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Shanghai warns against ‘panic’ as Covid cases mount

by Dan Martin SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Shanghai authorities on Wednesday called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery…

Bolsonaro ousts Petrobras president after fuel increases: official

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decided on Monday to change the president of state-owned Petrobras, Joaquim Silva…

Ukraine says 5,000 dead in ‘catastrophic’ Mariupol siege

  by Danny KEMP Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine said Monday that at least 5,000 people have…

Australia’s flood-ravaged east braces for more storms

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of people across eastern Australia have been told to leave their homes as storms bear…

Russian invasion of Ukraine a ‘repeat’ of Syrian war: Amnesty

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - Russia's assault on Ukraine is similar to its actions in the Syrian war, Amnesty International…

Abramovich, Ukraine negotiators suffer suspected poisoning: report

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian negotiators were targets of a suspected poison attack,…

US ex-bishop admits covering up 25 years of child sex abuse

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in…

Ukraine says Kyiv suburb of Irpin ‘liberated’

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Ukrainian forces have "liberated" the Kyiv suburb of Irpin, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said late Monday…

Biden ‘gaffe’ on Putin scrambles US message on Ukraine

by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden's apparent call for Vladimir Putin's exit…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ‘in quarantine’ after staff tests Covid-19 positive

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has skipped three days of her trial…

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