epa09035514 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (C) greets people while walking with his supporters on the streets in downtown of Yerevan, Armenia, 25 February 2021. Pashinyan called on his followers to rally in central Yerevan to support him after he denounced a military coup against him following the army's demanding of his resignation. Pashinyan faced protests with calls to resign after the handling of a six-week conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020. EPA/HAYK BAGHDASARYAN/PHOTOLURE MANDATORY CREDIT

Armenian military staging ‘coup’, says prime minister

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Biden’s CIA nominee: Important US does 'everything' to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapon

The Americas

Boris Johnson’s challenge: turn Global Britain slogan into economic reality

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A Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard in Srinagar, the main city in the India-controlled portion of Kashmir, after an attack on police on February 19, 2021. AFP

India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire on Kashmir border

Asia
Shorthand teaser. Getty Images

Lessons in lockdown: Resilience, routines and self-recognition

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The UK's GCHQ surveillance agency says it is embracing AI to tackle a range of threats. Ministry of Defence

UK spy agency GCHQ accelerates AI use to tackle state-backed threats

Europe

The thin blue inline: Meet Karachi's armed rollerblading police unit

Asia
An Afghan security official inspect the scene of a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 February 2021. At least two people were killed after a magnetic, improvised explosive device (IED) explosion targeted a ranger-type vehicle in the Pule Wahdad area in PD3 of Kabul. EPA

Explained: How 'sticky bombs' have become the Taliban's weapon of choice

Asia
Employees pack Covid19 vaccines at the dispatch department in Pune, India. The first Covax vaccines arrived in Ghana on February 24. Image courtesy Unicef  

Ghana receives world's first doses of free Covax vaccines

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The bodies of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and his bodyguard Vittorio Iacovacci arrive back at Rome's Ciampino airport following a deadly attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ministero della Esteri/Handout via Reuters

Body of Italian ambassador killed in Congo returned to Rome

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Jose Becker, father, of Brazilian goalkeepers Alisson, right, of Liverpool and Muriel ,left, of Fluminense. EPA

Liverpool 'deeply saddened' by death of Alisson's father

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Two-thirds of the world’s poorest countries reduced their first post-Covid education budget. EPA

Unicef launches learning passport as Covid threatens education of 20 million girls

Europe
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (2nd R), tours the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, at Adnec. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed visits Idex on final day of exhibition

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Employees pack Covid19 vaccines at the dispatch department in Pune, India. The first Covax vaccines arrived in Ghana on February 24. Image courtesy Unicef  

Ghana receives world's first doses of free Covax vaccines

World
The bodies of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and his bodyguard Vittorio Iacovacci arrive back at Rome's Ciampino airport following a deadly attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ministero della Esteri/Handout via Reuters

Body of Italian ambassador killed in Congo returned to Rome

Africa
Jose Becker, father, of Brazilian goalkeepers Alisson, right, of Liverpool and Muriel ,left, of Fluminense. EPA

Liverpool 'deeply saddened' by death of Alisson's father

Football
Two-thirds of the world’s poorest countries reduced their first post-Covid education budget. EPA

Unicef launches learning passport as Covid threatens education of 20 million girls

Europe
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (2nd R), tours the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, at Adnec. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed visits Idex on final day of exhibition

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 US soldier stands guard at the K1 Air Base near Kirkuk in northern Iraq, during a handover ceremony. Getty

Gen Kenneth McKenzie argues US forces need to stay in Iraq to stop ISIS regaining strength

Asia
Internally displaced Syrian children walk near tents at a camp in northern Aleppo near the Syrian-Turkish border, February 17, 2021.  REUTERS

Syria's children approach 10-year anniversary in deepening ‘education crisis’

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ISIS terrorist Anthony Garcia had inspired the London Bridge terror attacker. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK's Bluewater bomb plot terrorist allegedly behind prison radicalisations

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A Chinese warship taking part in exercises in the Arabian Sea near Pakistan. AP

Global military spending grows as US dominance is ‘being challenged’ by China

Europe
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and former leader Alex Salmond in happier times. Getty

Power struggle at top of Scottish politics as former leader turns on his former protege

Europe
The Bishops Avenue in Hampstead, one of North London's most expensive streets. Alamy

Bankrupt Iraqi developer 'duped' businessmen over prestige UK property projects

Europe
The US is condemning Iran's actions, but not taking steps against it. AFP

US and allies hold nerve to save nuclear deal in face of Iranian escalation

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The UAE's diplomatic adviser to the president, Anwar Gargash, is seen during meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 29, 2019. REUTERS

Anwar Gargash: Biden administration is right in prioritising diplomacy with Iran

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A man holds a sign against a window at the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel reading "HM Prison Heathrow". Getty Images

Hotel quarantine guests complain of rights abuses at ‘HM Prison Heathrow’

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It is hoped the new tests can prepare for new mutations. AFP

Pfizer-BioNTech evaluates benefit of third jab as a booster

Europe
Former Facebook moderator Chris Gray has revealed the trauma he suffered after witnessing extreme content.

