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Climate hope as scientists in UK set fusion record

by Charles ONIANS Scientists in Britain announced Wednesday they had smashed a previous record for generating fusion energy, hailing it…

Drunken lorry driver ploughs into dozens of cars in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- A lorry driver under the influence of alcohol rammed into over 30 cars and caused a…

Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over sex abuse scandal

  by Alice RITCHIE / Ella IDE Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Ex-pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness…

S. Korea drops vaunted ‘test and trace’ strategy as Omicron surges

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea said Wednesday it was dropping its vaunted "trace, test and treat" program as…

WHO urges rich countries to pay up for Covid plan

  by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO Wednesday urged rich countries to pay their…

US vice president’s husband evacuated in bomb threat

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris was evacuated Tuesday after a reported bomb…

Saudi secures 2,450 wells after Moroccan boy’s death

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Saudi Arabia has said it filled and fortified thousands of abandoned wells across the country,…

At least 11 dead in Colombia mudslide

DOSQUEBRAAS, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 11 people died and 35 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains…

Ottawa protesters against Covid restrictions dig in for long haul

by Geneviève NORMAND OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Seated around a campfire flanked by big rigs, with a view of parliament,…

Humanitarian crisis feared as cyclone kills 21 in Madagascar

  by Adele Dhayer Agence France Presse ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday after…

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