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Louisiana hospitals overwhelmed by surging Delta variant

by Valentin GRAFF HAMMOND, United States (AFP) -- Barely clinging to life, patients in an intensive care unit in Hammond,…

Pfizer submits data for 3rd dose approval in US

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday submitted preliminary clinical data to US health authorities as part…

Kabul airport has reopened: US general

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Kabul's airport reopened early Tuesday Afghanistan time after being closed for hours by US forces…

Desperate search after Haiti quake as storm threatens

by Amelie BARON PORT-SALUT, Haiti (AFP) -- Rescuers in Haiti used heavy equipment and their bare hands Monday to hunt…

Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 1,419: officials

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- The preliminary toll of the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck southwestern Haiti rose Monday to 1,419…

Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan despite panic in Kabul

by David FOX KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Monday defended the withdrawal of American troops from…

Haiti hospitals struggle to treat thousands injured in quake

by Amelie BARON LES CAYES, Haiti (AFP) -- Hunched on benches, curled up in chairs or even lying the floor,…

Trump calls for Biden to resign over Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Former US president Donald Trump called for his successor Joe Biden to resign on Sunday…

Death toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to over 1,200

by Amelie BARON LES CAYES, Haiti (AFP) -- The death toll in Haiti's powerful earthquake jumped to over 1,200 on…

URGENT: Toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to 724 people dead: govt

At least 724 people were killed in the powerful earthquake that rocked Haiti, authorities said Sunday, updating the toll on…

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