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Flash flooding kills three in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) -- Torrential rains turned the streets of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan into rivers on Thursday,…

US jobless claims top 47.2 million with 1.48 million new filings

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Another 1.48 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department…

Iran coronavirus deaths top 10,000

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Thursday announced 134 new deaths from the novel coronavirus took the overall toll in…

Miner becomes millionaire after finding biggest tanzanite stones

DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (AFP) -- A Tanzanian small-scale miner has become a multi-millionaire after uncovering two of the biggest…

New coronavirus cluster at Italy courier warehouse: report

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- A cluster of new coronavirus cases has emerged at a warehouse in the Italian city of…

Pakistan airline grounds about 150 pilots in license probe: official

ISALAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan International Airlines said Thursday it had grounded almost a third of its pilots for holding…

DR Congo declares end to Ebola epidemic in east

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- DR Congo's government on Thursday officially declared an end to an Ebola epidemic that broke…

Building collapse kills mother, two children in Italy

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- A woman and two of her children were crushed to death when part of a building…

Eiffel Tower reopens in Paris after 104-day virus lockdown: AFP

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower reopened on Thursday for the first time since France imposed its coronavirus lockdown…

Pirates kidnap six off Benin: authorities

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Pirates kidnapped five South Koreans and a Ghanaian after boarding their fishing vessel off Benin,…

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