Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb,…
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International
Taliban, Western officials meet for talks in Oslo
by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) - Taliban and Western diplomats meet in Oslo on Monday for talks…
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Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia for first time since gem theft soured ties
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha will this week make the first visit by a Thai leader to…
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Thousands march in Washington against Covid vaccine mandates
by Inès BEL AIBA WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Waving signs denouncing President Joe Biden and calling for "freedom," several…
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Beijing tests 2 million for coronavirus as Winter Olympics loom
Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where a small cluster of coronavirus cases…
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US navy stops ship carrying ‘explosive precursor’ from Iran
The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertiliser that can be…
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Coalition denies Yemen prison air strike that killed 70
The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday denied carrying out an air strike on a prison in Yemen's rebel-held north that aid…
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UK accuses Moscow of trying to install pro-Russia leader in Ukraine
by James PHEBY Britain on Saturday alleged that it had information that Moscow was "looking to install a pro-Russian leader…
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Samoa, Kiribati to lock down as virus lands in Pacific
Kiribati and Samoa entered lockdowns Saturday after overseas arrivals brought Covid to the Pacific island nations that had avoided the…
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Djokovic plans 2023 Australian Open return: tournament chief
Novak Djokovic intends to play the Australian Open in 2023, tournament chief Craig Tiley said Sunday while blaming "miscommunication" for…
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