US keeps carrier in Mediterranean amid Russia tensions
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States has ordered an aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean in…
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International
Bird flu kills 100,000 hens at Czech farm
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- Czech vets are due to cull 80,000 hens at a farm where over 100,000 animals…
4 years ago
WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbs
by Hui Min NEO with AFP bureaus BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant…
4 years ago
Israeli air strike targets Syrian port of Latakia: state media
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) - An Israeli air strike hit the Syrian port of Latakia on Tuesday, the second such attack on…
4 years ago
Death toll from Brazil flooding rises to 20
ITAPETINGA, Brazil (AFP) -- The death toll from heavy rain and flooding that has plagued the northeastern Brazilian state of…
4 years ago
130-year-old time capsule found in base of statue of Confederate general
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Workers dismantling the pedestal of a statue of a Confederate general discovered a copper…
4 years ago
France to impose more work-from-home in Covid fight
by Joseph Schmid PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will order companies to impose at least three work-from-home days a week…
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‘Dallas Buyers Club’ director Jean-Marc Vallee dies at 58
by Michel COMTE Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) - Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee has died at age 58, his…
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Bodycam footage of California police teen shooting to be released
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - Bodycam footage of the "chaotic" police shooting of a teenager in a crowded California…
4 years ago
Drought-hit western US walloped by powerful winter storm
A powerful winter storm battered the western United States Monday, dumping much-needed snow on the drought-parched mountains of California, but…
4 years ago
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