UK fuel industry denies govt claims crisis is easing
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK petrol stations are still running out of fuel, a retailers' group warned on Thursday,…
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‘Severe crisis’ as number of people needing aid in Myanmar triples: UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Myanmar is facing a "severe crisis" with the number of people needing aid tripling…
4 years ago
United Airlines says, more workers vaccinated due to mandate
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- United Airlines said Thursday it will dismiss fewer workers than previously announced after hundreds…
4 years ago
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid opens Israeli embassy in Bahrain
MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) -- Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid opened the Jewish state's embassy in Bahrain Thursday, a year after…
4 years ago
Canaries lava peninsula doubles in size as wind change raises risk
Spain (AFP) -- Lava from the erupting volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands that began cascading into the…
4 years ago
Over 2,000 health facilities shuttered in Afghanistan: Red Cross
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Afghanistan's health system is on the verge of collapse, a top Red Cross official warned Thursday,…
4 years ago
Ukraine reports highest daily Covid cases since April
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine on Thursday reported its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since April as authorities prepared…
4 years ago
Head in the sky: 8-year-old Brazilian girl dubbed world’s youngest astronomer
by Jarbas OLIVEIRA, avec Louis GENOT, à Rio de Janeiro FORTALEZA, Brazil (AFP) -- When Nicole Oliveira was just learning…
4 years ago
Algeria begins Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine production
CONSTANTINE, Algeria (AFP) -- Algeria on Wednesday started producing the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinovac, with production expected…
4 years ago
Philippine economy to take 10 years to recover from virus: official
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippine economy will take more than a decade to return to pre-pandemic growth, an official…
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