Putin’s gas threat as Ukraine, West dismiss de-escalation claim
by Danny Kemp © Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) Russia threatened Thursday to turn off its gas taps to Europe,…
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Russians leave Chernobyl with Ukrainian troops as hostages: Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russian troops on Tuesday vacated Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant after weeks of occupation, but took…
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Shanghai official says virus response lacking as city grinds to halt
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A top Shanghai official conceded Thursday that the Chinese financial hub had been "insufficiently prepared"…
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UPDATED: 7.0-magnitude quake hits east of N. Caledonia, tsunami warning passes
NOUMEA, France (AFP) -- A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck east of the French territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, the…
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Two Ukrainians among five killed in Israel shooting: police
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) - Two of the five men killed by a Palestinian gunman in the central Israeli city of…
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10-hour power cuts in Sri Lanka as crisis worsens
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka on Wednesday began imposing record nationwide 10-hour daily power cuts as it ran…
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Lavrov makes first China visit since Ukraine war
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Wednesday in his first visit to the…
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South says North Korea faked launch of so-called ‘monster’ missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea faked the launch of what analysts have dubbed its "monster missile" last week,…
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12 dead, 33 injured in airstrike in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - At least 12 people were killed and 33 wounded on Tuesday when a Russian missile hit…
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Thousands march in Haiti in anger over surge in kidnappings
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - Thousands of people demonstrated Tuesday in Haiti to denounce a surge in kidnappings and the lack…
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