Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
by Philip FONG HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the world's first atomic bomb attack,…
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International
US adds 1,242 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States added 1,262 more deaths to its COVID-19 toll in the 24 hours…
4 years ago
France opens probe into Beirut blast after 21 citizens wounded: prosecutors
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Prosecutors in France opened an investigation Wednesday after 21 French citizens were wounded in the devastating…
4 years ago
Belgian meat plant quarantines 225 staff
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- One of Belgium's biggest meat processing plants has sent 225 staff home to quarantine Wednesday after…
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New York to set up COVID-19 ‘checkpoints’
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York will put up checkpoints at key entry points to the city to…
4 years ago
Canada strikes deals for vaccine candidates with Pfizer, Moderna
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada announced Wednesday it has signed two agreements with American pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for…
4 years ago
Floods affect more than 50,000 in Sudan: UN
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- More than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding across Sudan over the past week, the…
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US signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government Wednesday announced a new $1 billion investment in a COVID-19 vaccine being…
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Florida surpasses half a million COVID-19 cases
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Florida, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the southeastern US, has surpassed half…
4 years ago
Anger mounts as Lebanon’s ‘Armageddon’ death toll tops 113
by Rouba el Husseini and Tony Gamal-Gabriel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Anger mounted in Lebanon on Wednesday as rescuers searched…
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