President Marcos urges swift relief as Typhoon Carina and monsoon batter the Philippines
Manila, July 24, 2024 - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has urged government agencies to prioritize assistance to isolated areas…
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Lufthansa plane makes emergency landing in Greece after smoke in cabin
ATHENS, March 18, 2024 (AFP) - A Lufthansa flight with 190 passengers on board made an emergency landing Monday in…
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Deadly California storm brings unrelenting rain, flooding
LOS ANGELES, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - A powerful storm lashing California on Monday has left at least three people…
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Ecuador president says ‘in state of war’ against cartels
By Santiago PIEDRA SILVA QUITO, Jan 10, 2024 (AFP) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in…
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Violence erupts in Dublin after school knife attack
By Peter MURPHY DUBLIN, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) - Protesters on Thursday fought running battles with police, torched vehicles and…
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Icelandic volcano could destroy town of Grindavik: experts
https://youtu.be/50Y8CbUvkCI By Jeremie RICHARD REYKJAVIK, Nov 12, 2023 (AFP) - An Icelandic town home to some 4,000 people near the…
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Australian towns endure night of ‘shocking’ bushfires
SYDNEY, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) - Helicopters buzzed over bushfire-scarred swathes of eastern Australia on Wednesday, assessing the damage left…
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Hurricane Idalia poses grave threat to Florida with 15-foot storm surge and potential catastrophic devastation
STEINHATCHEE, United States, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Hurricane Idalia intensified Tuesday as it churned toward the west coast of…
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Around 100,000 people evacuated due to floods in Pakistan
KASUR, Pakistan, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - Families waded through water and cattle were loaded onto boats in a mass…
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Evacuations as US state of Vermont hit by catastrophic floods
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the northeastern US state of…
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At least six killed in New Zealand hostel fire
By Ryland JAMES Agence France-Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- At least six people have been killed in a…
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Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO
GENEVA, May 5, 2023 (AFP) - The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked…
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