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EU ambassador meets President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

  On 30 May 2022, the Ambassador of the European Union (EU), H.E. Luc Véron, met President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…

Record billion meth pills seized in East, Southeast Asia last year: UN

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - A record one billion methamphetamine pills were seized in East and Southeast Asia last year,…

31 rescued, 11 still missing after Indonesia ferry sinks

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Thirty-one people have been rescued and 11 are still missing after a ferry ran out…

Argentina confirms first monkeypox case in Latin America

  BUENOS AIRES, ARgentina (AFP) -- Argentina said Friday it has Latin America's first known case of monkeypox. Local press…

Italy’s Catholic church orders child sex abuse study

by Clément MELKI Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The new head of Italy's Catholic Church announced Friday a…

Guns are now the leading cause of death for American children

  WASHINGTON, UNited States (AFP) -- Firearms have surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among American…

US Southern Baptist church group releases list of alleged sex abusers

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the United States' largest Protestant denomination, published…

Do something now:’ mourners demand action after US school shooting

by Michael Mathes A distraught Texas grandmother of a girl killed in the massacre in Uvalde pleaded Thursday for urgent…

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami advisory…

Putin ready to help overcome food crisis if West lifts sanctions

Moscow is ready to make a "significant contribution" to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions over…

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