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Twitter says it is actively testing edit button

New York, United States (AFP) Twitter said Thursday it has begun actively testing an edit button, after months of publicly…

EU watchdog approves first Omicron jabs

The Hague, Netherlands (AFP) by Danny KEMP The EU's drug regulator on Thursday approved Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna…

10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding: ESA

  Paris, France (AFP) Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday,…

Chinese city of 21 million shuts down over Covid outbreak

Beijing, China (AFP) Around 21 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu effectively went into lockdown on Thursday as…

Russia kicks off large-scale military drills in Far East

Moscú, Russia (AFP) Russia on Thursday launched large-scale military exercises involving several Kremlin-friendly countries, including China, with tensions soaring between…

Battling Williams powers into US Open third round

New York, United States (AFP) by Rob Woollard Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on…

Thai police hunt YouTuber ‘Nutty’ in multimillion-dollar forex scam

Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thai police are hunting a YouTube dancer nicknamed "Nutty", who swindled millions of dollars from her followers…

Japan further relaxes border controls for tourism

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Tourists will be able to visit Japan from next week on package tours without a guide, Prime…

Cambodian psychiatrist helping genocide survivors wins ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’

Manila, Philippines (AFP) A Cambodian psychiatrist treating victims of the Khmer Rouge and a French environmentalist cleaning up Indonesian rivers…

EU ministers agree to suspend Russian visa facilitation deal

Prague, Czech Republic (AFP) EU foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation deal with Russia but…

Thousands back Japanese ex-soldier demanding sexual assault probe

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Kyoko HASEGAWA A female former Japanese soldier on Wednesday submitted a petition to the defence ministry…

Kremlin vows response to restrictions on EU visas for Russians

  Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Tuesday warned it would respond if the European Union makes it harder for…

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