2,000 evacuated after landslide in northern India
SHIMLA, India (AFP) -- At least 2,000 people were evacuated on Friday after a massive landslide in India's ecologically fragile…
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Israel begins Covid booster shots for over 50s
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israelis aged 50 and over began receiving vaccine booster shots against the coronavirus Friday as part…
4 years ago
Greece fires under control as reconstruction begins
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Fires burning for over a week that caused Greece's worst ecological disaster in decades were finally…
4 years ago
21 dead as torrential rainfall batters central China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 21 people died as heavy downpours struck central China's Hubei province, authorities said Friday,…
4 years ago
Ship snaps in two off Japan coast, crew safe
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A cargo ship ran aground and broke into two off northern Japan, the coastguard said Thursday,…
4 years ago
South Korea commissions first SLBM submarine
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's Navy received its first ballistic-missile-capable submarine on Friday to counter the threat of…
4 years ago
Tens of thousands urged to evacuate as heavy rain hits Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people were urged to evacuate on Friday as "unprecedented" levels of torrential…
4 years ago
China rejects need for further WHO coronavirus origins probe
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization's calls for a renewed probe into the origins…
4 years ago
Indonesian parents grieve for child COVID victims amid Delta variant outbreak
by Dessy SAGITA / Haeril HALIM Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Tirsa Manitik gave birth to her…
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US authorizes Covid vaccine boosters for those with weakened immune systems
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday authorized an extra dose of Covid vaccine for people…
4 years ago
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