International

‘Lost generation’ fears as Covid locks out India’s poor students

by Nivrita GANGULY MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- C.S. Satheesha spells out "A-P-P-L-E" into his phone as he teaches remotely from…

Bangladesh street kitchens battle to keep free food on the menu

by Shafiqul ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Mohammad Masud braves Dhaka's sweltering summer heat to pedal across the Bangladeshi capital…

Flames surround island monastery as fires rage in Greece

by Marina RAFENBERG ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- At least 150 houses were destroyed by a raging fire that surrounded a…

In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees

by Camille CAMDESSUS HURON, United States (AFP) -- Crushed by a devastating drought and new water restrictions, Daniel Hartwig had…

Tanker attacked off Oman arrives at UAE anchorage

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- An Israeli-linked vessel that was attacked off Oman last week anchored off the UAE…

Hundreds evacuated by sea as wildfire reaches Turkish power plant

by Kadir DEMIR and Fulya OZERKAN in Istanbul MILAS, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish rescuers on Thursday began evacuating hundreds of…

US working on plan to reopen to fully-vaccinated foreigners

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --The United States, which closed its borders to much of the world as the pandemic took…

Virus-wracked Indonesia hits 100,000 deaths

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 on Wednesday as the country struggles to control the spread…

Iran Covid cases top four million amid new surge: ministry

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Covid infections in Iran surged again Wednesday, hitting a new one-day record for a third straight…

ASEAN names top Brunei diplomat as Myanmar envoy

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday appointed an envoy to Myanmar after a months-long…

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