Shops, schools reopen in Kenya despite protest call
NAIROBI, July 20, 2023 (AFP) - Shops and schools reopened Thursday as Kenyans resumed normal life, despite an opposition call…
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International
‘Dangerous’ WWII bomb defused in Pacific nation of Nauru
KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea, July 20, 2023 (AFP) - An "armed and dangerous" World War II bomb was dug up…
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Two killed in shooting as New Zealand city hosts World Cup opener
By Diego Opatowski, Andy SCOTT AUCKLAND, July 20, 2023 (AFP) - A gunman killed two people and wounded six others…
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‘Suicide kit’ provider gets prison in Netherlands
THE HAGUE (AFP) - A Dutch court sentenced a man to prison on Tuesday for selling "suicide kits" which prosecutors…
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Heavy rains hinder rescue effort after Colombian landslide kills 20
BOGOTÁ (AFP) - Heavy rains on Wednesday complicated the search for nine people still missing after a landslide that killed…
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Social media access in Ethiopia back after 5-month shutdown
ADDIS ABABA, July 19, 2023 (AFP) - Social media networks like Facebook and Instagram were back online in Ethiopia on…
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Leaks, repairs, stress: how skeleton crew stopped Red Sea oil disaster
By Robbie COREY-BOULET Agence France-Presse ABOARD FSO SAFER, Yemen (AFP) -- When an alarm sounded on the decaying oil tanker…
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No damage as magnitude 6.8 quake shakes Central America
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake off the coast of Central America shook El Salvador, Honduras…
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, Yonhap news agency reported…
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Extreme heat scorches Europe, world
By Alexandria SAGE Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by…
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