Traumatised former Facebook moderator: I cried my eyes out in a cafe

World
Diamond magnate Nirav Modi at his office in Mumbai in 2016. Photo: Getty Images

Diamond trader Nirav Modi loses fight in UK against extradition to India

World
A pharmacist prepares a syringe of AstraZeneca's vaccine to be administered to German police officers. AP

Merkel aims for 10m shots per week under revamp of struggling vaccine drive

Europe
Deepa Kumar, an accountant, was among 17 passengers who died in a bus accident in June 2019 in Dubai. He is pictured with his wife Athira and their daughter Amulya, both survived the crash but are struggling to cope. Courtesy Kumar famliy

Survivors of Dubai bus crash tell of emotional and financial strain two years after fatal accident

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Pedestrians walk past boarded-up shops in south London. Bloomberg

Cost of Britain's coronavirus furlough scheme reaches £53.8 billion

Economy
This July 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a vial of the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine. AP

Oman orders third batch of vaccine doses as Covid cases climb

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses outsourcing firms to employ content moderators. Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images

Backlash at Facebook’s outsourcing firms policing social media

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People scramble to board a bus amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

From Mumbai rush-hour to ski jumping - today's best pictures

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Nearly half of people who experienced cancer symptoms in the UK during the first wave of the pandemic did not seek medical help. Getty Images

Half of those with cancer symptoms did not seek help during first UK lockdown

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Facebook's European headquarters in Dublin. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)

Facebook moderators across Europe sue for damages over effect of extreme content

Europe
In Dunkirk a sign warns that 'Wearing a mask is mandatory'. Reuters

France orders Dunkirk lockdown as area becomes focus of European Covid surge

Europe
The creatives part of the Arab British Centre's Connect ME Digital Residency programme

Arab British Centre launches new artwork from Middle East digital residency

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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah have reviewed the longstanding fraternal relations between the two nations. Wam

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed meets Kuwaiti foreign minister on country's 60th National Day

UAE Government
A care home resident receives a Covid-19 vaccine in the UK. Reuters 

Major UK care home group insists new staff must have Covid-19 vaccine

Europe
UK finance minister Rishi Sunak holds the budget box outside his office in Downing Street in London last year. Mr Sunak’s tax increase will see corporation tax rise sharply from its current rate of 19 per cent. Reuters

UK Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak set to raise corporation tax in line with US plan

Economy
Foxconn is also in talks to fund China based electric-vehicle start-up Byton. EPA

Apple partner Foxconn teams up with Fisker to make electric cars

Technology
This recent undated handout photo received from Edgar's Mission on February 25, 2021 shows "Baarack", a wild sheep who was found wandering the wilderness of the Australian bush with a huge 35-kilogram (77 lbs.) coat after an estimated five years of unchecked growth, at Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary in Lancefield, Victoria state. -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Edgar’s Mission" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / AFP / Edgar’s Mission / Handout / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Edgar’s Mission" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

New fleece of life: Sheep has 35kg coat sheared after five years on the lam - video

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Doctors have warned of an anxiety pandemic once the worst of the pandemic is over. Reuters 

UK heading towards anxiety pandemic once lockdown is over

Europe
An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch near the site of a blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan February 11, 2021. Reuters

Afghanistan faces its darkest hour since 2001 as US considers pull-out

Asia
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Hundreds of dolphins race a boat in California – video

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Anti-coup protesters flash the three-fingered salute of resistance and display pictures of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar on February 25, 2021. AP

Myanmar students and doctors plan more protests as Facebook bans all military accounts

Asia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sought to address concerns about Ethiopia’s giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile. Reuters

Egypt supports Sudan's international arbitration proposal in dam dispute with Ethiopia

MENA
Paintings commemorating previous battles adorn a wall on February 04, 2021 in Lieyu, an outlying island of Kinmen that is the closest point between Taiwan and China. Kinmen, an island in the Taiwan strait that is part of Taiwan's territory. Getty Images.

China says US warship sailing through Taiwan Strait is undermining regional stability

World
An Iranian woman speaks over phone while walking past a mural of the Iranian national flag in Tehran. EPA

US patience with Iran on nuclear talks 'not unlimited'

MENA
Iranians wearing protective masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, walk on a market street in the capital Tehran. AFP

Iran arrested French tourist nine months ago, says lawyer

MENA
A man jogs in Athalassa Park in Nicosia, Cyprus on February 23, 2021. Reuters

UN proposes meeting to revive Cyprus reunification talks

World
Australia’s law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to be implemented, though the law’s architect says it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals. EPA

Australia passes law forcing Facebook and Google to pay for news

Asia
Bahrain is planning a 109km rail network, similar to the high-speed driverless Metro system that launched in Dubai in 2009. Chris Whiteoak / The National 

Bahrain seeks bidders for Dubai-style multi-billion dollar rail network

Gulf
 Ex-British Prime Minister Sir John Major. Reuters

Former UK prime minister Sir John Major congratulates Kuwait on National Day

World
A woman receives a vaccination shot against the coronavirus disease as part of a Tel Aviv municipality initiative offering a free drink at a bar to residents getting the shot, in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 18, 2021. Reuters

