North Africa football stadiums double as political arenas
by Hamza Mekouar Agence France-Presse CASABLANCA, Morocco (AFP) -- From Casablanca to Algiers via Tunis, the chants belted out across…
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China admits ‘shortcomings’ in virus response
by Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's top leadership has admitted "shortcomings…
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Israel says Netanyahu discusses ‘normalization’ with Sudan’s leader
by Guillaume Lavallee with Michael O'Hagan in Entebbe Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sudan's…
6 years ago
36 evacuated from China to France show virus symptoms: minister
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (AFP) -- Thirty six people aboard an evacuation flight from China that landed in France on Sunday…
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China’s virus death toll spikes to more than 360, exceeding SARS deaths in mainland
by Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's death toll from a…
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Democrats make final pitch in Iowa hours before first US vote
by Elodie CUZIN DES MOINES, United States (AFP) -- Democratic candidates made their frantic, final campaign pitches Sunday in Iowa,…
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Hong Kong medics strike for China border closure over virus fears
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hundreds of Hong Kong medical workers walked off their jobs on Monday, demanding the city…
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Somalia declares locusts a ‘national emergency’: agriculture ministry
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- Somalia on Sunday declared a locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa to be a national…
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Japan destroyer heads to Middle East as Iran-US tension lingers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan sent a naval destroyer to the Middle East on Sunday for a rare overseas mission…
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Virus deaths in China rise to 360, exceeding SARS mainland toll
by Helen Roxburgh and Beiyi Seow BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared to 360…
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