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Three-year-old survives three-day Australia outback ordeal

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian mother said Tuesday she felt "blessed" after her three-year-old son with autism was found…

Afghan universities deserted as Taliban impose new rules

by Emmanuel DUPARCQ KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Universities in Kabul were almost empty on the first day of the Afghan…

Guinea’s new strongman: combat-hardened ex-Legionnaire

CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the latest coup in Guinea, is a highly educated,…

UK pledges £5.4 bn for pandemic-hit state healthcare

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government on Monday announced £5.4 billion (6.3 billion euros, $7.5 billion) in extra…

Taliban claim total control over Afghanistan

  by James EDGAR Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The Taliban on Monday claimed total control over Afghanistan,…

Finland’s virus curbs to end once 80% vaccinated

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Finland's last coronavirus restrictions will be lifted once 80 percent of over-12s have been fully vaccinated,…

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age…

Search for survivors ends as Uganda building collapse kills six

KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- Rescuers in Kampala called off the search for survivors on Monday after six people were killed…

Marchers walk 7,000 steps for Canadian pair detained by China

by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Hundreds of supporters of two Canadian men being held in China on what…

At least 30 dead in weekend DR Congo attack

BUNIA, DR Congo (AFP) -- At least 30 people were killed in a weekend attack in the restive northeast of…

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