Flooding follows torrential rain in eastern Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Hours of heavy rains triggered flooding in eastern Spain on Wednesday with some coastal areas overwhelmed…
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Europe
Spain says 70% of population fully vaccinated
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- One of the global frontrunners in vaccination against the coronavirus, Spain on Wednesday it had fully…
3 years ago
WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu",…
3 years ago
Ireland to lift Covid lockdown on October 22
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Ireland on Tuesday announced that it will fully reopen on October 22 after 18 months…
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PM Johnson says UK owes ‘huge debt’ to Afghan refugees
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said Britain owed "an immense debt" to Afghans who…
3 years ago
Milan tower block goes up in flames
MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Fire ripped through a 20-storey residential building in Milan, northern Italy, on Sunday, leaving rescue workers…
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Greek police fire tear gas as 7,000 protest vaccine rules
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Around 7,000 people protested in Athens on Sunday against a new rule obliging health workers to…
3 years ago
160,000 protest in France against Covid rules
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A total of 160,000 people protested across France on Saturday, the interior ministry said, angered at…
3 years ago
Macron to attend Baghdad summit amid fears over IS
by Laurence Benhamou BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron is among leaders set to attend a regional summit…
3 years ago
New Zealand’s Ardern defends virus elimination policy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her "Covid zero" elimination strategy Thursday amid fears…
3 years ago
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