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Passenger jet catches fire while landing at Miami airport

MIAMI, June 22, 2022 (AFP) -  Officials arrived in Miami Wednesday to investigate a passenger jet that caught fire as…

Turkish ship leaves Ukraine’s Mariupol after grain talks with Moscow

ISTANBUL, June 22, 2022 (AFP) - A Turkish cargo ship on Wednesday left Ukraine's Russian-occupied port of Mariupol after a…

Covid subvariants cast shadow over European summer

PARIS, June 22, 2022 (AFP) - by Isabelle Tourne, Isabelle Cortes and AFP European bureaus A resurgence of Covid-19 cases…

At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake as rescuers scramble for survivors

KABUL, June 22, 2022 (AFP) -  A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least…

Denmark offers fourth Covid vaccine dose to over-50s

COPENHAGEN, June 22, 2022 (AFP) -  Denmark's government said Wednesday the country will begin offering a fourth dose of the…

Russian oil refinery says hit by Ukraine drone strike

MOSCOW, June 22, 2022 (AFP) - An oil refinery in southern Russia said Wednesday it was struck by a drone…

Key Ukrainian city under ‘massive’ Russian bombardment

KYIV, Ukraine, June 22, 2022 (AFP) -  by Benoit Finck, with Anna Malpas in the Donbas Ukrainian forces are facing…

US calls Russia’s threat against captured Americans ‘appalling’

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2022 (AFP) - by Sebastian Smith The United States on Tuesday called it "appalling" for the Kremlin…

Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to prison compound: source

YANGON, June 21, 2022 (AFP) - Hearings for the trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be…

Biden to call for three-month suspension of federal gas tax as prices skyrocket

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 (AFP)   US President Joe Biden will ask Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax…

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