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US seizes record $1.4 billion worth of drugs

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The US Coast Guard announced Thursday it had seized about $1.4 billion worth of cocaine…

In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees

by Camille CAMDESSUS HURON, United States (AFP) -- Crushed by a devastating drought and new water restrictions, Daniel Hartwig had…

US working on plan to reopen to fully-vaccinated foreigners

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --The United States, which closed its borders to much of the world as the pandemic took…

Biden touts lead role in vaccinating the world as Delta variant surges

by Aurélia END WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States has distributed more than 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses…

Singapore PM warns US against hard line toward China

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday warned the United States against aggressively challenging…

New York is first US city to mandate vaccines for restaurants, gyms

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York will become the first major US city to require proof of vaccination…

Colombia town orders vaccine refusers to stay home or face fines, jail

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Authorities in a Colombian town have run out of patience with people refusing coronavirus vaccines, ordering…

Schools in US state offer $1,000 bonus to vaccinated staff

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Schools in a county in the southeastern US state of Georgia will pay $1,000 bonuses…

Biden urges new eviction pause as Delta spreads

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Monday urged the imposition of a new ban on evictions…

US hits Biden’s Covid vaccination goal, almost a month late

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Monday hit President Joe Biden's goal of administering 70 percent…

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