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Fetterman draws praise for getting help for depression 17 Feb 2023 - 04:03 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 3, 2023 US Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania John fetterman looks on as he is ceremonially sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris for the 118th Congress in the Old Senate Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)
Blast at Slovenia fireworks company kills 1, injures 2 17 Feb 2023 - 03:35 pm
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Mixed results for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine trial 17 Feb 2023 - 03:32 pm
In this file photo taken on January 5, 2023 the Moderna, logo is displayed during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
British embassy guard jailed for 13 years for spying for Moscow 17 Feb 2023 - 02:44 pm
An handout image released by the Metropolitan Police Service on February 17, 2023, shows a still from a covert camera during Russian spy David Smith's meeting with
Trains, ferries canceled because of storm over Nordics 17 Feb 2023 - 02:41 pm
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Worker pleads not guilty to killing 7 at California farms 17 Feb 2023 - 02:39 pm
A view of greenhouses at the scene of a shooting on January 23, 2023 in Half Moon Bay, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
China top tech dealmaker goes missing amid graft crackdown 17 Feb 2023 - 01:58 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 18, 2022 shows a general view of the construction site of the Workers' Stadium, a planned venue for the 2023 Asian Cup, in Beijing. - Alleged corruption at the top of Chinese football has left President Xi Jinping's dream of his country becoming a global force in the sport appear more remote than ever. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Peru’s Machu Picchu reopens: What you should know 17 Feb 2023 - 01:14 pm
General view of the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in the Urubamba valley, seventy-two kilometres from the Andes city of Cusco, on February 15, 2023, open for the first time after they were closed to the public for security reasons on January 21, after protesters blocked the railways during protests against the government of President Dina Boluarte that have shaken the Andean country since December 7, 2022. (Photo by Carolina Paucar / AFP)
Thousands of flights canceled as German airport staff strike 17 Feb 2023 - 12:53 pm
A schedule board displays cancelled and delayed flights during a strike at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 17, 2023. Photo by ANDRE PAIN / AFP
France drops Covid testing for travellers from China 17 Feb 2023 - 12:13 pm
This aerial photo taken on February 16, 2023 shows people wathcing plum blossom in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
Under fire TikTok pledges to follow EU rules 17 Feb 2023 - 12:05 pm
TikTok app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Hong Kong’s January visitors plunge 93% from pre-pandemic level 17 Feb 2023 - 11:59 am
A man (R) takes a picture of a sculpture (L) floating on the water in the North Point district of Hong Kong on February 16, 2023. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)
Japan aborts launch of 1st H3 rocket carrying defense sensor 17 Feb 2023 - 11:54 am
White smoke emerges from the main engines of the next-generation H3 rocket (L) as it fails to lift off the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on February 17, 2023. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
Tourism revival boosts Thai economy but exports sluggish 17 Feb 2023 - 11:23 am
 In this file photo taken on December 9, 2022 tourists take pictures at Wat Arun Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Police: Louisiana officer arrested for killing Black man 17 Feb 2023 - 11:12 am
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New Zealand cyclone fatalities reach 8; more deaths feared 17 Feb 2023 - 10:58 am
This undated handout photo received on February 16, 2023 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows flooding in the Hawkes Bay region in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo by PLTOFF Callum Post / New Zealand Defence Force / AFP
Death toll rises above 41,000 in Turkey, Syria quake 17 Feb 2023 - 12:49 am
An aerial view shows a tractor working on removing debris from a collapsed building in the Syrian rebel-held town of Jindayris on February 15, 2023, following the February 6 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
'Abandoned': Turkish town awaits help 11 days after quake 16 Feb 2023 - 10:56 pm
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