Iraqi female TikTok star shot dead: officials
BAGHDAD, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - A gunman on a motorbike shot dead a well-known Iraqi social media influencer known…
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Vietnam National Assembly head resigns amid graft purge
HANOI, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - The head of Vietnam's National Assembly has resigned, the ruling Communist Party said Friday,…
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Vietnam tycoon appeals against $27 bn fraud death sentence
HANOI, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - A top Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in a $27 billion fraud case…
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Russia hits Ukrainian energy sites in ‘massive’ overnight attack
KYIV, Ukraine, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Russia launched a "massive" missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants…
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Louvre says Mona Lisa could get a room of her own
PARIS, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get…
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Russia targets Ukraine railways as Western aid due to arrive
KYIV, Ukraine, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - Ukraine warned Friday that Moscow was ramping up attacks on railways in a…
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Xi tells Blinken US, China should be ‘partners, not rivals’
By Shaun TANDON and James EDGAR BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top…
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Scores of tornadoes lash central US plains states
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Taiwan hit by several quakes, strongest reaching 6.1-magnitude
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Malaysian airline mogul Fernandes delays retirement
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