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Accor co-founder, who brought France US-style hotels, dies at 91 06 Mar 2023 - 02:33 pm
(Files) In this file photo taken on March 26, 2001, CEO of Accor group Gerard Pelisson poses at the Pavillon gabriel in Paris on March 26, 2001, during the baptism of the 2000 vintage of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur. (Photo by Daniel Janin / AFP)
Wreckage cleared, days after deadly Greek rail disaster 06 Mar 2023 - 01:58 pm
A photo shows flowers layed on the tracks at the railway station of Rapsani, north Greece, on March 5, 2023, during a commemorative gathering for the victims of a deadly train crash which killed 57. Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP
Florida flight returns to Cuba after birds cause engine fire 06 Mar 2023 - 01:53 pm
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Greek PM asks Supreme Court to expedite prosecutions over train crash 06 Mar 2023 - 01:16 pm
A girl holds a flower at the railway station of Rapsani, north Greece, on March 5, 2023, during a commemorative gathering for the victims of a deadly train crash which killed 57. Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP
Drivers strike over plan to remove aging Philippine jeepneys 06 Mar 2023 - 01:06 pm
A woman stands beside a parked jeepneys in Quezon City on March 6, 2023. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Snow has been a no-show for some traditionally wintry cities 06 Mar 2023 - 12:34 pm
Traffic is moving on interstate 35W during a snowstorm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 22, 2023. Photo by Craig LASSIG / AFP
Fire rips through Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, displacing 12,000 06 Mar 2023 - 12:22 pm
Rohingya refugees search for their belongings after a fire broke out in Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhia on March 5, 2023. (Photo by Tanbir Miraz / AFP)
Most French people support strikes against pension reform: poll 06 Mar 2023 - 11:55 am
In this file photo taken on January 31, 2023, protesters gather at Place d'Italie square for a rally on a second day of nationwide strikes and protests over the government's proposed pension reform, in Paris. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)
Indonesia to offer incentives for over 235,000 EVs this year 06 Mar 2023 - 11:55 am
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Estonian Premier Kallas Secures Solid Win as Far Right Slips 06 Mar 2023 - 11:12 am
An election poster featuring Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of the Reform Party is seen in Viimsi, Estonia on March 5, 2023 during parliamentary elections. - According to the polls, the elections are set to be won by the Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who has led international calls for increased military assistance to Ukraine. (Photo by RAIGO PAJULA / AFP)
Iron ore and copper drop on lack of Beijing spending pledges 06 Mar 2023 - 10:51 am
A woman crosses a street at central business district in Beijing on March 5, 2023 (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Italy state lender counters KKR’s Telecom Italia grid offer 06 Mar 2023 - 10:43 am
File photo: The Telecom Italia logo is seen at its headquarters in Rome, Italy November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Pakistan suicide bomber kills nine police officers 06 Mar 2023 - 10:42 am
Chief Minister of Balochistan Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, speaks with a policeman receiving treatment, after he was injured in suicide bomb attack in Kachhi district, during his visit at a hospital in Quetta on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Banaras Khan / AFP)
Blinken hails 'historic' S. Korea announcement on Japan 06 Mar 2023 - 09:16 am
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin speaks during a briefing announcing a plan to resolve a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji / POOL / AFP)
Here are the stranger ideas being talked about at China’s elite gathering 06 Mar 2023 - 08:54 am
File photo of a road in Wuhan used for representation
Zelensky pays tribute to troops amid battle to defend Bakhmut 06 Mar 2023 - 12:11 am
A Ukrainian serviceman flies a drone to spot Russian positions near the city of Bakhmut, in the region of Donbas, on March 5, 2023. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)
Prince Harry contacted about coronation; attendance unclear 05 Mar 2023 - 11:50 pm
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves after attending the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 9, 2020. File photo / AFP
Greek stationmaster charged, detained over rail crash 05 Mar 2023 - 11:29 pm
Protesters gather in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on March 5, 2023 during a demonstration following the deadly train accident late on February 28. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP)