US blacklists Chinese individuals, firms for South China Sea work
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions and restrictions on two dozen Chinese companies and…
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International
UPDATED: Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan
by Elise Blanchard with Emal Haidary in Kabul KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rescue workers in Afghanistan searched Wednesday for survivors…
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N. Korea’s Kim issues warning on virus as health speculation swirls
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean state media on Wednesday showed leader Kim Jong Un at a meeting of…
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AstraZeneca starts UK covid-19 drug trial
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharma giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had begun a clinical trial of a drug designed…
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DR Congo declares end to deadly measles epidemic
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday declared the end of a 25-month outbreak…
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Hillary Clinton urges Biden not to concede in close election
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Hillary Clinton, who lost to Donald Trump in 2016, said Tuesday that this year's Democratic…
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‘We need to be prepared’: Hurricane Laura heads for US Gulf Coast
by Gianrigo MARLETTA NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- Storm Laura was upgraded to a destructive hurricane on Tuesday and…
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Laura lashes Cuba, expected to become hurricane by US landfall
by Moises Avila, with Amelie Baron in Port-aux-Princes HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Laura pounded Cuba with heavy rains…
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Seoul schools go back online over virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Tuesday ordered all schools and kindergartens in the greater Seoul region to…
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Ebola cases climb to 100 in latest DR Congo outbreak
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- One hundred cases of Ebola have been recorded in DR Congo's northwest in less than…
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