India teacher accused of killing student over spelling mistake
Lucknow, India (AFP) Indian police are searching for a teacher accused of beating a low-caste student to death over a…
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‘Desperation’ in violence-ravaged Haiti: UN hears
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Officials described a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Haiti to the UN Security Council Monday, as…
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Thirty-five civilians killed in IED blast in Burkina Faso
by Armel BAILY Agence France-Presse OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- At least 35 civilians were killed and 37 wounded…
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‘Catastrophe’: East DR Congo hospital overflows amid rebel fighting
by Alexis Huguet Agence France-Presse RUTSHURU, DR Congo (AFP) -- Dozens of bandaged patients lounge on beds in a hushed…
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Insecurity, inflation deepen malnutrition in Nigeria’s northwest
by Patrick Markey Agence France-Presse KATSINA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Lariya Abdulkareem's family used to make a living farming beans and…
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Trump slams ‘kangaroo court’ probing his Capitol riot inaction
Washington, United States | AFP Donald Trump lashed out overnight at the panel investigating the US Capitol riot, calling…
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Gunmen kill 17 in northwest Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Gunmen have killed 17 people including five policemen in separate attacks in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state…
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More than a dozen dead in Papua New Guinea violence
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) -- At least 18 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea's highlands, a…
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The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president
by Sean Gleeson Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Activist Premakumar Gunaratnam says he was marked for death by…
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Sri Lankans queue at pumps for days with no promise of petrol
by Sean GLEESON and Mahesh PERERA Agence France-Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Out of gas and stuck in line…
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Sri Lanka president emails resignation from Singapore: official
https://youtu.be/krM8_v-YpNw Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | Thursday 7/14/2022 by Amal JAYASINGHE Sri Lanka's president submitted his resignation Thursday shortly…
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President…
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