Ecuador military, prison heads resign after jail riot
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador is "seriously threatened" by drug trafficking mafias who want to "take…
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International
Biden urges ‘guardrails’ against conflict in virtual Xi summit
by Aurelia End and Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping opened…
4 years ago
Six teens hurt in drive-by shooting near US school: police
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- An apparent drive-by shooting Monday near a Colorado high school left six teenagers in…
4 years ago
US slams Russia for ‘irresponsible’ space missile test
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States denounced Russia on Monday for conducting a "dangerous and…
4 years ago
Roblox uses popular game platform to back new kids’ projects
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Video gaming platform Roblox is using its massive popularity amongst younger players to support…
4 years ago
Heavy rains force evacuations, trap motorists in Canada
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Relentless rain battered Canada's Pacific coast on Monday, forcing a town's evacuation and trapping motorists as…
4 years ago
Austria locks down unvaccinated as Europe fights fresh Covid wave
by Julia ZAPPEI and Blaise GAUQUELIN VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Austria on Monday became the first country in the European…
4 years ago
Austria lockdown for unvaccinated to start Monday in EU first
Austria will begin a lockdown for people not vaccinated against Covid-19, a first in the EU as the Alpine member…
4 years ago
Israel greenlights vaccinations for 5-11 year olds
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel gave the green light Sunday to start vaccinating children aged between five and 11 against Covid-19…
4 years ago
China donates 500,000 more vaccine doses to Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- China donated 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday to war-torn Syria, which has one of…
4 years ago
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