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Taiwan VP to attend Honduras inauguration with diplomatic ties in balance

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan said Wednesday its deputy leader will go to the inauguration of Honduran president-elect Xiomara Castro…

Five dead in fire at Spain retirement home

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Five people have died and several were injured after a fire early Wednesday morning at a…

France posts daily record 464,000 Covid cases

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's daily reported new coronavirus cases broke a new record on Tuesday with an average of…

14 dead as Saudi coalition bombs Yemen after UAE attack

SANAA, Yemen (AFP) -- The Saudi-led coalition killed 14 people in air strikes on Yemen's rebel-held capital, a medical source…

Baby dead from Covid-19 in Qatar: ministry

DOHA, Qatarr (AFP) -- A three-week-old baby has died from Covid-19 in Qatar, the health ministry said on Sunday, reporting…

Rescue workers search for survivors after deadly Afghanistan quake

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rescue workers on Tuesday searched for survivors after an earthquake in a remote western region of…

At least 26 killed in Afghan earthquake

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) -- At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official…

North Korea fires more suspected missiles, flouts new sanctions

by Cat Barton and Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Monday, Seoul…

Fourth jab ‘partially’ effective against Omicron: Israeli study

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Fourth doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against Covid-19 are only "partially" effective for the…

First death in Tonga volcano blast as nation remains cut off

by David WILLIAMS / Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The first death from a massive underwater volcanic blast near…

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