China says US cabinet visit to Taiwan ‘endangering peace’
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Wednesday a visit by a top US cabinet member to Taiwan was endangering peace…
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JUST IN: Beirut blast killed more than 100: Lebanese Red Cross
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A huge blast at Beirut port that devastated entire neighborhoods of the city has killed more…
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Israel offers bitter rival Lebanon aid after blasts
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel on Tuesday offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon, with which it is still technically at war,…
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Lebanon PM says 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in port
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- About 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were stored in the Beirut port warehouse that exploded Tuesday,…
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Pompeo offers US help to Lebanon after ‘horrible tragedy’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday offered US assistance to Lebanon after Beirut was…
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Like an atomic bomb: Scenes of Beirut explosions that killed at least 100, wounded thousands
(Eagle News) -- These are just some of the scenes as provided by photos from Agence France Presse that…
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UPDATED: Two huge Beirut explosions kill 78, injure thousands
by Bachir El-Khoury and Rouba El-Husseini BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous…
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Disabled Gaza couple make dolls to give their children ‘decent life’
by Adel Zaanoun RAFA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- With skilled fingers, disabled Gazan couple Nihad and Zeinab Jarboa have supported…
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75 years on, Japan bomb survivors make final pleas for abolition
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- As Japan marks 75 years since the devastating attacks…
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Unspeakable horror’: the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan this week marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic…
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