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North Korea appears to have fired cruise missiles, Seoul says

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea appeared to have fired two cruise missiles Tuesday morning, South Korea's military said,…

German student kills one, wounds three in campus shooting

by Sebastien ASH with Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt HEIDELBERG, Germany (AFP) -- An 18-year-old student opened fire in a lecture…

At least two killed in Haiti quake, 200 houses destroyed

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- At least two people were killed in a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that shook southwestern Haiti early Monday,…

Seven injured in US F-35 incident in South China Sea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Seven US sailors were injured Monday in a Navy F-35C fighter "landing mishap" on an…

Several wounded in German lecture hall shooting, gunman dead: police

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- A gunman injured several people in a shooting inside a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in…

Snowfall blankets much of Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Snowfall blanketed much of Greece on Monday, closing schools, vaccination centres and parliament in Athens, causing…

World can end Covid emergency this year: WHO chief

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) --The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the planet can end the Covid-19…

Europe could be headed for pandemic ‘endgame’: WHO

  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring…

UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen rebels: defense ministry

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Huthi rebels have been intercepted and destroyed…

China lifts Xi’an lockdown as Beijing virus fight ramps up

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- One of China's longest coronavirus lockdowns since the start of the pandemic came to an end…

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