19 dead in India after building collapses in monsoon
MUMBAI, June 28, 2022 (AFP) At least 19 people were killed when monsoon rains caused a four-storey building to collapse…
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International
G7 urges countries, companies to release food stockpiles
ELMAU CASTLE, Germany (AFP) -- G7 industrialised nations on Tuesday urged countries and companies with large food stockpiles to…
3 years ago
Former Nazi camp guard, 101, gets five-year jail sentence
by David COURBET Agence France Presse A German court on Tuesday handed a five-year jail sentence to a 101-year-old…
3 years ago
China halves quarantine time for overseas travellers
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday (June 28) reduced the length of mandatory quarantine for inbound travellers, in…
3 years ago
46 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer in Texas
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- At least 46 migrants were found dead Monday in and around a tractor-trailer that was…
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Senegal court sentences opposition MP over banned protest
DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- A Senegal court Tuesday handed an opposition MP a six-month suspended prison sentence for defying a…
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Israeli parliament advances bill to dissolve, hold new elections
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- A panel of Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday approved draft legislation to dissolve parliament, a key legislative…
3 years ago
Russia fails to pay debt but denies default
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Monday that two of its debt payments were blocked from reaching creditors, pushing the…
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AU urges probe into deaths of Africans at Spain-Morocco border
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- The African Union Commission chief has voiced shock at the "violent and degrading" treatment of African…
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One dead as rare tornado tears through Dutch city
by Julie Capelle Agence France-Presse ZIERIKZEE, Netherlands (AFP) -- A tornado ripped through a southwestern Dutch city on Monday, killing…
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