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UN warns thousands trafficked into online crime in SE Asia

GENEVA, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in Southeast Asia by criminal gangs…

EU drug watchdog approves updated Pfizer Covid jab

THE HAGUE, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - The EU's drug watchdog on Wednesday approved an updated version of Pfizer and…

Malaysia rejects new Chinese map over South China Sea claims

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Kuala Lumpur rejected Wednesday a new Chinese map that claims waters off Malaysia's…

‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida coast

ST. PETERSBURG, United States, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Hurricane Idalia slammed into northwest Florida as an "extremely dangerous" Category…

Airlines count cost of UK traffic control failure

LONDON, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - The worst disruption to UK air traffic control in almost a decade following a…

Bird flu kills scores of sea lions in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Scores of sea lions have died from bird flu in Argentina, officials said…

Japan PM eats ‘safe and delicious’ Fukushima fish

  TOKYO, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's prime minister ate what he called "safe and delicious" fish from Fukushima…

Military coup in Gabon, president under house arrest

LIBREVILLE, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Rebel officers in the oil-rich central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday they…

India deploys ‘monkey-men’ to scare away primates from G20 summit

Indian officials preparing for the G20 summit next week have hired teams of "monkey-men" and erected primate cutouts to deter…

Kyiv targeted by ‘most powerful’ aerial attack since spring

Kyiv was targeted early Wednesday by the "most powerful" barrage of missiles and drones since the spring, authorities said, with…

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