Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long Bay
By Alice PHILIPSON Agence France-Presse HA LONG, Vietnam, May 26, 2023 (AFP) -- Squinting in the bright light of…
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Super Typhoon “Mawar” further intensifies over Philippine Sea
Is forecast to enter PAR on Friday evening (May 26) or Saturday morning (May 27) (Eagle News) -- Super Typhoon…
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17 more cases of Omicron subvariant Arcturus detected in PHL; total at 28
(Eagle News) -- Seventeen more cases of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 or Arcturus have been detected in the Philippines.…
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Difficult times bring Russia and Cuba closer together
By Rigoberto DIAZ Agence France-Presse HAVANA, Cuba, May 26, 2023 (AFP) -- For the first time since the breakup of…
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Mexico president urges US Latinos to shun DeSantis over border vow
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico's president urged US Latino voters Thursday not to support Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who…
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Musk’s Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has gotten approval from US regulators…
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Peru seizes cocaine bricks wrapped in Nazi insignia
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Anti-narcotics officers in Peru seized 58 kilograms of cocaine headed for Belgium in packages bearing Nazi…
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Guam ‘weathers storm’ as Typhoon Mawar moves west
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Typhoon Mawar was moving away from Guam on Thursday, prompting the governor of the…
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Suspect held after four killed in Japan gun and knife attack
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had been holed up in a building after…
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Djokovic and Alcaraz in same half of French Open draw
PARIS, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - Novak Djokovic could face world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the…
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