Fire outside France’s Lyon kills 10, including five children
Lyon, France (AFP) by Daniel ABELOUS Five children including a three-year-old were among 10 people killed when a fire…
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Japan approves major defence overhaul on China threats
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Kyoko HASEGAWA / Sara HUSSEIN Japan's government approved a major defence policy overhaul Friday, including…
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Counterstrikes and controversy: Japan’s defence overhaul
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Katie Forster Japan has laid out plans to expand its defence capabilities drastically over five…
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Google rivals join forces in online maps
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Google rivals on Thursday unveiled a project to make freely available data sets for map…
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Eight killed, dozens missing in Malaysia landslide
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - At least eight people died after a landslide struck a Malaysian campsite Friday, officials said, as…
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Twitter suspends accounts of journalists covering Musk
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Twitter suspended Thursday the accounts of more than a half-dozen journalists who had been writing…
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Biden tells leaders US is ‘all in’ for Africa
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden threw his support Thursday behind a larger African role in the world…
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US financial sanctions target one of Russia’s richest men
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The US announced financial sanctions targeting one of Russia's wealthiest men, Vladimir Potanin, the Treasury Department…
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Patriot missiles: crucial but limited help for Ukraine
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The expected US provision of Patriot missiles to Ukraine is…
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EU agrees fresh sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The EU agreed a fresh round of sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine on…
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