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Russian divers found dead near popular Philippines resort 28 Feb 2025 - 12:41 pm
This handout photo taken February 27, 2025 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard February 28, shows coast guard personnel and rescuers placing recovered bodies of two Russian divers on stretchers near Verde Island, in Batangas City, south of Manila. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Mauritius, La Reunion on high alert for dangerous cyclone 27 Feb 2025 - 06:49 pm
People watch as waves lash against the shore in Saint-Denis de la Reunion, on the French overseas territory island of La Reunion, as the tropical cyclone
UK delays approving London Gatwick airport expansion 27 Feb 2025 - 05:38 pm
A passenger jet takes off from the single runway as another waits at Gatwick Airport, south of London on February 27, 2025, as the UK Government delay the final announcement on Gatwick's expansion until October. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
FDA cancels expert meeting on flu vaccines 27 Feb 2025 - 04:32 pm
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WHO decides mpox epidemic still global health emergency 27 Feb 2025 - 04:27 pm
A vial of the mpox vaccine stands during the launch of a vaccination campaign at The General Hospital of Goma on October 5, 2024. Photo by Aubin Mukoni / AFP
Hundreds of flights axed as Munich airport staff strike 27 Feb 2025 - 04:01 pm
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Gaza polio vaccination drive reached 600,000 children: WHO 27 Feb 2025 - 03:35 pm
A Palestinian child receives a polio vaccine at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on February 23, 2025. Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP
Banksy v Banksy: rival exhibits face off in Serbian capital 27 Feb 2025 - 03:30 pm
A woman walks past a poster advertising a gallery where an alternative and free exhibition showcases the work of the famous elusive artist Banksy in Belgrade on February 25, 2025. Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP
Japanese teens arrested for using AI to create illegal phone contracts 27 Feb 2025 - 03:22 pm
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Bangladeshi students who led revolution launch new party 27 Feb 2025 - 02:54 pm
Students address a press conference as they unveil a political party, 'Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad,' at Dhaka University in Dhaka on February 26, 2025. Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP.
Qatar Philharmonic to perform for first time in South Korea in April 27 Feb 2025 - 10:17 am
Qatar's Ambassador to South Korea H E Khalid Ebrahim Al Hamar (left) and Goyang Mayor Lee Dong-hwan discuss ways to enhance cooperation between Doha and Goyang at Goyang City Hall on Friday. PIC: Sanjay Kumar/The Korea Herald
US cuts overseas development program budgets by more than 90%: State Dept 27 Feb 2025 - 08:03 am
Demonstrators, some of them former PEPFAR and USAID employees, protest to demand that Congress stand up to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's
Hamas announces decision to release bodies of four hostages midnight, part of prisoner exchange deal 26 Feb 2025 - 11:29 pm
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Elon Musk stars at Trump's first cabinet meeting 26 Feb 2025 - 10:53 pm
Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk (L) speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump (R) at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
Palestinian infant dies of hypothermia in Gaza 26 Feb 2025 - 05:59 pm
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Indonesia agrees deal with Apple that could end iPhone sales ban 26 Feb 2025 - 05:07 pm
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GCC Secretary-General affirms Gulf States' role in resolving armed conflicts through mediation diplomacy 26 Feb 2025 - 12:40 am
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Ukraine agrees on terms of minerals deal with US 26 Feb 2025 - 12:26 am
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on February 24, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting with European leaders and Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau in Kyiv, to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)