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Moderate earthquake shakes Milan; no reports of injuries

18th December 2021

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Catalans protest against mandate for more Spanish in schools

18th December 2021

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Pope doubles down on quashing old Latin Mass with new limits

18th December 2021

Mount Semeru is seen in Lumajang district, East Java province, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for the highest volcano on Java island, saying Mount Semeru could blow up again after a sudden eruption earlier this month that killed a number of people and left thousands homeless in villages that were buried in layers of mud. (AP Photo/Hendra Permana)

Indonesia raises Semeru volcano alert, fearing new eruption

18th December 2021

In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, passengers gather to board Russian Military Il-76 cargo planes at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Russian military transport planes have delivered a shipment of humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan and flew back 200 Russians, Afghan students and others. The Russian Defense Ministry said that three Il-76 cargo planes will make stopover in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan before flying to Moscow. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian military planes evacuate 200 people from Afghanistan

18th December 2021

FILE – In this photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, a long-range Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces takes-off to patrol in the airspace of Belarus, from an airfield in Russia. A pair of nuclear-capable Russian long-range bombers has patrolled the skies over Belarus Saturday on a mission intended to underline close defense ties between the two allies amid tensions with the West. The Russian Defense Ministry said two Tu-22M3 flew a four-hour mission to practice “performing joint tasks with the Belarusian air force and air defense.” (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over Belarus

18th December 2021

Residents stand amid damaged homes following Typhoon Rai in Talisay, Cebu province, central Philippines on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. The strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods that trapped residents on roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the onslaught, officials said. (AP Photo/Jay Labra)

Typhoon leaves 31 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines

18th December 2021

Despite rainy weather, Duesseldorf’s city centre is well frequented despite the Corona rules for retailers, shortly before Christmas in Duesseldorf, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (Malte Krudewig/dpa via AP)

WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast

18th December 2021

A convoy of trucks with banners reading ‘SOS, Transport. We can’t hold out any longer’ and ‘That’s enough’ drive slowly during a protest in the Castellana boulevard in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Governments worldwide are facing protests, work stoppages or other political pressure to take action against soaring inflation. Spanish truck drivers ratcheted up the pressure by vowing a walkout days before Christmas and won relief on diesel prices, while Turkish citizens are protesting the government’s unorthodox economic policies that have worsened surging inflation and made it a struggle to buy food and other goods. (AP Photo/Paul White)

People pressure governments worldwide to act on inflation

18th December 2021

FILE – A man distributes bread to Burka-wearing Afghan women outside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec, 2, 2021. Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian disaster while also cajoling the neighboring country’s new Taliban rulers into concessions to soften their image abroad. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

Pakistan to rally Muslim countries to help Afghanistan

18th December 2021

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Travellers stand in front of an information board at BER Airport in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Germany’s incoming transport minister is advising people against traveling over Christmas as the country tries to stem a wave of coronavirus infections. (Joerg Carstensen/dpa via AP)

Europeans reimpose restrictions as omicron sweeps continent

18th December 2021

FILE – Pro-democracy lawmaker Ronny Tong sits with placards of yellow crosses placed after the lawmakers walk out of the legislative chamber to protest against Chief Secretary Carrie Lam who unveiled the Beijing-backed election reform package’s details, in Hong Kong on April 22, 2015. Elections for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 mark the culmination of Beijing’s campaign to rein in the body that had once kept it from imposing its unrestrained will over the semi-autonomous territory. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Hong Kong election defines dramatic changes by Beijing

18th December 2021

Flowers and drinks are placed in front of a building where a fire broke out Friday in Osaka, western Japan, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Japanese police on Saturday searched the house of one of the patients at a mental clinic where the fire gutted an entire floor in the eight-story building, killing over 20 people trapped inside. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)

Japan police search house of man linked to deadly Osaka fire

18th December 2021

COVID-19 variant, Omicron

Omicron cases now in 89 countries, doubling 3 days in areas with local spread – WHO

18th December 2021

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Top African cardinal in Vatican abruptly offers resignation – Sources

18th December 2021

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U.S. sanctions militia leader in Central African Republic

18th December 2021

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France’s Macron cancels Mali trip over new COVID-19 wave

18th December 2021

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Demos against coronavirus policies expected in many German cities

18th December 2021

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Cyprus reports big spike in new Omicron cases

18th December 2021

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UN chief urges countries to meet year-end 40 % vaccine goal

17th December 2021

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UN Deputy Chief, women leaders, others proffer solutions to gender-based violence

17th December 2021

A medical worker guides people as they wait for their coronavirus test at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge

16th December 2021

People wearing face masks to help curbing COVID-19 virus spread wait for a train at a subway station in Lisbon, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Despite having one of the highest vaccination rates in Europe, with 86.6% of its 10.3 million people inoculated, Portugal is scaling up its pandemic response amid the emergence of the omicron variant. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal to keep tighter COVID border rules

16th December 2021

People wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 cross the Trocadero Plaza in Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Authorities in France want to accelerate vaccinations against the coronavirus before Christmas as infections surge and more people with COVID-19 seek medical attention. Eiffel Tower in the background. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France to restrict travel from Britain to fight omicron

16th December 2021

Kateryna Shklyar, right, speaks to The Associated Press as her husband, Dmytro, left, and Halyna Moroka gather near her at her house in the village of Nevelske in eastern Ukraine, on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. With the bloody conflict between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces now more than seven years old, there are fears that a buildup of armed forces on Russia’s side of the border could lead to an invasion or the resumption of full-scale hostilities. “We don’t want war!” exclaimed Kateryna Shklyar, who shares the fear with her husband. (AP Photo/Andriy Dubchak)

Ukraine: Jittery villagers ‘fear that a big war will start’

16th December 2021

Virus Outbreak Africa

COVAX: Israel to donate 1 million COVID vaccines to African nations

16th December 2021

A woman wearing a face mask run past the offices of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba in Beijing on Dec. 13, 2021. A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says human resources and upper management wouldn’t deal with her accusation of sexual assault. So she went into the busy cafeteria at the headquarters of the Chinese e-commerce giant and screamed out her plight. Now she is paying the price. The company fired her. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Sexual assault: China’s #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public

16th December 2021

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Bosnian police jail 8 for war crimes during 1992-95 conflict

16th December 2021

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