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US Gulf coast braces as ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Ida looms

by Daxia ROJAS NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- People evacuating ahead of Hurricane Ida clogged roads headed north on…

US south coast braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Ida

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Residents evacuated high-risk areas and lined up to buy supplies Friday as Louisiana braced for…

Judge backs Florida school mask mandate, snubbing conservative governor

  MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A judge overruled Florida's conservative, pro-Trump governor Friday and said the state's schools can…

Chinese embassy slams US ‘political manipulation’ in Covid origins report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China's embassy in Washington Friday accused the US intelligence community of "political manipulation" after a…

US tells citizens to leave Kabul airport gates ‘immediately’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States urged its citizens Friday to "immediately" leave the gates around Kabul's airport,…

Unvaccinated US school teacher spread Covid to 26 people

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An unvaccinated teacher at an elementary school in California spread the coronavirus to at least…

Biden says China still withholding ‘critical information’ on Covid origins

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Friday that China was withholding "critical information" on…

Hurricane Ida makes landfall in southwest Cuba: weather service

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Hurricane Ida made landfall Friday as a Category 1 hurricane on the southwestern coast of Cuba,…

Biden presidency shaken to core by Kabul bombings

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Eyes closing, voice cracking, Joe Biden physically reflected…

Pfizer/BioNTech ink vaccine deal with Brazil manufacturer

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Covid-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech have joined forces with Brazilian pharmaceutical company Eurofarma…

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