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Three inmates found hanged at Ecuador prison

QUITO, Ecuador, June 22, 2023 (AFP) -- Three inmates were found hanged Wednesday in a prison in Ecuador, where more…

How climate change fuels extreme heat

  TOKYO, June 22, 2023 (AFP) - Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the…

Sudan no closer to peace as another breached truce ends

KHARTOUM, June 21, 2023 (AFP) - The Sudanese capital was again under fire Wednesday, after the latest breached ceasefire between…

US rolls out red carpet for Modi even as criticism grows

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2023 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday opened a state visit to Washington as…

Rescuers in all-night race to save Titanic sub crew

BOSTON, June 22, 2023 (AFP) - A massive search and rescue effort for a missing submersible near the wreck of…

Restaurant explosion kills 31 in northwest China

BEIJING, June 22, 2023 (AFP) - At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak…

Four in critical condition after Paris building blast

An explosion potentially caused by a gas leak ripped through a building in central Paris on Wednesday, leaving four people…

Australia gives Twitter 28 days to clean up ‘toxicity and hate’

SYDNEY, June 22, 2023 (AFP) - Australia's internet safety watchdog on Thursday threatened to fine Twitter for failing to tackle…

Pregnant US woman fatally shot by toddler son

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2023 (AFP) - A pregnant woman and her unborn child died last week in the US state…

Biden equates China’s Xi with ‘dictators’ at donor reception

SAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2023 (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with "dictators" on…

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