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Rio holds first all-out carnival since Covid 19 Feb 2023 - 09:40 pm
Dancers of the Waca Waca San Agustin group perform during the Oruro Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
Burkina announces French army operation officially over 19 Feb 2023 - 09:28 pm
A demonstrator holds placards during a protest to support Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on January 20, 2023. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Big tech descends on Munich Conference in support of Ukraine 19 Feb 2023 - 09:03 pm
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
Algeria announces $1 billion for African development 19 Feb 2023 - 08:13 pm
Algeria's Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane looks on during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Moldova protesters want energy subsidies, president to quit 19 Feb 2023 - 08:08 pm
Moldova's President Maia Sandu (left) and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen talk as they attend the Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Odd Andersen / AFP)
US says China mulling weapons for Russia in Ukraine war 19 Feb 2023 - 07:18 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from an aircraft after arriving at Incirlik Air Base near Adana on February 19, 2023, for an official visit after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's south-east.  (Photo by CLODAGH KILCOYNE / POOL / AFP)
Sudan paramilitary chief calls coup 'gateway' for return of ousted regime 19 Feb 2023 - 06:54 pm
File Photo: Deputy head of Sudan's ruling council Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. (Reuters)
Kenya's Ruto urges accountability for world polluters 19 Feb 2023 - 06:53 pm
Kenyan President William Ruto looks on during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Rush to save trapped animals in Turkish city after tremor 19 Feb 2023 - 06:32 pm
A volunteer for the local NGO Haytap tries to lure a cat into a cage in Antakya, south of Turkey, where many animals are trapped in the rubbles after the February 6th earthquake, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
Beijing wants to meet EU leaders as US ties fray 19 Feb 2023 - 05:38 pm
China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023.  (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
Blinken arrives for tour of Turkey's earthquake zone 19 Feb 2023 - 05:30 pm
File Photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Turkey ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces: official 19 Feb 2023 - 05:14 pm
A man walks atop the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southeastern Turkey, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Zein Al Rifai / AFP)
Syrian state media: Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in Damascus 19 Feb 2023 - 05:00 pm
A handout picture taken and released on February 19, 2023 by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows a damaged building following an Israeli missile strike.
Nigeria's presidential frontrunners in final push for votes 19 Feb 2023 - 04:09 pm
Supporters sit on a truck during an All progressives Congress (APC) rally in Maiduguri on February 18, 2023 ahead of the Nigerian presidential elections scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)
Bungled messaging over Ohio train crash causes chaos 19 Feb 2023 - 04:06 pm
Residents receive $1000 checks and reimbursements for evacuation expenses from employees of Norfolk Southern on February 17, 2023 in New Waterford, Ohio. Michael Swensen/Getty Images/AFP
US general warns China biggest threat in space 19 Feb 2023 - 03:38 pm
In this file photo taken on February 01, 2023 this handout photo from Chase Doak and released on February 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. Photo by Chase DOAK / CHASE DOAK / AFP
Michigan State struggles with uncertain return to classes 19 Feb 2023 - 03:38 pm
GROSSE POINTE, MI - FEBRUARY 18: Clergy lead the casket out after the funeral for Brian Fraser on February 18, 2023 at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Brian Fraser was one of three students killed in the shooting that occurred at Michigan State University on Monday, February 13, 2023. Nic Antaya/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Nic Antaya / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Hong Kong airport’s passenger volume surges as China reopens 19 Feb 2023 - 01:41 pm
File photo: Passengers from China's Xiamen arrive at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after China reopens its borders amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha