France nods to Ukraine in Bastille Day military parade
by Daphne BENOIT and Jurgen HECKER Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Paris's traditional Bastille Day military parade on Thursday…
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Western Europe wilts under heatwave
by Benoit Petit, with AFP Bureaus in Europe Agence France-Presse BORDEAUX, France (AFP) -- France suffered soaring temperatures Wednesday,…
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Ukraine severs ties with NKorea after pro-Russia separatists recognition
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Kyiv said Wednesday it was severing relations with North Korea, as Pyongyang confirmed it was formally…
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Week of gang violence leaves 89 dead in Haiti capital: rights group
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- A week of clashes between rival gangs in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince has left at least…
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Bomb in Myanmar’s Yangon kills two, wounds nine
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A bomb blast near a shopping mall in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon has killed two people…
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Former bosses of Fukushima operator ordered to pay $97 bn damages
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France Presse A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator…
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Macau closes casinos, most businesses as Covid outbreak worsens
Hong Kong, China (AFP) Macau on Saturday announced a weeklong shutdown of its casinos and non-essential businesses as the…
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President…
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South Korea vows probe of 2019 North Korean repatriations
by Claire Lee Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The South Korean government on Wednesday slammed the controversial 2019…
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Sri Lanka president flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignation
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country…
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