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‘Could be your city’: a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor’s warning

  By Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 18, 2023 (AFP) - On August 6, 1945, four-year-old Masao Ito…

Facing impeachment, Ecuador’s president dissolves congress

By Paola LOPEZ, Santiago PIEDRA SILVA Agence France-Presse QUITO, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso issued a…

Blinken condemns attack on US convoy in Nigeria

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday vowed that the United States would hold accountable…

Canada seeks foreign help to fight spreading wildfires

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada called for foreign help Wednesday to combat wildfires burning out of control and spreading across…

Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal despite fierce fighting

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia and Ukraine agreed Wednesday to extend a deal allowing grain exports across the Black Sea,…

Four children found alive in Amazon after plane crash

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) - Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian…

Prince Harry, Meghan in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase: spokesperson

NEW YORK, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle were involved in a "near catastrophic car…

French court upholds Sarkozy’s jail term in wiretap graft case

PARIS, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including…

EU warns Korean Air’s Asiana bid could limit competition

BRUSSELS, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - The EU said on Wednesday it feared the takeover by South Korean flag-carrier Korean…

Asia heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate change: study

NEW DELHI, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Climate change made record-breaking deadly heatwaves in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand last…

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