Chinese balloon crosses Taiwan strait median line: defense ministry
TAIPEI, Dec 8, 2023 (AFP) - Taiwan's defence ministry said Friday it had detected a Chinese balloon crossing the so-called…
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Mexico rattled by 5.8-magnitude earthquake
MEXICO CITY, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of central Mexico on Thursday including the capital,…
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Las Vegas gunman was professor turned down for job: US media
By Robin GREMMEL LAS VEGAS, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) - The gunman who killed three people and injured another at…
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Dozens injured in Seychelles blast at explosives depot
MAHE ISLAND, Seychelles, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) - A huge blast at an explosives depot in Seychelles on Thursday injured…
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Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes off Vanuatu, triggering tsunami warning
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.1 - 123 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu https://t.co/hv5NSCBezG — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) December…
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Russian girl, 14, shoots and kills classmate, commits suicide
MOSCOW, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) - A 14-year-old girl shot a classmate dead and injured five people before killing herself…
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Israel battles Hamas in south Gaza city
By Adel Zaanoun with Stuart White in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) - Israeli troops battled…
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Peru frees Fujimori following death squad pardon
LIMA, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, 85, was freed from prison on Wednesday after a…
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EU’s von der Leyen tells Xi differences must be addressed
By Peter CATTERALL BEIJING, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) - EU President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Xi Jinping…
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China launches world’s first next-gen nuclear reactor
BEIJING, Dec 6, 2023 (AFP) - China began commercial operations of the world's first next-generation, gas-cooled nuclear reactor power plant,…
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