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Three dead, six wounded in Abu Dhabi fuel tank blast: state media

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Three people were killed and six wounded as a suspected drone attack blew…

China’s Xi warns global confrontation ‘invites catastrophic consequences’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Monday that confrontation between major powers could have "catastrophic consequences"…

Tonga cut off by volcanic blast, fears grow for coastal towns

by David WILLIAMS / Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Pacific Island nation of Tonga was virtually cut off…

Tonga cut off by volcanic blast

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday after a massive volcanic…

Ecuador declares red alert in most of country over Omicron

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador on Sunday declared a red alert in most of the country following a ten-fold increase…

Millions hunker down as storm hits eastern US

Millions of Americans hunkered down as a major winter storm hit the eastern United States with heavy snow and ice…

US, Japan leaders to talk Covid, security in virtual meet

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet virtually Friday to…

North Macedonia gets new prime minister

SKOPJE, Republic of North Macedonia (AFP) -- The North Macedonia's parliament late Sunday elected Social Democrat technocrat Dimitar Kovacevski as…

North Korea ‘fired unidentified projectile’: South Korean army

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has fired an "unidentified projectile", South Korea's military said Monday, in what would…

World’s 10 richest men doubled wealth during Covid: report

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world's 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the…

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