Mideast sandstorms snarl traffic, close schools, harm health
by Haitham EL-TABEI with AFP correspondents in the Middle East Sandstorms across the Middle East have delayed flights, closed…
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Shanghai says ‘zero-Covid’ achieved but millions still in lockdown
Shanghai on Tuesday declared it had achieved "zero-Covid" across all its districts, sparking derision on social media as millions in China's…
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China’s zero-Covid policy to hit Asia aviation recovery: IATA
China's zero-Covid policy will hold back a full air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, a top airline industry group…
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UN warns of ‘dire consequences’ of N. Korea Covid response
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at the human rights implications of North Korea's response to the massive coronavirus outbreak…
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Putin says Europe’s oil sanctions are ‘economic suicide’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the oil sector was undergoing a "tectonic change", but claimed Europe would be…
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Man attacked US church over ‘hatred of Taiwan’: probe
A man who padlocked a church and opened fire on its Taiwanese-American congregation, killing one person and injuring five others,…
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Frontal system affecting extreme N. Luzon: PAGASA
Western section of Northern, Central Luzon also affected by southwesterly surface windflow (Eagle News) -- The frontal system is affecting…
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Dozens hurt in clashes at Palestinian funeral in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP) -- More than 70 Palestinians were wounded in overnight clashes with Israeli forces at a Jerusalem…
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‘Dancing, not war’: Signs of normality in Ukraine’s shattered Kharkiv
by Patrick Fort © Agence France-Presse Kharkiv, UKRAINE (AFP) -- Three women plant flowers on a roundabout in central Kharkiv,…
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Musk says Twitter purchase will not go ahead without clarity on spam accounts
New York, UNITED STATES (AFP) -- Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday that his purchase of Twitter would not go ahead…
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