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American Airlines cancels 100s of flights due to staff shortage

American Airlines has had to cancel hundreds of flights this weekend due to staffing shortages triggered by weather-related disruptions, according…

W.House expects Biden-Erdogan meeting in Glasgow: official

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden expects to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

Former New York governor Cuomo charged with sex crime

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo was on Thursday charged with a misdemeanor sex…

Biden denounces coup and ‘horrific violence’ in Myanmar

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced the military coup and "horrific violence" in…

Chinese hypersonic test like a “Sputnik moment’: top US general

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pentagon's top general said Wednesday that China's recent test of an earth-circling hypersonic missile…

US mall shooting leaves two dead, four hurt

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Two people were killed Monday and four others were injured -- including a police…

Mexico City starts Covid vaccinations of minors at risk

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico on Monday began Covid-19 vaccinations for adolescents with chronic diseases in the capital, the…

Bomb cyclone slams rain-starved US west, bringing floods

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A "bomb cyclone" brought floods and landslides to drought-hit California as forest fire-scarred landscapes…

‘Facebook Papers’ hit as platform reports billions in profit

by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook announced over $9 billion in quarterly profits on Monday, hours…

Children to be exempt from US travel vaccine requirements

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Covid vaccine requirements taking effect next month for people entering the United States by air…

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