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Yellow vest protesters in Paris on Saturday.

'Gilets worn'? Yellow vest protesters 'tired' but vow to carry on

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Samba schools show their talents at Rio Carnival parade

Samba schools show their talents at Rio Carnival parade

Monday was not a good day on Wall Street

Dow drops more than 1,000 as COVID-19 threatens global economy

President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Katherine Johnson in 2015

Pioneering black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101

High-tech Start-Ups in Croatia: Rimac Automobili pushing electric car limits

High-tech Start-Ups in Croatia: Rimac Automobili pushing electric car limits

Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault on Monday. He could face more charges.

Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape, sexual assault in landmark #MeToo moment

"Sack race for men only in the CDU": a carnival float depicting the leadership race, seen during the Rose Monday carnival street parade in Dusseldorf, February 24, 2020.

Angela Merkel’s CDU to elect new leader in April to try to revive fortunes

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President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Katherine Johnson in 2015

'Exceptional' black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101

Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault on Monday. He could face more charges.

Weinstein guilty of rape: How victims 'changed the course of history'

"Sack race for men only in the CDU": a carnival float depicting the leadership race, seen during the Rose Monday carnival street parade in Dusseldorf, February 24, 2020.

Angela Merkel’s CDU to elect new leader in April

The scene in Volkmarsen

Children wounded as car rams crowd at carnival in Germany

Thousands rally in Hanau against 'barbaric ideology' of white supremacy

Thousands rally in Hanau against 'barbaric ideology' of fascism

Rebel leader in South Sudan sworn in as vice president of government meant to end war

Rebel leader in South Sudan sworn in as vice president

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World

Protesters march for Assange's release

Protesters march for Assange

Louvre opens all-night for free for last weekend of Da Vinci exhibition

Louvre pulls an all-nighter for last weekend of Da Vinci exhibition

Macron tells farmers he opposes cuts to agricultural subsidies

Macron tells farmers he opposes cuts to agricultural subsidies

Business

Strength in numbers: the benefits when firms join forces

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Strength in numbers: the benefits when firms join forces

European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Brussels, Feb. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

EU warns Facebook: Don't 'push away' responsibility over regulation

Flower pow(d)er: Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high

Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high

Sport

Continued success for Japan's judoka and young Georgian in Düsseldorf

Continued success for Japan's judoka and young Georgian in Düsseldorf

Abe siblings star on Day 1 of the 2020 Dusseldorf Grand Slam

Abe siblings star on Day 1 of the 2020 Dusseldorf Grand Slam

Racism in football: "The message being sent is devastating"

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Iran quake hits villages in Turkey, kills at least nine people

Iran quake hits villages in Turkey, kills at least nine people

Bolivians clean up after river flood forces evacuation

Bolivians clean up after river flood forces evacuation

Residents queue for supplies at supermarket after COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak

Residents queue for supplies at supermarket after coronavirus outbreak

Europe

Tough border control awaits migrants attempting to reach EU from Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tough border control awaits migrants attempting to reach EU

France's oldest nuclear plant Fessenheim turns off one reactor

France's oldest nuclear plant Fessenheim turns off one reactor

A woman with a protective facemask walks across the Piazza del Duomo, in front of the Duomo, in central Milan.

COVID-19: World must act 'to prevent a potential pandemic' says WHO

Culture

Venice Carnival starts amid 'coronavirus and high tide fears'

'Coronavirus and high-tide fears' impacts Venice Carnival tourism

Storm Ciara winds force cancellation of Galway 2020 European Culture Capital ceremony

Storm Ciara forces cancellation of Galway's European Culture ceremony

Maryam Touzani's 'Adam' looks at the lives of two isolated Moroccan women in a patriarchal society

Touzani's 'Adam' looks at the lives of two isolated Moroccan women

Travel

Camel milk chocolate: Moving from the desert to the dessert table

Camel milk chocolate: Moving from the desert to the dessert table

Dubai Creek: Discover a lost Arabian world

Dubai Creek: Discover a lost Arabian world

Dubai acts to stem the tide of single use plastic

Dubai acts to stem the tide of single use plastic

Sci-tech

Graphene: Meet the material of the future that's 200 times stronger than steel

Meet the material of the future that's 200 times stronger than steel

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has produced the highest resolution image of the Sun’s surface ever taken.

Hot shot: Solar telescope captures the Sun in unprecedented detail

Climate control: Stockholm named world’s smartest city as it aims for climate positive footprint

Climate control: Stockholm named world’s smartest city as it aims for climate positive footprint