 pm
French Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt looks at a political leaflet of President Emmanuel Macron candidate for the 2022 French presidential election on pension reform during a session to discuss on the government's pension reform plan at the National Assembly, French Parliament lower house, in Paris, on February 13, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Moldova temporarily closes airspace: Air Moldova 14 Feb 2023 - 04:49 pm
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks during the third ministerial conference of the Moldova Support Platform at the Ministerial Conference Centre in Paris, France, 21 November 2022. FILE PHOTO: YOAN VALAT/REUTERS
Norway to donate eight Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine 14 Feb 2023 - 03:43 pm
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (right) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda address a press conference after their meeting at the prime minister's residence in Oslo on February 13, 2023. (Photo by Annika Byrde / NTB / AFP) / Norway OUT
NATO chief unfazed about Finland, Sweden joining together 14 Feb 2023 - 03:00 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the press as he arrives for a two-day meeting of the alliance's Defence Ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
WHO to hold emergency meeting on E.Guinea Marburg outbreak 14 Feb 2023 - 02:13 pm
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