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France fines Microsoft 60 million euros over advertising cookies 22 Dec 2022 - 10:55 am
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Ukraine's Zelensky flies to US and wins more military support 21 Dec 2022 - 11:37 pm
US President Joe Biden meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, December 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Russian lawmakers back long jail terms for 'saboteurs' 21 Dec 2022 - 11:35 pm
(From left) Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Russian Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, on December 21, 2022. (Photo by Sergey Fadeichev and Sergey FADEICHEV / Sputnik / AFP)
Griner urges supporters to contact Whelan, help Americans detained abroad 21 Dec 2022 - 11:20 pm
US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow on August 4, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Russia readies for another UN fight over Syria aid deliveries 21 Dec 2022 - 09:54 pm
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on August 6, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
US confirms ambassador to Russia after three-month gap 21 Dec 2022 - 09:50 pm
Lynne Tracy testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next ambassador to Russia on November 30, 2022 (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images NA / AFP)
US slaps new sanctions on Iranian officials over protest crackdown 21 Dec 2022 - 09:12 pm
US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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)