China’s Communist Party Congress to open October 16
Beijing, China (AFP) by Laurie CHEN China's ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state…
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Ukraine students brace for underground school year
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) by Anna KORIAGINA Five metres beneath a Kyiv classroom, headmaster Mykhaylo Aliokhin puts the finishing touches on…
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Fighting across southern front as Ukraine wages counter-offensive
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (AFP) by Thibault MARCHAND Intense fighting was raging on Tuesday across the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson…
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Rapper stabbed to death as London’s Notting Hill Carnival returns
London, United Kingdom (AFP) London's Notting Hill Carnival was marred by the murder of a young rapper and hundreds of…
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Solomon Islands suspends all naval visits
Honiara, Solomon Islands (AFP) Solomon Islands has suspended visits from all foreign navies, citing a need to review approval processes,…
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Monkeypox going ‘in right direction’ in Europe: WHO
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) The World Health Organization said Tuesday it saw "encouraging" signs the monkeypox epidemic was slowing in…
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UN appeals for $160 mn to help worst hit in Pakistan floods
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) The United Nations and the Pakistani government launched an emergency appeal for $160 million on Tuesday to…
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Engine issue forces NASA to scrub launch of giant Moon rocket
by Lucie AUBOURG (AFP) NASA called off a test flight on Monday of its largest-ever rocket in a setback to…
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Filipinos in Libya urged to stay home as deadly clashes kill 32
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday night urged Filipinos in Libya to take shelter at home as deadly…
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Kremlin urges ‘pressure’ on Ukraine over nuclear plant
Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Monday called for "pressure" on Kyiv to reduce tensions at the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear…
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UPDATE: Fire extinguished on ferry off Sweden with 300 aboard
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP) A fire that broke out on a car ferry carrying 300 people off Sweden's coast on…
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Heatwave-hit Chinese province resumes power to factories
Beijing, China (AFP) The southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan downgraded emergency energy supply measures on Monday, restoring power to some…
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