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Women still barred as Afghan universities reopen for men 06 Mar 2023 - 06:58 pm
A banner seen with images of women defaced using spray paint are pictured inside a private university after the universities were reopened in Kabul on March 6, 2023. - Male students trickled back to their classes on March 6 after Afghan universities reopened following a winter break but women remain barred by Taliban authorities. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
In "junk fee" fight, US details airline family seating rules 06 Mar 2023 - 06:53 pm
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Central African ex-president leaves Chad for new exile 06 Mar 2023 - 06:32 pm
François Bozizé had seized power in 2003 but was overthrown 10 years later. File photo / AFP
Police bust Russia-linked international hacking network: Germany 06 Mar 2023 - 06:24 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (first row, center) and members of his cabinet pose on the stairs of Schloss Meseberg palace in Meseberg near Gransee, northeastern Germany, at the end of the federal cabinet retreat on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
Archaeologists in Egypt unearth Sphinx-like Roman-era statue 06 Mar 2023 - 06:16 pm
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Ukraine vows to fortify defences in frontline Bakhmut 06 Mar 2023 - 06:09 pm
A man walks outside a destroyed school after a missile strike in Kramatorsk, Dombass regions, on March 6, 2023, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)
Al-Qaida says 2 operatives killed in drone strike in Yemen 06 Mar 2023 - 06:02 pm
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Four Americans kidnapped in northern Mexico, officials say 06 Mar 2023 - 05:51 pm
The Gateway International Bridge is seen with migrants waiting close to the border check point with the United States, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on November 5, 2019. File photo / AFP
'No improvement' in Eritrea's dire human rights record: UN 06 Mar 2023 - 05:49 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. (Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP)
Lebanon to quiz embattled central bank chief 06 Mar 2023 - 05:28 pm
File Photo: Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh
School poisonings, if deliberate, deserve death: Iran leader 06 Mar 2023 - 05:19 pm
A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 6, 2023 shows him speaking following a ceremony marking the week of
Norfolk Southern to pay millions for derailment: governor 06 Mar 2023 - 04:59 pm
File photo: A Norfolk Southern train passes underneath a bridge on February 25, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Michael Swensen/Getty Images/AFP.
Danish defense ministry bans TikTok on employee work phones 06 Mar 2023 - 04:58 pm
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Cyberattack hits major hospital in Spanish city of Barcelona 06 Mar 2023 - 04:40 pm
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Ukraine military backs 'strengthening' Bakhmut defence 06 Mar 2023 - 04:21 pm
Ukrainian servicemen light a fire with gun powder to get warm near the city of Bakhmut in the region of Donbas on March 5, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)
Landslide in Indonesia kills at least 11; dozens missing 06 Mar 2023 - 04:03 pm
This handout photo taken and released on March 6, 2023 by the BNPB (National Disaster Management Agency) shows people inspecting the damage at a village that was hit by landslides in Natuna in Indonesia's Riau Province. (Photo by Handout / BNPB / AFP)
Accor co-founder, who brought France US-style hotels, dies at 91 06 Mar 2023 - 02:33 pm
(Files) In this file photo taken on March 26, 2001, CEO of Accor group Gerard Pelisson poses at the Pavillon gabriel in Paris on March 26, 2001, during the baptism of the 2000 vintage of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur. (Photo by Daniel Janin / AFP)
Wreckage cleared, days after deadly Greek rail disaster 06 Mar 2023 - 01:58 pm
A photo shows flowers layed on the tracks at the railway station of Rapsani, north Greece, on March 5, 2023, during a commemorative gathering for the victims of a deadly train crash which killed 57. Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP