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European powers scramble to evacuate from Afghanistan

European powers present in Afghanistan moved Sunday to evacuate their nationals and local staff as the Taliban were on the…

Spain sizzles in record heat as fires blaze

Spain saw its highest temperature on record on Saturday as a heatwave on the Iberian peninsula drove the mercury to…

No survivors of Turkey fire-fighting plane crash as floods kill 55

Turkey battled disaster on two fronts on Saturday with eight people dying when a fire-fighting aircraft crashed and rescuers racing…

Denmark removes last of its obligatory mask rules

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Masks will no longer be required on Danish public transport, the government said on Friday, as…

Serbian cave hermit gets Covid-19 jab, urges others to follow

by Miodrag SOVILJ PIROT, Serbia (AFP) -- Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when…

Greece fires under control as reconstruction begins

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Fires burning for over a week that caused Greece's worst ecological disaster in decades were finally…

The curious case of the $600 million crypto heist

by Katy LEE PARIS, France (AFP) -- Cryptocurrency investors have been transfixed over the past few days by the antics…

Spain battles wildfires as heatwave kicks in

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Firefighters battled three wildfires in Spain on Thursday as a heatwave that has enveloped southeastern Europe…

One dead, 17 injured after explosion on Russian bus

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A woman was killed and at least 17 other people injured in an explosion on a…

WHO urges China to share raw data on early Covid cases

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest…

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