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Al-Qaeda North Africa confirms chief is dead: SITE

BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing has confirmed that its Algerian chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is dead, according to…

China races to prevent virus second wave

by Jing Xuan Teng with AFP bureaux BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China imposed travel restrictions on nearly half a million…

Canada to roll out COVID-19 tracing app as cases top 100,000

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada will soon roll out a COVID-19 tracing app for smartphones, developed with help from BlackBerry…

Californians ordered to wear face masks in public

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California's Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered all Californians to wear face masks in…

China releases 10 Indian soldiers after border battle: reports

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- China has freed 10 Indian soldiers seized in a high-altitude border clash in the Himalayas…

Iran navy test-fires new cruise missiles

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran test-fired a "new generation" of cruise missiles Thursday, the navy said, in the first such…

Japan ex-justice minister arrested in vote-buying scandal

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese prosecutors on Thursday arrested the country's former justice minister -- a close ally of Prime…

Japan urges citizens to install virus-tracking app

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government on Thursday urged citizens to install the country's first coronavirus-tracing app when it launches…

Chinese county restricts travel as Beijing races to contain virus

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Travel restrictions were placed on nearly half a million…

Kazakh leader Nazarbayev, 79, has coronavirus: official website

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Kazakhstan's 79-year-old former president and official 'Leader of the Nation' Nursultan Nazarbayev has tested positive for…

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