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Philippine government vows to take steps to address rising food costs

MANILA, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - High food prices in the Philippines have pushed inflation to a five-month peak, officials…

More than 75,000 US health care workers begin 3-day strike

By Huw GRIFFITH LOS ANGELES, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of health care workers in the United…

Increasing tremors in Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano raise fears of eruption

By Ella IDE POZZUOLI, Italy, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - As a child, Alfredo Colato cooked eggs on this southern…

UN probe finds Myanmar army using forced labour

GENEVA, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - A United Nations investigation into Myanmar on Wednesday urged the country's military rulers to…

Typhoon Koinu approaches Taiwan, second major storm in a month

TAITUNG, Taiwan, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - Taiwan cancelled flights and closed schools in parts of its southern region on…

Putin’s Kyrgyzstan visit to be first abroad since ICC warrant

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan next week, authorities in the Central…

Early start to Australia’s bushfire season sparks ‘horror’ warning

SYDNEY, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - Warm winds fanned multiple blazes on Wednesday in an unusually early start to Australia's…

Developing story: Five injured in Baltimore campus shooting: police

WASHINGTON, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - At least five people were injured in a shooting on a university campus in…

Canada’s wildfires take devastating toll on wildlife

By Mathiew LEISER, with Genevieve NORMAND in Montreal LEBEL-SUR-QUÉVILLON, Canada, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) - No droppings, tracks, nests or…

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