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China’s power in Asia diminished by Covid Zero: Study 05 Feb 2023 - 05:48 pm
Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits cross a street as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 9, 2022. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)
US school district retracts Eid holiday decision 05 Feb 2023 - 05:21 pm
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Key Iran opposition figure calls for 'fundamental' change 05 Feb 2023 - 05:02 pm
Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) shake hands before a meeting at the Revolution Palace in Havana on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Yander ZAMORA / POOL / AFP)
Eight dead in weekend avalanches in Austria 05 Feb 2023 - 04:52 pm
A photo taken on February 4, 2023 shows rescuers during their mission on a slope near Pill, western Austria. - Avalanches in Austria and Switzerland have left five people dead, leading officials to warn on February 4 of the risks posed by particularly unstable snow cover. Three of those killed were visiting Austria's Alpine regions. (Photo by ZOOM.TIROL / APA / AFP)
Germany says has 'hundreds' of pieces of Ukraine war crime evidence 05 Feb 2023 - 04:46 pm
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Woman and child drown, dozens rescued in Greek shipwreck 05 Feb 2023 - 03:21 pm
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Former UK PM Truss criticises Sunak policies as pressure builds 05 Feb 2023 - 02:28 pm
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Heavy fighting in north of Bakhmut: Wagner chief 05 Feb 2023 - 02:04 pm
Ukrainian servicemen stand on their tanks near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Smilianets
Plummeting pound sends Egyptian private sector into decline 05 Feb 2023 - 01:15 pm
An employee counts Egyptian pounds at a foreign exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/
Sixteen killed in China highway pile-up 05 Feb 2023 - 01:14 pm
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Hong Kong leader seeks to deepen Middle East relations 05 Feb 2023 - 11:45 am
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee delivers his first annual policy address at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
US shoots down Chinese spy Balloon, drawing Beijing's ire 05 Feb 2023 - 10:29 am
This still image taken from a cellphone video by Haley Walsh in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shows an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon after it was shot down (loser L) on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Jose Romero / AFP
Cuban president meets Iranian FM 05 Feb 2023 - 10:02 am
President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel (R) during his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Source: Twitter/@QatarNewsAgency
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf dies: army 05 Feb 2023 - 10:01 am
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf salutes as he arrives for the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting in Mecca December 8, 2005. Reuters/Zainal Abd Halim/File Photo
Death toll in Chile forest fires rises to 22 05 Feb 2023 - 09:07 am
A man is seen during a fire in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile on February 3, 2023. - Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave provoked forest fires that left four people dead, authorities said on Friday. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
Nine missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea 05 Feb 2023 - 08:26 am
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US cargo train derails, causing huge fire and leaking hazardous gas 05 Feb 2023 - 07:52 am
Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Dustin Franz / AFP)
China's mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore 04 Feb 2023 - 11:57 pm
This picture taken on February 1, 2023 shows Sentosa Cove private residential housing next to yachts docked at One 15 Marina Sentosa Cove in Singapore. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)