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US officials make case for renewal of surveillance powers 28 Feb 2023 - 06:55 pm
US President Joe Biden takes photos with attendees after speaking at a reception celebrating Black History Month, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Mexican president says Tesla to build plant in Mexico 28 Feb 2023 - 06:53 pm
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Nigeria's opposition calls for cancelling 'sham' election 28 Feb 2023 - 05:44 pm
A man walks past a taxi stop in Lagos on February 28, 2023. - Nigerians are waiting for the results of their Presidential elections that where held on February 25, 2023. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
China to host Belarusian leader amid Ukraine tensions 28 Feb 2023 - 05:35 pm
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China says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities 28 Feb 2023 - 05:04 pm
This file illustration photo taken on September 14, 2020 shows the logo of the social network application TikTok and a US flag shown on the screens of two laptops in Beijing. - The White House on Monday, February 28, 2023, gave federal agencies 30 days to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline to comply with a ban ordered by the US Congress. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)
Taiwan cancels concert by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko 28 Feb 2023 - 05:02 pm
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NATO chief: membership for Finland, Sweden 'top priority' 28 Feb 2023 - 04:45 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during the annual meeting of SAMAK, the Co-operation Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic parties and trade unions, in Helsinki, Finland, on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Heikki Saukkomaa / Lehtikuva / AFP)
Moroccans struggle to afford vegetables as Ramadan looms 28 Feb 2023 - 03:37 pm
In this picture taken on February 23, 2023, shoppers buy fresh produce at the Sidi Moussa market in Morocco's Atlantic coastal city of Sale, north of the capital. Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
Death toll in E. Guinea Marburg outbreak rises to 11 28 Feb 2023 - 03:14 pm
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China says it's been 'open and transparent' on COVID origins 28 Feb 2023 - 03:08 pm
People walk down a street next to a local market in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 23, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Ukraine army says situation 'extremely tense' around Bakhmut 28 Feb 2023 - 03:02 pm
This photograph taken on February 27, 2023, shows a damaged and burnt building as the sounds of shelling continue in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP)
Pakistan’s court issues arrest warrant against Imran Khan 28 Feb 2023 - 02:43 pm
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Cobra Gold military exercises resume at pre-pandemic size 28 Feb 2023 - 02:15 pm
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From California to NY, storms ravage US from coast-to-coast 28 Feb 2023 - 12:53 pm
Cars are lined up after people parked on the side of the freeway to walk and play in the snow along Highway 14 in Los Angeles County on February 26, 2023 near Acton, California. Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
W.House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban 28 Feb 2023 - 12:29 pm
This file illustration photo taken on September 14, 2020 shows the logo of the social network application TikTok (L) and a US flag (R) shown on the screens of two laptops in Beijing.  Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP
Surgeon, scientist named Japan's first new astronauts in 13 years 28 Feb 2023 - 11:31 am
Astronaut candidates for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ayu Yoneda (L), a surgeon at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, and Makoto Suwa (on screen), a disaster prevention specialist at the World Bank, pose after a press conference in Tokyo on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Hong Kong scraps one of world's last Covid mask mandates 28 Feb 2023 - 11:25 am
People wear masks on a street in Hong Kong on February 27, 2023 as health experts in the territory backed the extension of its mask mandate to March 8 leaving Hong Kong as one of the only places left in the world with such rules. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
Iran's rare cheetah cub dies of kidney failure 28 Feb 2023 - 10:54 am
Handout picture provided by Iran's Department of Environment on February 27, 2023 of Asiatic cheetah