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IMF chief welcomes Kyiv's anti-corruption efforts 21 Feb 2023 - 09:52 pm
This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential press service on February 20, 2023 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcoming International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva for a meeting in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) 
'Forever a Spartan': Funeral held for Michigan State victim 21 Feb 2023 - 09:24 pm
EAST LANSING, MI - FEBRUARY 20: A woman sits at Berkey Hall while Michigan State University students return to classes for the first time since the February 13 mass shooting there on February 20, 2023 in East Lansing, Michigan. The gunman shot 8 students on the campus of MSU, killing 3 of them, one of them at Berkey Hall.. Approximately 50,000 students are enrolled at Michigan State. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by BILL PUGLIANO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Four-day working week 'more productive': UK study 21 Feb 2023 - 09:21 pm
Workers walk to work during the morning rush hour in the financial district of Canary Wharf in London, Britain, January 26, 2017. (REUTERS/Eddie Keogh)
Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing 21 Feb 2023 - 09:07 pm
Chinese scientist He Jiankui arrives before reading a statement to the media at a hotel in Beijing on February 21, 2023.  (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)
Romania extends detention of influencer Andrew Tate 21 Feb 2023 - 08:30 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 10, 2023 shows British-US former professional kickboxer and controversial influencer Andrew Tate (L) and his brother Tristan Tate (R) exiting a court in Bucharest, Romania. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
Putin says sanctions creating 'opportunities' for Russian businesses 21 Feb 2023 - 08:11 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at the Gostiny Dvor conference centre in central Moscow on February 21, 2023. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin / AFP)
US first lady to visit Namibia, Kenya in push to boost African ties 21 Feb 2023 - 07:31 pm
First lady Jill Biden speaks during a Lunar New Year reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, January 26, 2023. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Brazil deluge toll hits 44 as search continues for missing 21 Feb 2023 - 07:12 pm
A man is seen at a flood-affected area in Barra do Sahy, Sao Sebastiao district, Sao Paulo state, Brazil on February 21, 2023. - Lifeguards continued to search for survivors on the Sao Paulo coast, where the heaviest rains in Brazil's history left at least 44 dead and dozens missing over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)
Don Lemon to return to CNN, undergo 'formal training' 21 Feb 2023 - 07:03 pm
Peninsula
Saudi Arabia to deposit $1 billion in Yemen to steady currency 21 Feb 2023 - 06:46 pm
File Photo: An employee takes bundles of Yemeni Riyal. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast 21 Feb 2023 - 06:29 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 24, 2019 Senegalese soldiers the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali) dismount an armoured personnel carrier, patrolling in the streets of Gao, a day after suicide bombers in a vehicle painted with UN markings injured one French, several Estonian troops and two Malian civilians in an attack on an international peace-keeping base in Mali. (Photo by Souleymane Ag Anara / AFP)
Nigerian in alleged kidney harvest plot 'feared for his life' 21 Feb 2023 - 06:25 pm
A suspected victim of human trafficking is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, August 4, 2020. (Reuters/Jackson Njehia)
Wagner owner blasts 'treason' of Russian military chiefs 21 Feb 2023 - 06:20 pm
Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the 'PMC Wagner Centre', associated with the founder of the Wagner private military group (PMC) Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block on the National Unity Day, in Saint Petersburg, on November 4, 2022. (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)
France matches dry spell record of 31 days without rain 21 Feb 2023 - 06:15 pm
This photo shows the completely dry riverbed of the Issole River in Flassans-sur-Issole, southeastern France, on February 21, 2023.  (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
Danish former minister charged with revealing state secrets 21 Feb 2023 - 05:53 pm
Denmark's Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Lokke Rasmussen answers journalists' questions ahead of a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Walmart outlook disappoints, signaling caution on shoppers 21 Feb 2023 - 05:45 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 15, 2022 The Walmart logo is seen outside a Walmart store in Burbank, California. - Walmart reported better-than-expected profits over the critical holiday-season quarter February 21, 2023, but offered a disappointing outlook as inflation weighs on consumers. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Syrian girl rescued after quake battles 'crush syndrome' 21 Feb 2023 - 05:44 pm
Syrian girl Sham Sheikh Mohammad, 9, who was rescued after fourty hours under the rubble of a deadly earthquake, lies on a hospital bed in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on February 17, 2023.  (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
College principal in India set on fire by student over grades sheet 21 Feb 2023 - 05:36 pm
Video still from social media showing the student attacker being taken in a police vehicle.