Magnitude 6.3 earthquake kills at least one in west Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 7, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Saturday causing one death and…
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Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Oct 7, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Friday…
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY, Oct 7, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northeastern Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the United States…
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Virgin Galactic carries first Pakistani into space
WASHINGTON, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Adventurer Namira Salim became the first Pakistani to travel into space on Friday, riding…
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Hong Kong man jailed for importing ‘seditious’ children’s books
HONG KONG, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - A Hong Kong man was sentenced to jail on Friday after importing "seditious"…
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Japan climate group urges ban on power company’s ‘CO-2 free’ ads
TOKYO, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - A Japanese climate group has filed a petition to stop advertisements by the nation's…
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Social media giants removed ‘anti-state’ posts in Vietnam: state media
HANOI, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Social media giants YouTube, TikTok and Facebook removed nearly 800 "anti-state" or "false"…
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Wildfire evacuees on Spain’s Tenerife allowed to return home
TENERIFE, Spain, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Thousands of residents evacuated for two days from the Spanish island of Tenerife…
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Socialist Paulette Lenert could be Luxembourg’s first woman PM
By Matthieu Demeestere LUXEMBOURG, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Socialist leader Paulette Lenert could become Luxembourg's first woman prime minister…
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Bomb threat sparks security alert at 42 Philippine airports
MANILA, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Security patrols and sniffer dogs were deployed at dozens of Philippine airports Friday, after…
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