Australia swelters in record-breaking heatwave
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's vast continent is sizzling through extreme heatwave conditions this week, with temperatures reaching record highs…
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International
Russia says will host Putin-Erdogan-Rouhani summit early 2019
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Moscow will early next year host the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey to discuss the…
5 years ago
Blue sky at night lights up social media in New York
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- An alien invasion? The Rapture? The sky flashed an eerie blue over New York…
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UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years
by Maher al-Mounes with Rouba El Husseini in Beirut Agence France Presse DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates…
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Winter storm snarls holiday travel in parts of US
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands more delayed across the United States on Thursday…
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Top Chinese officials forced to carry out self-criticisms
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Top Chinese leaders have been forced to undergo a self-criticism session, state media said Thursday, in…
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Strike call, protests in DR Congo after new election delay
BENI, DR Congo (AFP) -- A DR Congo opposition bloc called Thursday for a nationwide stoppage and police clashed with…
5 years ago
Sudan govt says 19 killed in bread price protests, as journalists strike
by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Agence France Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudanese journalists went on strike…
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Saudi king orders government reshuffle after Khashoggi fallout
by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman ordered a sweeping government reshuffle…
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N. Korea admits farming failures amid food shortages
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has acknowledged "drawbacks" in its agricultural sector this year, echoing UN reports of…
5 years ago
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