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14 dead as Saudi coalition bombs Yemen after UAE attack

SANAA, Yemen (AFP) -- The Saudi-led coalition killed 14 people in air strikes on Yemen's rebel-held capital, a medical source…

Baby dead from Covid-19 in Qatar: ministry

DOHA, Qatarr (AFP) -- A three-week-old baby has died from Covid-19 in Qatar, the health ministry said on Sunday, reporting…

Rescue workers search for survivors after deadly Afghanistan quake

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rescue workers on Tuesday searched for survivors after an earthquake in a remote western region of…

At least 26 killed in Afghan earthquake

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) -- At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official…

North Korea fires more suspected missiles, flouts new sanctions

by Cat Barton and Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Monday, Seoul…

Fourth jab ‘partially’ effective against Omicron: Israeli study

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Fourth doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against Covid-19 are only "partially" effective for the…

Three dead, six wounded in Abu Dhabi fuel tank blast: state media

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Three people were killed and six wounded as a suspected drone attack blew…

China’s Xi warns global confrontation ‘invites catastrophic consequences’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Monday that confrontation between major powers could have "catastrophic consequences"…

North Korea ‘fired unidentified projectile’: South Korean army

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has fired an "unidentified projectile", South Korea's military said Monday, in what would…

Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused ‘signifcant damage’

A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant damage" to the island nation's…

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