‘Great news’ as Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine proves 94% effective in real world

MENA
US Vice President Kamala Harris seen in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on February, 24 2021. EPA

US Vice President Kamala Harris urges black Americans: 'Let's not let Covid get us'

The Americas
Jordanian Minister of Health Nazir Obeidat watches as a woman prepares to receive a dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease at a hospital in Amman, Jordan. AFP 

Coronavirus: Jordan reimposes Friday curfew

MENA
A woman receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid19 vaccine. EPA

EU still struggles to get Covid-19 vaccine drive up to speed

Europe
A vial containing the Covid-19 vaccine by AstraZeneca and a syringe are seen on a table. AFP

Only 15% of AstraZeneca vaccine available in Germany has been used

Europe
Ariane Tabatabai . Courtesy The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Biden appointees of Arab and Muslim heritage face bigoted comments and attacks

The Americas
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala poses for a picture at her home in Potomac, Maryland, near Washington DC, US. AFP

British PM speaks with new director general of WTO

World
People wearing face masks walk through the Dupont Circle Market amid the coronavirus pandemic in Washington on February 21, 2021. AFP

Biden aims to distribute masks to millions in ‘equity’ push

The Americas
Houthi rebels ride on a vehicle during a funeral procession of Houthi fighters who were killed in recent fighting with forces of Yemen's Saudi-backed internationally recognized government, in Sanaa, Yemen on February 16, 2021. AP

Houthis anger world by ‘shifting goalposts’ on tanker salvage mission, says UN

World
Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi during his visit to Riyadh. SPA

Iraq's finance minister hails ‘sea change’ in relations with Saudi Arabia

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The 'USNS Carson City' pictured at Eckernforde, northern Germany. EPA

US Navy ship docks in Sudan to strengthen military ties

Africa
Vauxhall City Farm in London will reopen in April after people living nearby rallied to raise money to save it. Vauxhall City Farm

Covid lockdowns could not shut down this London urban farm

Europe
US President Joe Biden in the White House in Washington, February 23, 2021. AFP 

Biden wants US back on UN Human Rights Council

World
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the Covax vaccine programme will 'save lives and reduce the risk of future infections'. Reuters

Dominic Raab calls start of Covax rollout a 'huge step forward'

Europe
A health worker opens a Covid-19 test centre in Naumburg in eastern Germany. AFP

Germany plans home testing drive to carve path out of lockdown

Europe
A visitor presents a coronavirus vaccination certificate at the entrance to Khan Theatre in Jerusalem on Tuesday. EPA

Covid passport: vaccinated Israelis get ‘green pass’ to normal life

MENA
A US B-1 Lancer bomber squadron has been sent to Norway as competition with Russia grows in the Arctic. Reuters

With bombers and boats, US-Russian competition heats up in the frozen Arctic

Europe
Almost 200 coronvirus cases have been linked to an army barracks in England used to house asylum seekers. Getty

Priti Patel blames ‘mingling’ asylum seekers for Covid outbreak at UK barracks

Europe
A general view shot taken on March 30, 2016, shows trucks dumping their load at the Naameh landfill, just south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. AFP

Explained: Why Lebanon has an ongoing trash problem

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South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize receives the Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. Reuters 

US regulator: Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 one-shot vaccine is highly effective

The Americas
Erdem Moralioglu outlined the problems Brexit was causing in the fashion industry. Getty

After a fashion: Designer Erdem Moralioglu outlines how Brexit has cost the UK industry dear

Europe
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses outsourcing firms to employ content moderators. Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images

Inside the lucrative but troubled world of Facebook moderation

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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (2nd R), tours the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, at Adnec. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed visits Idex on final day of exhibition

UAE Government
Deepa Kumar, an accountant, was among 17 passengers who died in a bus accident in June 2019 in Dubai. He is pictured with his wife Athira and their daughter Amulya, both survived the crash but are struggling to cope. Courtesy Kumar famliy

Survivors of Dubai bus crash tell of strain 2 years after fatal accident

Transport
Al Mankhool Road, which stretches from 2nd December Street up to Dubai Creek, was renamed Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Street in celebration of Kuwait's 60th National Day. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office

Dubai Ruler renames street in honour of late Kuwaiti emir

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An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch near the site of a blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan February 11, 2021. Reuters

Afghanistan faces its darkest hour since 2001 as US considers pull-out

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Bahrain authorises Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use

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The pandemic prompted many thousands of foreign-born workers to leave Britain. Getty 

One million people quit UK in drop ‘unseen in economic history’

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epa09035514 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (C) greets people while walking with his supporters on the streets in downtown of Yerevan, Armenia, 25 February 2021. Pashinyan called on his followers to rally in central Yerevan to support him after he denounced a military coup against him following the army's demanding of his resignation. Pashinyan faced protests with calls to resign after the handling of a six-week conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020. EPA/HAYK BAGHDASARYAN/PHOTOLURE MANDATORY CREDIT

Armenian military staging ‘coup’, says prime minister

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BBC’s Ben Bland changes surname to Boulos to reflect Coptic heritage

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