US hails Albania, Uganda for taking in Afghans
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday saluted Albania, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Uganda for agreeing to…
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International
Sydney extends lockdown, imposes partial curfew
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney extended its two-month-old lockdown for another month and introduced a partial curfew Friday, as Australia's…
4 years ago
Defiant Afghans wave flags amid fears of Taliban crackdown
by David FOX KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Defiant protesters waved Afghan flags at scattered rallies Thursday to mark the country's…
4 years ago
Kabul evacuees touch down in UAE on way to new life in UK
by Mohamad Ali Harissi DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dozens of evacuees from Afghanistan waited nervously to board a…
4 years ago
Guinea monitoring 172 contact cases of Marburg virus victim
DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- Guinean health officials are monitoring 172 contact cases of a man who died of Marburg virus,…
4 years ago
Afghan woman news anchor stopped from working after Taliban takeover
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- An Afghan woman journalist has said she was barred from working at her TV station after…
4 years ago
I.Coast detects first bird flu cases since 2015
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) -- Ivory Coast has detected its first cases since 2015 of the H5N1 bird flu in…
4 years ago
Capitol Hill bomb threat standoff ends as suspect surrenders
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A man who threatened to set off a bomb on Washington's Capitol…
4 years ago
Israel to begin Covid booster shots for over 40s
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israelis aged 40 and over will be able to receive coronavirus vaccine booster shots starting this…
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Three more US senators test positive for Covid-19
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Three US senators from different political affiliations and different parts of the country said Thursday…
4 years ago
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