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Meningitis kills 20 Nigerian school students

KANO, Nigeria, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 20 boarding school students…

South Korea tells striking medics to return on deadline or risk prosecution

SEOUL, Feb 29, 2024 (AFP) - Most striking doctors have not returned to work despite a deadline, South Korea's health…

Shock as Warner Bros Discovery shutters major N.Zealand news outlet

WELLINGTON, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - US entertainment giant Warner Bros Discovery announced plans to shutter major New Zealand news…

Leap year outage shutters New Zealand petrol pumps

WELLINGTON, Feb 29, 2024 (AFP) - Self-service petrol pumps across New Zealand were shuttered Thursday as several companies reported a…

IN PHOTOS: President Marcos embarks on his first official visit to Australia

President Marcos embarks on his first official visit to Australia, strengthening ties and discussing important global issues. See more photos…

President Marcos: Philippines on ‘frontline’ of maritime disputes, ‘will not yield’

CANBERRA, Feb 29, 2024 (AFP) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos told Australia's parliament his country was on the "frontline" of…

The Indians hired for Russia’s Ukraine war

By Arunabh SAIKIA NEW DELHI, Feb 27, 2024 (AFP) - An apple farmer, an airline caterer and an out-of-work graduate…

South Korea birth rate falls to all-time low

By Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea's birth rate fell to a record low last year,…

Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’ cracks in monster heatwave

HANOI, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - Southern Vietnam, including business hub Ho Chi Minh City and its "rice bowl" Mekong…

Dead horses, scraps, leaves: Gaza’s hungry get desperate

https://youtube.com/shorts/bgQBW4AcFss By Adel Zaanoun with Sawsan Khalife in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - At the…

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