US Army pressured to rename bases named after pro-slavery generals
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — A handful of US Army bases named for Civil War generals of the pro-slavery…
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International
Eiffel Tower to reopen to public on June 25
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited sites in Paris, will reopen to the public…
6 years ago
China removes pangolin from traditional medicine list
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has removed pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, state media reported Tuesday,…
6 years ago
Huge fire breaks out at India gas well blowout
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) -- A huge fire broke out at an oil field near popular ecotourism spots in northeastern India…
6 years ago
WHO calls for new lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- The World Health Organization has told Pakistan it should implement "intermittent" lockdowns to counter a surge…
6 years ago
UK passes 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The number of suspected and confirmed deaths from coronavirus in Britain has passed the grim…
6 years ago
Vietnam’s lychee crop not bearing fruit as prices slump
BAC GIANG, Vietnam (AFP) -- Hundreds of lychee farmers sorted and graded huge piles of the tropical fruit at a…
6 years ago
Iran will execute spy who helped US target general
by Amir Havasi TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Tehran said Tuesday it will execute an Iranian for spying for the United…
6 years ago
Ebola vaccinations underway in new DR Congo outbreak
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Health workers in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo have begun administering vaccinations after the country's…
6 years ago
WHO says coronavirus situation ‘worsening’ worldwide
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said Monday that the coronavirus pandemic situation was worsening…
6 years ago
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