Landslides kill nearly 50 in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda (AFP) -- At least 49 people were killed this weekend in landslides caused by torrential rains in rural…
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Twitter cuts intel agencies off from analysis service: report
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Twitter has barred US intelligence agencies from accessing a service that sorts through posts…
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Three killed, 20 injured in Burundi blasts
NAIROBI , Kenya (AFP) -- The mayor of Burundi's capital on Monday vowed to crush "terrorists" blamed for a spate…
10 years ago
At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire
CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) -- At least 50 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread…
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China landslide death toll rises to 26
BEIJING , China (AFP) -- The number of bodies recovered from a landslide that engulfed workers at a Chinese construction…
10 years ago
Weather aids firefighters battling blaze in Canada oil region
by Michel COMTE FORT MCMURRAY, CANADA (AFP) -- Authorities battling a forest fire in Canada looked to Mother Nature for more…
10 years ago
Mercury rising: Astronomers gear for planetary alignment
PARIS, France (AFP) Monday 5/9/2016 by Pascale MOLLARD Mariëtte Le Roux-- Astronomers on Monday were preparing for one of the highlights of the skywatchers'…
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Panama braces for online release of Panama Papers
by Juan José Rodríguez PANAMA CITY , Panama (AFP) -- The Panama Papers scandal promises to deepen around the world…
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N. Korea congress adopts policy to improve, expand nuclear arms
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's first ruling party congress for nearly 40 years formally adopted leader Kim Jong-Un's…
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Wildfire’s advance slowing in Canada’s Fort McMurray: official
FORT MCMURRAY , Canada (AFP) -- The wildfires around the Canadian city of Fort McMurray were moving "much, much more slowly"…
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