UK puts army on standby as fuel pumps run dry
by Ben PERRY Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain on Monday put the army on standby to help…
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politics
N.Korea leader’s sister demands South drop ‘hostile policies’: KCNA
SEOUL, South (AFP) -- The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday said it was "admirable"…
5 years ago
Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade deal days after China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan has applied to join a major trans-Pacific trade deal, officials confirmed Thursday, days after China…
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UK climate motorway protesters risk jail under new injunction
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Climate protesters who repeatedly caused traffic chaos by blocking London's busy M25 orbital motorway may…
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Macron, Biden have ‘friendly’ talk to defuse submarine row
by Stuart Williams with Sebastian Smith in Washington PARIS, France (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart…
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UK rules out gas supply emergency as prices soar
by Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain's government does not expect a gas supply emergency during…
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Manny Pacquiao declares run for presidency in 2022
by Ron Lopez and Allison Jackson Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao declared…
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Myanmar military convoy hit by roadside bomb near Yangon: junta
Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have carried out a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing…
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Biden to host Covid-19 summit on Wednesday: White House
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden will host a virtual summit with world leaders on the…
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Haiti PM dismisses questions over links to president’s murder
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) -- Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry dismissed suspicions raised against him over the assassination of president Jovenel…
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Race for Japan’s new prime minister kicks off
by Katie Forster TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The campaign to become Japan's next prime minister kicks off on Friday, with…
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Taiwan jets land on highway for Chinese invasion wargame
PINGTUNG, Taiwan (AFP) -- Fighter jets practised landing on a highway in southern Taiwan on Wednesday as part of an…
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