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World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis

Zimbabwe lead first Test despite Bangladesh spinner Mehidy's five wickets

Vatican postpones sainthood for 'God's influencer' after pope's death

Pope's death prompts CONI to call for sporting postponements, minute's silence

Stunned and sad, faithful gather at St Peter's to remember Francis

Asian scam centre crime gangs expanding worldwide: UN

Davos meet founder Klaus Schwab steps down from WEF board

Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2 billion people: report

Pope Francis is dead at 88

The beautiful game: Pope Francis's passion for football

Clerical sex abuse: Pope Francis's thorniest challenge

Vietnam to re-open to tourists after two-year closure

Vietnam will re-open to international tourists on March 15 after a two-year border closure due to the pandemic, the government said Wednesday.

Poland, Hungary risk funding slashes after EU rule-of-law decision

The EU's top court on Wednesday rejected a challenge by Poland and Hungary to a mechanism allowing Brussels to slash funding to member states that flout democratic standards.

Nigeria begins 24-hour supply to end fuel shortage

Nigeria's state-run oil company said it had started a 24-hour distribution of petrol to service stations to end a week-long scarcity that has caused traffic snarls in major cities.

French public spending watchdog warns about post-Covid debt

France's public accounts watchdog warned Wednesday about the state of the country's finances, which have deteriorated dramatically in the last two years due to a massive Covid-19 rescue package, tax cuts and spending commitments.

China has expanded statist economic policies over 20 years in WTO: US

China has not adopted the rules of the World Trade Organization even after 20 years' membership, the United States said Wednesday, adding that the world's second-biggest economy had "retained and expanded" its statist approach to the detriment of businesses and workers globally.

Prince Andrew's settlement 'worth £12 mn' as anger mounts in UK

Disgraced British royal Prince Andrew faced a call Wednesday to "live out his retirement in ignominy" after reportedly settling a sexual assault lawsuit for a whopping £12 million ($16.3 million, 14.3 million euros).

China's Xi orders Hong Kong to suppress outbreak 'above everything else'

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for Hong Kong to take "all necessary measures" to control an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak, Beijing-affiliated newspapers in the city said Wednesday, a day after leader Carrie Lam ruled out a China-style hard lockdown.

No 'Miracle on Ice' as Slovakia knock USA out of Olympic hockey

Slovakia eliminated the United States in the Beijing Olympic ice hockey quarterfinals Wednesday, stunning the Americans with a tying goal in the final minute of regulation before winning 3-2 in a shootout.

Metronomy see a 'Small World' emerge from pandemic

As the title of his new album suggests, Metronomy's Joe Mount found an unexpected sense of connection to the rest of the planet in the midst of the pandemic.

Olympic snowboard king Su Yiming showcases a more confident China

Sporting shoulder-length hair, rings and baggy trousers, teenage snowboarding sensation Su Yiming looked every inch the cool, confident ambassador of China's new youth as he swept to home Olympic gold.

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