UPDATED: Four killed in California mass shooting
by Jocelyne Zablit Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Four people were killed and nearly a dozen…
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Eating variety of nuts linked to lower heart disease risk
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People who regularly snack on a variety of nuts may face a lower risk of…
8 years ago
In Saudi visit, Lebanese patriarch backs PM Hariri over resignation
by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- The head of Lebanon's Maronite church, in a historic…
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Russia says May’s criticism an attempt to distract Britons
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed Prime Minister Theresa May's biting criticism, saying she was vilifying…
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Mugabe’s party accuses army chief of ‘treasonable conduct’
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwe's ruling party on Tuesday accused the army chief of "treasonable conduct" after he challenged President…
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NBA: French guard Batum set for season opener for Hornets
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Charlotte Hornets guard Nicolas Batum will make his 2017-18 NBA regular-season debut on Wednesday after tearing a…
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Lafarge offices searched over Syria business links
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French investigators searched the offices of French-Swiss cement maker Lafarge Tuesday, the company said, as part of an…
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Dimming Sun’s rays to cool planet will affect storms too: study
by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- Injecting billions of reflective particles into the stratosphere could help cool an overheating…
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Iran scrambles to aid victims of killer quake
by Siavosh Ghazi Agence France-Presse SAR-E POL-E ZAHAB, Iran (AFP) -- Thousands of Iranians on Tuesday spent a third night in…
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UN condemns N. Korea for firing missiles as people starve
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN member-states on Tuesday condemned North Korea for gross human rights violations and for conducting missile…
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