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Iran will execute spy who helped US target general

by Amir Havasi TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Tehran said Tuesday it will execute an Iranian for spying for the United…

N. Korea to cut communication lines to ‘enemy’ South: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea will cut military and political communication lines to "enemy" South Korea on Tuesday,…

Pakistan hospitals running out of beds as virus cases surge past 100,000

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan has recorded more than 100,000 cases of coronavirus, health authorities said Monday, as hospitals warned…

Israel says it will make millions of high-spec masks against virus resurgence

  JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel said Sunday it had opened a factory to make millions of high-spec masks as it…

Three dead, seven wounded in China supermarket stabbing

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Three people were killed and seven wounded in a stabbing spree at a supermarket in rural…

Jordan says to lift ‘most’ coronavirus restrictions

AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Jordan announced Thursday it will lift most restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel…

6.4 magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia: USGS

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's eastern Maluku islands Thursday, the United…

Knife attack in Chinese primary school wounds 39

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A knife-wielding attacker wounded 37 students and two adults at a primary school in southern China…

Virus-hit Mumbai largely unscathed by Cyclone Nisarga

by Ammu KANNAMPILLY / Vishal MANVE MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least three people were reported dead as coronavirus-hit Mumbai…

Pregnant elephant dies in India after eating explosive fruit trap

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A pregnant elephant was killed in India after eating fruit stuffed with explosives, officials said…

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