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Farmers Roll Hundreds of Tractors to Paris to Protest Pesticide Ban 08 Feb 2023 - 02:23 pm
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China says it was smeared in Biden State of the Union speech 08 Feb 2023 - 02:10 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
South Korean safety minister impeached over crowd crush 08 Feb 2023 - 12:33 pm
Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min (second from left) is seen attending a Cabinet meeting in Sejong City Tuesday. (Yonhap)
Zelenskyy to visit UK for first time since Russia's invasion 08 Feb 2023 - 12:08 pm
Ukraine's acting Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko (2R/REAR) and acting Head of Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk (R/REAR), attend a session of the Ukrainian Parliament with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) where deputies will vote on the appointment in Kyiv on February 7, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by ANDRII NESTERENKO / AFP)
Wretched life of migrants building Senegal's city of the future 08 Feb 2023 - 10:02 am
A construction worker from Guinea Conakry looks on during a lunch break in Diamniadio on November 15, 2022. - Young men from Sierra Leone, Guinea and even distant Nigeria have flocked to Diamniadio, lured by the vision of a decent job and pay in a stable currency. They are among thousands of labourers toiling on construction sites across the budding city. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 7,800 as rescuers battle cold 08 Feb 2023 - 07:57 am
This handout photograph released by Maxar Technologies on February 7, 2023, shows a satellite image taken of Islahiye in south-eastern Turkey on February 7, 2023 (Photo by Handout / Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
US says helping quake-hit Syria, will do more in Turkey 08 Feb 2023 - 12:31 am
People react they wait near a search and rescue operation following an earthquake in Gaziantep, Turkey, February 7, 2023. (REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan)
US, EU ministers agree on need for 'full transparency' in green subsidies 08 Feb 2023 - 12:08 am
The German and French economy ministers, Robert Habeck (left) and Bruno Le Maire started meetings with US officials on February 7, 2023.  Brendan Smialowski / AFP
Trudeau promises $34.4 billion to shore up Canadian health care 07 Feb 2023 - 11:54 pm
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Anti-China leader ousted in Solomon Islands, ABC reports 07 Feb 2023 - 11:40 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) and his counterpart Solomon Islands' Jeremiah Manele at a press conference in Honiara on May 28, 2022. File photo / AFP
Quake imperils cross-border aid to Syria: UN 07 Feb 2023 - 11:37 pm
Syrian children look out of the window of a tent window at an emergency shelter in the center of the city of Maarat Misrin, in the rebel-held northern part of the northwestern Idlib province one day after a deadly earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Abdulaziz Ketaz / AFP)
Riots erupt in Nigerian city over cash shortages 07 Feb 2023 - 11:15 pm
Debris are seen outside the premises of a local bank in Abeokuta, Nigeria, on February 7, 2023 after a demonstration by angry residents. - Angry protesters went on rampage on Tuesday in southwest Nigerian city of Abeokuta, in Ogun state, police and residents said, in the latest flare-up over a major cash and fuel crisis.  (Photo by Seun Adeniyi / AFP)
France adopts controversial law aimed at boosting renewables 07 Feb 2023 - 10:56 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron waits for Ethiopian Prime Minister before a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
New areas under threat as Chile fires rage and mercury rises 07 Feb 2023 - 10:47 pm
Firefighters rest at the command post after fighting forest fires in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile on February 6, 2023.  (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
UAE, Saudi Arabia pledge quake relief to Syria, Turkey 07 Feb 2023 - 10:39 pm
Earthquake survivors gather to collect supplies at a diaper distribution in Hatay on February 7, 2023, a day after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's southeast. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP)
Qatari-Bahraini meeting setting mutual talks' mechanism and procedures 07 Feb 2023 - 10:28 pm
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Russian interest in German airport sparks criticism 07 Feb 2023 - 10:10 pm
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757,000 people protest as French unions battle to keep momentum in pension showdown 07 Feb 2023 - 09:59 pm
A protester kicks back a tear gas canister as clashes erupt during a demonstration on the third day of nationwide rallies and strikes against a pensions reform plan at Republique square in Paris on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)