China’s health system faces raft of challenges as Omicron hits
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic,…
4 years ago
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Fifty killed in train station strike as civilians flee east Ukraine
by Hervé BAR Agence France Presse KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- A rocket attack on a train station in the…
4 years ago
Moscow shutting down Amnesty, Human Rights Watch in Russia
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said on Friday it was shutting down the local offices of more than a…
4 years ago
Xi praises China’s virus handling as Shanghai prepares 130,000 Covid beds
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping praised the country's "tested" zero-Covid strategy on Friday, even as Shanghai authorities…
4 years ago
Shanghai lockdown snarls world’s busiest port and China supply chains
by Beiyi Seow © Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Shanghai's grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China's supply…
4 years ago
Cargo plane breaks in two during emergency landing in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) -- A cargo plane carrying mail and packages skidded off the runway and broke…
4 years ago
Nine killed in gas explosion in east Algeria
ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) -- Nine people were killed and 16 others injured in a gas explosion in eastern Algeria which…
4 years ago
Russia rights council suspension sends strong signal: NGOs
by Robin Millard © Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights…
4 years ago
EU approves Russia coal embargo, proposes more arms to Ukraine
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union on Thursday said it had approved an embargo on Russian coal and…
4 years ago
Russia kicked off UN rights council over Ukraine abuses
by Hervé Bar, with Philippe Rater at the United Nations © Agence France-Presse SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- The United…
4 years ago
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