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Nestle denies ‘double standard’ on baby food in poorer countries

ZURICH (AFP) - Nestle denied Thursday that it was applying any "double standard" after an NGO accused the Swiss food…

Five dead in China after tornado rips through Guangzhou

BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - At least five people were killed and 33 injured after a tornado struck the…

Beijing protests after Japan lawmakers visit disputed islands

TOKYO, April 28, 2024 (AFP) - Beijing has lodged a protest with Tokyo after a group of Japanese lawmakers visited…

Bangladesh reopens schools despite heat alert

DHAKA, April 28, 2024 (AFP) - Millions of students returned to their reopened schools across Bangladesh Sunday despite a lingering…

Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

  MANILA, April 28, 2024 (AFP) - South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk in China for talks

By Peter CATTERALL BEIJING, April 28, 2024 (AFP) - Tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in China for…

Poland trumpets its Van Gogh, once peddled for a beer

By Anna Maria Jakubek WARSAW (AFP) - Poland opened an art show Friday to celebrate its only Van Gogh painting,…

Hamas releases video of two hostages calling for Gaza deal

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Hamas's armed wing released video Saturday of two men held hostage…

Police detain 100 as pro-Palestinian camp cleared at US university

BOSTON, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Police detained about 100 people as they moved in to clear an encampment of…

20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM

PHNOM PENH, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army…

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