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Two dead, 400 homes damaged in Chilean seaside resort town fire

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AFP) - At least two people died and some 400 homes have been damaged or destroyed in…

China’s ByteDance admits using TikTok data to track journalists

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists…

Fiji govt accused of stoking fear to stay in power as troops deployed

SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji's opposition on Friday accused the government of sowing "fear and chaos" in a bid to…

China authorities take over medical supplies production as Covid surges

by Sebastien RICCI with Luna LIN and Holmes CHAN in Hong Kong Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has…

Haitians accuse Dominicans of race-based arrests, expulsions

by Richard Pierrin with Amelie Baron in Paris Agence France-Presse PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- His Haitian passport was in order,…

Japan inflation at 3.7% in November, highest since 1981

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prices in Japan rose at their fastest pace since 1981 in November, data showed Friday,…

Israel spy agency warns of deeper Iran-Russia arms ties

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Iran is seeking to expand the supply of advanced weapons to Russia, the head of Israel's…

Elderly Covid patients fill hospital wards in China’s major cities

by Laurie CHEN and Vivian LIN in Shanghai Agence France-Presse CHONGQING, China (AFP) -- Elderly patients lined the wards of…

In retaken Ukraine village, ruins, hungry cats and few residents

BOGORODYCHNE, Ukraine (AFP) - When Yuri Ponomarenko first came back to his home village in eastern Ukraine several weeks ago, he…

France fines Microsoft 60 million euros over advertising cookies

PARIS, France (AFP) - France's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined  US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million)…

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