Pupil started deadly Guyana dorm fire over confiscated phone
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) -- The weekend school dormitory blaze that killed 19 minors in central Guyana was started by a…
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US top health official sounds alarm on child social media use
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The top US health official on Tuesday issued a stark warning to parents, tech companies…
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‘Modern slavery’ most common in North Korea and Eritrea: study
LONDON, May 23, 2023 (AFP) -- North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the…
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World ‘failing’ to protect civilians in combat zones, UN chief says
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The world is failing to protect civilians as the number of people caught up…
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Sporadic shelling as combat eases after Sudan ceasefire
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sporadic artillery fire still echoed in Sudan's capital Tuesday but residents said fighting had calmed following…
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Guam braces for direct hit from Super Typhoon Mawar
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Super Typhoon Mawar packing potentially catastrophic winds is heading for a direct hit on…
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Thai FA bans players, officials over football final brawls
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai football on Tuesday handed out lengthy bans to two players, two officials and a coach over…
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Air strikes, combat as one-week Sudan truce officially starts
KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 23, 2023 (AFP) -- Witnesses in the Sudanese capital reported clashes and air strikes minutes after a…
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E. Timor independence hero Gusmao’s party wins parliamentary election
DILI, East Timor, May 23, 2023 (AFP) -- East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmao's party won the parliamentary election but…
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Russian PM arrives in China for talks with Xi, business forum
SHANGHAI, China, May 23, 2023 (AFP) -- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in China, Moscow's foreign ministry said,…
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