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India denies threatening Twitter with shutdown

NEW DELHI, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - India on Tuesday denied claims it had threatened to shut down Twitter inside…

Body pulled from debris of US interstate collapse

WASHINGTON, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - A body was recovered from the debris of a collapsed overpass on one of…

Tens of thousands evacuated as cyclone menaces India and Pakistan

AHMEDABAD, India, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - More than 40,000 people have been evacuated across India and Pakistan as a…

Cult followers repatriated from Ethiopia to Uganda: ministry

KAMPALA, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - Ugandan authorities said Tuesday that 80 followers of a religious cult from the country's…

Ukrainian farmers mourn animals and crops lost in flood

By Yulia Silina Agence France-Presse AFANASIYIVKA, Ukraine, June 13, 2023 (AFP) -- Yuriy, a 56-year-old Ukrainian farmer, stands chest-deep in…

Iran and Venezuela have ‘common enemies,’ Raisi says in Caracas

CARACAS, June 13, 2023 (AFP) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi began a rare diplomatic tour of Latin America on Monday…

Canadian Prairies farmers try to adapt to a warming world

By Mathiew LEISER Agence France-Presse DAVIDSON, Canada, June 13, 2023 (AFP) -- Following repeated droughts, Canadian farmers are trying to…

Three dead, thousands displaced following Cuba storms

HAVANA, June 13, 2023 (AFP) -- Three people have died and thousands have been evacuated after heavy rains pummeled eastern…

Courage, ‘intelligence’ got children through 40-day jungle odyssey

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) -- Ample courage and honed jungle smarts have been hailed as the main reasons four Indigenous children…

Ukraine says seven villages retaken in ‘tough’ offensive

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine on Monday said it had retaken seven villages and made small gains in a "tough"…

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