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Covid isolation hurting Hong Kong’s reputation: industry group

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's decision to pursue a zero-Covid strategy and maintain some of the world's strictest…

Burning cargo ship spews toxic gas off Canada’s Pacific coast

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- The Canadian coast guard has evacuated 16 people from a burning container ship that is expelling…

Wuhan Marathon postponed as China battles Covid-19 spike

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The Wuhan Marathon, which had been due to take place Sunday, has been postponed at short…

Myanmar activist arrested in junta raid: wife

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- An activist who rose to prominence during Myanmar's 1988 student uprising has been arrested in an…

Avalanche kills at least 4 climbers on Ecuador volcano: officials

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- An avalanche Sunday on a snow-capped Ecuadoran volcano killed at least four climbers and injured a…

Inquiry into Alec Baldwin shooting focuses on custody of gun

by Huw GRIFFITH with Brian KNOWLTON in Washington Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The police investigation into…

Biden delays release of JFK assassination files

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House said Friday it would delay the release of long-classified documents related to…

Peru surpasses 200,000 Covid deaths: officials

  by Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru, which has the world's highest Covid-19 death…

Europe reels from powerful ‘Aurore’ storm

  by Jürgen HECKER Agence France Presse Storm "Aurore" swept across parts of northern Europe on Thursday, leaving four dead…

Alec Baldwin says ‘heart is broken’ after fatally shooting cinematographer

  by Anne Lebreton with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles Agence France Presse SANTA FE, United States (AFP) -- Hollywood…

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