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The curious case of the $600 million crypto heist

by Katy LEE PARIS, France (AFP) -- Cryptocurrency investors have been transfixed over the past few days by the antics…

Gates offers $1.5 billion in climate help if US takes legislative action

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday said his climate fund would pour $1.5 billion…

Jailed Samsung chief released on parole

by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The jailed de facto leader of the giant Samsung group walked free…

Spain battles wildfires as heatwave kicks in

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Firefighters battled three wildfires in Spain on Thursday as a heatwave that has enveloped southeastern Europe…

Argentina starts distributing local Sputnik vaccine

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina on Thursday began distributing the first batch of more than one million doses of…

Flash floods kill 17 as Turkey reels from multiple disasters

by Dmitry ZAKS ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish rescuers distributed food and relocated thousands of people into student dormitories Thursday…

One dead, 17 injured after explosion on Russian bus

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A woman was killed and at least 17 other people injured in an explosion on a…

Trudeau expected to call Canada snap elections Sunday

by Michel COMTE / with Anne-Sophie THILL in Montreal OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected…

WHO urges China to share raw data on early Covid cases

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest…

UK police report ‘number of fatalities’ in Plymouth shooting

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Police in England said there had been "a number of fatalities" in a "serious firearms…

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