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Egypt's inflation continues to surge as food prices rise 09 Feb 2023 - 03:57 pm
Oil bottles are displayed at a market selling food at discounted prices, after a devaluation of the Egyptian pound led to a sharp increase in prices, in Giza, Egypt, January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Hanaa Habib
Eritrea leader calls Tigray rights abuse claims a 'fantasy' 09 Feb 2023 - 03:08 pm
(FILE PHOTO) In this file photo taken on November 09, 2018 Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki smiles upon his arrival at the airport in Gondar, for a visit in Ethiopia. - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said on February 9, 2023 that allegations of rights abuses by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region during the two-year war there amounted to
Tragedy cuts short Turkey trip for Cypriot students 09 Feb 2023 - 03:01 pm
A photo taken on on February 8, 2023, shows residents and rescue personnel searching for victims and survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adiyaman, two days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey.  Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP
Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses 09 Feb 2023 - 02:48 pm
People stand on the roofing of collapsed shops in the port after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Jayapura, Indonesia's eastern province of Papua on February 9, 2023. (Photo by FAISAL NARWAWAN / AFP)
5 dead in apartment building fire in Novosibirsk, Russia 09 Feb 2023 - 02:41 pm
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Mini quakes shut museums in Italy's Siena 09 Feb 2023 - 02:13 pm
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Beijing calls US claims over balloons 'information warfare' 09 Feb 2023 - 12:01 pm
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on February 5, 2023.  (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson / US NAVY / AFP)
Zelenskyy wraps up European tour with visit to EU summit 09 Feb 2023 - 11:56 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with France's President and German Chancellor at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on February 8, 2023. Photo by SARAH MEYSSONNIER / POOL / AFP
Singapore drops most mask mandates as Covid-19 threat recedes 09 Feb 2023 - 11:48 am
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China slams Biden's 'remarks on Xi' 09 Feb 2023 - 11:44 am
US President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 8, 2023. - Biden is travelling to Wisconsin to speak about his economic plan. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade 09 Feb 2023 - 11:28 am
Jets flying past during a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Japan, Philippines to sign plans to boost defense ties 09 Feb 2023 - 11:19 am
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Sudan's tropical disease spike reflects poor health system 09 Feb 2023 - 10:41 am
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US general to aggressors: Allies are battle-ready in Asia 09 Feb 2023 - 10:37 am
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Japan analysing previous aerial objects after China balloon 09 Feb 2023 - 09:25 am
This file picture taken on June 17, 2020 shows what was called an unidentified flying object at the time, above Aoba Ward in the Japanese city of Sendai. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
Driver plows bus into Canadian day care, killing 2 children 09 Feb 2023 - 08:50 am
Laval, Canada, Police secure the scene where a city bus (C) crashed into a day care center on February 8, 2023. Photo by Anne-Sophie THILL / AFP
Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000 09 Feb 2023 - 08:37 am
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Hatay, southeastern Turkey, on February 8, 2023, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. Photo by DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP)
Greek MPs bar jailed neo-Nazi from leading new party in election 09 Feb 2023 - 12:01 am
Ilias Kasidiaris was handed prison sentences in 2020 by a court that called the Golden Dawn party a criminal organisation. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP