Firefighters battle forest blaze near Athens suburbs
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A fire scorched forests at the base of Mount Penteli north of Athens Tuesday and was…
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UK house prices hit record peak on pandemic: data
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK property prices hit a record peak last month as Britons sought more space during…
4 years ago
China’s sea claims have ‘no basis’ in international law: US
by Martin Abbugao SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that Beijing's expansive claims in the South…
4 years ago
Indonesia reports record 2,069 virus deaths in 24 hours
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia reported a record 2,069 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours Tuesday as the Southeast Asian nation…
4 years ago
Death toll from Henan floods rises to 71 as China braces for more rain
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from floods in central China's Henan province rose to 71 on Tuesday as…
4 years ago
Several hurt in blast at German chemical site
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Two people were seriously injured Tuesday in an explosion at a chemical park in Leverkusen, western…
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Sandstorm engulfs desert city in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A wall of sand over 100 metres high swallowed a city on the fringes of the…
4 years ago
Melbourne to lift virus lockdown as Delta outbreak contained
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Melbourne's coronavirus lockdown will be lifted late Tuesday, as authorities signalled a Delta variant outbreak in…
4 years ago
Two Koreas agree to restore severed communications
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North and South Korea said Tuesday they had restored cross-border communications, more than a year…
4 years ago
California fire departments share staff as blazes rage
LOS ALTOS, United States (AFP) -- As wildfires ravage the western United States and Canada, some fire departments near San…
4 years ago
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