White House insists Biden was right on Afghan ‘hard calls’
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden is being called everything from…
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UK regulator approves Moderna jab for children aged 12-17
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's medicines watchdog on Tuesday said it had approved the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for children…
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Portugal wildfire ‘under control’ but still burning
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) -- More than 600 firefighters on Tuesday managed to bring a blaze under control a day after…
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Escorted by Taliban: India’s midnight evacuation from Afghanistan
by Jay DESHMUKH KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Outside the main iron gate of the Indian embassy in Kabul, a group…
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Comelec rejects proposal to move voter registration deadline to October 31
Says voter registration hours to be extended instead (Eagle News)-- The Commission on Elections has rejected the proposal to move…
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New Zealand PM warns virus outbreak will grow
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealanders must brace for additional Covid-19 cases from an outbreak that has plunged the…
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35 Filipinos evacuated from Afghanistan arrive in the country
(Eagle News) – Thirty-five Filipinos from Afghanistan who had been evacuated by their companies to Doha, Qatar earlier arrived…
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ICC fears violations of humanitarian law in Afghanistan
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The International Criminal Court expressed concern Tuesday about reports of crimes in Afghanistan that may…
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Australia’s Qantas to make vaccines mandatory for staff
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it would make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for staff, as the company…
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4.2-magnitude quake strikes Agusan del Sur early Wednesday, Aug. 18
(Eagle News) -- A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Agusan del Sur early Wednesday, Aug. 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and…
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