Mouse plague forces Australian prison evacuation
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A mouse plague ravaging Australia's farmlands forced the evacuation of hundreds of inmates from a rural…
3 years ago
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Indonesia hits 2 million virus cases as crisis deepens
by Agnes ANYA JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia passed two million coronavirus cases Monday as infection rates soar and hospitals…
3 years ago
Colombia death toll from Covid-19 tops 100,000
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia's death toll from Covid-19 passed the 100,000 mark on Monday with a new 24-hour record…
3 years ago
Millions join Mexico quake drills after pandemic eases
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Millions of people across Mexico on Monday took part in earthquake simulation drills for the…
3 years ago
WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea
NZEREKOE, Guinea (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea's second Ebola outbreak which…
3 years ago
UAE’s Abu Dhabi offers Covid vaccines to tourists
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The UAE has quietly launched vaccine tourism, with the emirate of Abu Dhabi…
3 years ago
US envoy offers to meet North Korea ‘anywhere anytime’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang "anywhere,…
3 years ago
Closed-door Games? Tokyo 2020 to decide on allowing fans
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo Olympics organisers and Japanese officials meet Monday to decide whether fans will…
3 years ago
Strong earthquake shakes New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the area around New Zealand's Kermadec Islands early Monday, the…
3 years ago
Nine children among 10 killed in storm-hit Alabama crash
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Nine children and an adult were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama…
3 years ago
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