Haiti warns residents to prepare as tropical storm Laura nears
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Haitian authorities on Saturday urged residents to prepare for tropical storm Laura, which is expected…
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North America
California fires spread, fouling air and spurring evacuations
by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Thick smoke blanketed large areas of central…
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Meghan Markle calls for ‘change’ in upcoming US election
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Meghan Markle, the wife of Prince Harry, on Thursday broke from protocol normally followed…
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Thousands flee as fast-moving wildfires spread in California
by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of people fled their homes in…
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COVID-19 vaccine won’t be mandatory in US, says Fauci
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious diseases official, said Wednesday the government wouldn't…
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Hurricane Genevieve loses strength off Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Hurricane Genevieve weakened Wednesday to a Category 1 storm off Mexico's Baja California peninsula, US…
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Thousands evacuated as fast-moving fires spread in California
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of residents fled a city in northern California on Wednesday…
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Hurricane Genevieve barrels towards Mexico’s Baja California
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Authorities in Mexico's Baja California closed ports and beaches on Tuesday as Hurricane Genevieve barrelled…
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Trudeau names Canada’s first female finance minister
by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped Chrystia Freeland to be Canada's first female finance…
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Mexican president says he will get Russian vaccine if effective
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he would be among the first…
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