Second person dies from mystery virus in China: official
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A second person has died in China from a mystery virus that has stricken dozens and…
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Qatar scraps unpopular exit permits for domestic workers
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar scrapped mandatory exit permits for migrant domestic staff and other groups on Thursday, as part…
6 years ago
Rouhani says Iran wants dialogue, working to ‘prevent war’
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Friday he wants to avoid war after Tehran and Washington appeared…
6 years ago
US Senate prepares to set Trump trial in motion
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with…
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China says US trade deal ‘addresses concerns’
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A trade deal signed Wednesday between Washington and Beijing has "considerably addressed the concerns" of both…
6 years ago
Death toll rises to at least 100 after Pakistan snow, avalanches
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Search teams found the bodies of 14 people buried by avalanches and heavy snowfall in Pakistani-administered…
6 years ago
Solar-powered barge a key ‘interceptor’ for plastic waste
KLANG, Malaysia (AFP) - Patrick Lee Scooping waste from a Malaysian river to stop it reaching the sea, a solar-powered…
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Climate change linked heatwave caused mass starvation of seabirds
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Issam AHMED Around a million North Pacific seabirds known as common murres died during…
6 years ago
Russia’s President Putin picks little-known tax chief for prime minister
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed the little-known head of Russia's tax service Mikhail Mishustin…
6 years ago
Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Rain fell across parts of bushfire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast,…
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