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Gunman on the run after five people shot dead in Texas

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2023 (AFP) - Police were searching for a gunman believed to have shot dead five Hondurans including…

Sniff test: Japan declares war on hayfever woes

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Japan's prime minister vowed Friday to tackle an insidious enemy that causes enormous economic damage…

Russian occupied Ukrainian city under ‘intense’ fire

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Saturday 4/29/2023 Russian occupational authorities in southern Ukraine said Saturday that Ukrainian forces were subjecting…

China says Philippine boat’s ‘provocative action’ caused near-crash

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Friday that a near-collision in the South China Sea between a Chinese coast guard…

Russian strikes kill 12 in Ukraine

by Sergey Volskiy Agence France-Presse UMAN, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine early Friday, killing at least…

India presses China on Himalayan border disputes

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has told his Chinese counterpart that military deployments on their…

Chinese ‘scorpion’ combat drone circles Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the…

11 dead after Indonesia boat capsizes

PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Eleven people drowned in western Indonesia after a passenger boat carrying dozens overturned, an official said…

Russian strikes hit several Ukrainian cities overnight

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russian missile strikes targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital Kyiv, officials said Friday. At…

China rehabilitation scheme makes morticians of murderers

Shenyang, China (AFP) by Matthew WALSH Once jailed for murder, Cao Yongsheng now makes a living caring for the dead,…

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