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World Cup winners parade debacle triggers blame game in Argentina 21 Dec 2022 - 08:52 pm
General view of the Obelisco as Argentina fans are seen ahead of the victory parade in Buenos Aires on December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
WHO chief 'very concerned' about Covid situation in China 21 Dec 2022 - 08:09 pm
An elderly woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Danzhai, in China's southwestern Guizhou province province on December 21, 2022. (AFP) 
Bird flu situation is worsening in France, says ministry 21 Dec 2022 - 08:00 pm
A view shows the colony of northern gannets on the Rouzic island of the Sept-Iles archipelago, a bird reserve affected by a severe epidemic of bird flu, off the coast of Perros-Guirec in Brittany, France, September 5, 2022. (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe)
Free bus fares are coming to Washington as soon as July 2023 21 Dec 2022 - 07:14 pm
A bus is seen in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2022. The Washington government voted to institute free bus rides for all starting in the summer of 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)
France faces wave of transport strikes on Christmas weekend 21 Dec 2022 - 07:00 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) visits the archaeological site of Jerash, Jordan on December 21, 2022.  (Photo by Eliot BLONDET / POOL / AFP)
Guardian newspaper hit with suspected ransomware attack 21 Dec 2022 - 06:51 pm
The Guardian's headquarters in London. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Mexico to maintain shaky ties with Peru 21 Dec 2022 - 06:41 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks on during Chilean President Gabriel Boric's official visit to Mexico at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
Gambian government says has foiled coup attempt 21 Dec 2022 - 06:11 pm
President of The Gambia Adama Barrow addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
In hangover of World Cup fiesta, Argentina's economic reality bites 21 Dec 2022 - 06:00 pm
Argentina fans celebrate as the the bus carrying the players and the World Cup trophy is seen during the victory parade in Buenos Aires on December 20, 2022.  REUTERS/Martin Villar
Covid surge hits Shanghai with crowded hospitals, empty streets 21 Dec 2022 - 05:52 pm
A woman crosses a street on the Bund in the Huangpu district in Shanghai on December 21, 2022. (Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
Ukraine's Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington 21 Dec 2022 - 05:47 pm
In this handout picture taken and released on December 20, 2022 by the Ukrainian Presidential press services Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) hands out the State Award to a soldier during a medal giving ceremony to Ukrainian servicemen who have been holding back a fierce and months-long Russian military campaign for the city, as part of Zelensky's visit in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, now the epicentre of fighting in Russia's nearly 10-month invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by STRINGER / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
Investigators to probe failed Italian Vega C rocket launch 21 Dec 2022 - 05:19 pm
A logo of Arianespace is seen at the company's booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 17, 2022. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
Armed guards stop Afghan women entering universities after Taliban ban 21 Dec 2022 - 05:03 pm
Members of the Taliban stand guard at the entrance gate of Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Ali Khara)
Germany sends first batch of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to China 21 Dec 2022 - 04:35 pm
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US, September 8, 2022. (REUTERS/Hannah Beier)
Ukraine's Zelenskiy goes to Washington seeking 'weapons, weapons and more weapons' 21 Dec 2022 - 02:51 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards a Ukrainian service member at a position in the frontline town of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 20, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters
Relatives despair as search continues for Thai marines missing at sea 21 Dec 2022 - 02:45 pm
A helicopter carries an injured sailor and a body of a Royal Thai Navy sailor during a rescue mission after a Navy corvette sank in the Gulf of Thailand, in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Napat Wesshasartar
India on lookout for new COVID variants as cases in other countries climb 21 Dec 2022 - 02:36 pm
Women walk past a graffiti amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India, February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
German climate activists cut off top of Christmas tree 21 Dec 2022 - 02:21 pm