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Death toll rises as Fiji cleans up after ‘strongest ever’ cyclone

Suva, Fiji (AFP) — Fiji began a massive clean-up on Sunday after the most powerful cyclone in the Pacific nation’s history left a trail of destruction, killing six people, flattening scores of homes and crippling infrastructure. The super-storm lashed the popular tourist destination overnight Saturday, packing wind gusts of 325 kilometres (202 miles) per hour, according to the UN humanitarian agency OCHA. OCHA said six people were killed during severe tropical cyclone Winston, the first-ever storm […]

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Rio 2016 reveals route for Brazil’s Olympic torch relay

(Reuters) – The Olympic torch will visit 329 cities across each of Brazil´s 26 states and the Federal District, the Rio 2016 organising committee announced on Wednesday (February 24) in a colourful ceremony at its headquarters in the centre of Rio de Janeiro. One of the greatest symbols of the Olympics will arrive in Brazil’s capital from the Games’ heartland in Athens on May 3, and will be carried 20,000 kilometres (12,430 miles) across ground […]

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Fiji eyes more cyclone aid as toll hits 44

Suva, Fiji (AFP)—Cyclone-devastated Fiji said it was likely to need more foreign aid Thursday as the body count from the most powerful storm in its history climbed to 44. France became the latest country to join the relief effort following last weekend’s deadly super-cyclone, flying in three tons of supplies and 40 engineers to help rebuild crippled infrastructure. But with Care Australia confirming the death toll had reached 44 — up from 42 previously — […]

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US, China agree on UN N. Korea reso

Washington, United States (AFP)—The United States and China have agreed on a UN resolution on North Korea and will not accept Pyongyang as a “nuclear weapons state,” the White House said Wednesday. National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed “on the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea’s provocations, including through a UN Security Council Resolution that goes beyond previous resolutions,” National Security Council spokesperson Ned […]

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Crisis due to ‘tricky’ Zika to ‘get worse before it gets better,’ WHO chief says

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP)—The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect microcephaly, presents a “formidable” challenge that will be hard to stamp out, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said Wednesday. “Things could get worse before it gets better,” she said in Rio de Janeiro after a fact-finding mission to Brazil, the epicenter of the global health scare. Chan said part of the challenge in fighting the mosquito-borne virus […]

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Fiji, in desperate need of aid

FIJI, Pacific Ocean – Thousands of residents in Fiji are desperate for urgent need as the food and clothing supply is rapidly being depleted. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/3HHXE2R-U-k

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Important progress made on UN resolution to solve DPRK nuclear issue: Chinese FM

WASHINGTON D. C., United States (CCTV/Reuters) — Important progress has been made in talks on a UN resolution on the nuclear issue of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. Wang made the statement at a joint press briefing after he met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington, D.C. Wang said China does not accept the DPRK’s nuclear missile program and does not recognize the […]

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Indian police arrest more students on sedition charge

 NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Indian police said Wednesday they had arrested two students wanted in a sedition case that has sparked major protests after the pair gave themselves up following nearly two weeks on the run. Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya surrendered to police at midnight on Tuesday after a court refused to grant them protection from arrest over a rally at their university where a group allegedly shouted anti-India slogans. Student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar was […]

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Hong Kong official warns of political volatility hurting economy amid protests

HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — Political tensions in Hong Kong are hurting the economy, said the city’s financial secretary in his annual budget speech on Wednesday (February 24), as he rolled out a multi-billion dollar package of sweeteners to bolster growth hit by a slowdown in China. In unusually blunt comments for a budget address, John Tsang said “political volatility” was threatening to undermine the economy and warned disputes would intensify ahead of legislative elections […]

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Morales loses fourth term bid in official results

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) — Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has lost his bid to seek a fourth term, his first direct election defeat since taking office in 2006, according to official results released Tuesday. Morales, 56, has been in power for a decade, thanks largely to support from indigenous groups and grassroots organizations in one of the Americas’ poorest countries. While refusing to concede until the very end, Morales has promised to respect the official results […]

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Trump wins Nevada Republican caucuses: US networks

 LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump stormed to victory in Tuesday’s Republican caucuses in Nevada, giving the billionaire businessman his third straight victory in the race for the White House. Projections on TV networks gave Trump 46 percent of the vote, with senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas trailing some 20 points behind. “We will be celebrating for a long time tonight,” Trump told cheering supporters in a victory speech. The […]

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Tornadoes kill 2, injure dozens in Louisiana

LOUISIANA, United States (Reuters) — Several tornadoes lashed southern Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday (February 23), killing at least three people and injuring more than 30 others as the storms destroyed homes and businesses and toppled a water tower, weather and emergency officials said. One of the hardest-hit areas was the Mississippi River hamlet of Convent, Louisiana, where most of the estimated 160 mobile homes at the Sugar Hill RV Park were demolished, the Advocate […]

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