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Seven dead at US birthday party shooting

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A man opened fire Sunday at a birthday party in Colorado, killing six people before…

Mexico to ease capital lockdown, resume quake drills

MEXICO, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican authorities announced Friday a further easing of pandemic lockdown measures in the capital and the…

Relatives of Mexico metro crash victims demand justice

by Natalia Cano and Sofia Miselem MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Demands for justice mounted Thursday as relatives buried the…

New US jobless claims plunged 92,000 last week: govt

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Americans filed 92,000 fewer applications for unemployment aid last week, the government reported Thursday, in…

Moderna vaccine 96 percent effective in 12-17 year-olds, study shows

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Moderna said Thursday its Covid-19 vaccine is 96 percent effective among youths aged 12 to…

California sequoia still smoldering after 2020 fires

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- One of California's iconic giant sequoia trees was recently found to be still smoldering…

Positive data for Moderna booster against Covid variants

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday announced initial data from a small clinical trial that…

US backs plan to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents

by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced support for a global…

California governor candidate brings bear to rally

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- One of the many Republican candidates vying to replace the governor of California in…

US urges ‘utmost restraint’ after Colombia protest violence

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday urged authorities in Colombia to act with "utmost restraint" to…

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