New Covid restrictions in France as virus cases rise
AJACCIO, France (AFP) --Health officials in France on Tuesday activated an emergency plan on the Mediterranean island of Corsica as…
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Colombia town orders vaccine refusers to stay home or face fines, jail
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Authorities in a Colombian town have run out of patience with people refusing coronavirus vaccines, ordering…
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Double gold for New Zealand kayaker Carrington
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- New Zealand's Lisa Carrington continued an extraordinary nine-year unbeaten streak to win the 200-meter single-kayak sprint…
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‘I did it for me’: Biles takes Olympic bronze after mental health battle
by Nick REEVES TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Simone Biles' nightmare Olympics concluded with the US gymnastics superstar returning in the…
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EJ Obiena fails to get a medal but makes country proud in Olympic pole vault performance
(Eagle News) – Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena failed to make the 5.80 meters in the pole vault finals…
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Deadly wildfire races toward Turkish power plant
by Kadir DEMIR MARMARIS, Turkey (AFP) -- A roaring blaze raced toward a Turkish thermal power plant Tuesday and farmers…
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Bangladesh to vaccinate 10 million in seven days
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh extended its strict lockdown on Tuesday and announced plans to vaccinate at least 10 million…
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Spain extends virus aid until end of October
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's cabinet approved Tuesday the extension of measures to protect the most vulnerable from economic effects…
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US power past Spain to make Olympic basketball semis
SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) -- The United States kept their basketball gold medal dreams on track Tuesday by grinding past world…
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Sixteen more killed, dozens rescued in India’s monsoon deluge
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- At least 16 people have been killed and a quarter of a million people displaced from…
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