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Riot at Chinese-funded nickel plant in Indonesia kills two

Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) Two workers including a Chinese national were killed at a nickel smelting plant in Indonesia at the…

More rain, snow pelt California as Biden declares disaster to speed aid

by Romain FONSEGRIVES Agence France-Presse SANTA CRUZ, United States (AFP) -- Soggy Californians on Sunday wearily endured their ninth successive…

Latin American cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe

by Laetitia Drevet, Arthur Connan and Philippe Alfroy in France, Julie Capelle in the Netherlands, and David Salazar in Colombia…

At least 67 killed in Nepal plane crash

  Pokhara, Nepal  (AFP) by Sagar GHIMIRE At least 67 people were confirmed dead Sunday after a plane with 72…

6.0-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra: USGS

Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early Monday, the US Geological Survey…

‘Disastrous’ flood warning in California as another storm hits

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) by Huw GRIFFITH Disastrous flooding could hit parts of California this weekend, forecasters warned Friday,…

US school was warned boy, 6, may have gun before teacher shot

Washington, United States (AFP) A US primary school was warned that a six-year-old student who shot his teacher might have a…

Japan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima this year

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to start releasing more than a million tons of treated water from the crippled…

Putin signals impatience over Ukraine war in commander switch

PARIS, France (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin's move to replace his top commander in Ukraine is a sign of military disarray…

Zelensky promises ‘everything necesary’ to defend Soledar from Russia

by Susannah WALDEN Agence France-Presse BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AFP) -- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut and…

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