Australia pounces on oil glut to build strategic reserve
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia said Wednesday it will take advantage of record low oil prices to develop a long-needed…
6 years ago
International
US Senate approves new $480 bn pandemic relief plan
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Senate approved a bipartisan, nearly half-trillion-dollar…
6 years ago
Trump says immigration suspension to last 60 days
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was suspending immigration for green card seekers for…
6 years ago
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 828 to 17,337: ministry
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A total of 17,337 people in hospital with coronavirus have died in Britain, new health…
6 years ago
Dozens killed in eastern DR Congo floods
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) -- Forty-six people have died in heavy flooding that struck the town of Uvira in the…
6 years ago
Beijing names islands in disputed South China Sea
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South…
6 years ago
DFA repatriates 60 Filipinos, their dependents from New Zealand
(Eagle News) -- Sixty Filipinos and their dependents were repatriated from New Zealand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement…
6 years ago
Italy sees second successive drop in active virus cases
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy reported its second successive drop Tuesday in the number of current coronavirus cases as it…
6 years ago
Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of food shortages
by Chris Lefkow with AFP bureaux Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump announced partial…
6 years ago
More than 2,700 dead in US from coronavirus in last 24 hours
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The coronavirus death toll in the United States -- the country with the most fatalities…
6 years ago
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