Ecuador ex-president sentenced to eight years for corruption
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for corruption…
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International
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey pledges $1 bn for COVID-19 relief effort
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion…
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Pacific’s monster storm Harold moves on to Fiji
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- A deadly Pacific cyclone bore down on Fiji Wednesday after leaving a trail of destruction in…
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Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization,…
4 years ago
Britain’s Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care
by Alice RITCHIE / Phil HAZLEWOOD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was battling the coronavirus…
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US navy chief out over handling of ship virus outbreak
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday over his mishandling of an outbreak of…
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China lifts Wuhan travel ban, Britain, NY report record deaths
by Chris Lefkow with Jing Xuan Teng in Wuhan WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China lifted a travel ban on…
4 years ago
Sweden reports over 100 deaths from COVID-19 in a day
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Sweden on Tuesday reported another 114 coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to 591 in a country…
4 years ago
Two South Koreans recover from coronavirus after plasma therapy
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Two elderly South Korean coronavirus patients recovered from severe pneumonia after being treated with plasma…
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Spain daily virus deaths rise to 743 after drop
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's daily coronavirus death toll shot up to 743 on Tuesday after falling for four straight…
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