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Raging wildfire forces evacuation of major US tourist spot

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a huge wildfire loomed…

US commander, ambassador were last to board evacuation flight: general

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The commander of American military forces on the ground in Afghanistan and Washington's ambassador there…

Rockets fly in Kabul as US evacuations wind down

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on Monday as the United States raced to complete its…

Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana as Category 3 storm

by Daxia ROJAS NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Ida battered southern Louisiana Sunday, 16 years to the day…

In New Orleans, Ida brings trauma of Katrina flooding back

by Daxia ROJAS NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- Chester Lastie clearly recalls Hurricane Katrina, which devastated his neighborhood in…

US warns of ‘specific, credible threat’ near Kabul airport

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States warned Saturday of a "specific, credible threat" near Kabul airport and urged…

US Gulf coast braces as ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Ida looms

by Daxia ROJAS NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- People evacuating ahead of Hurricane Ida clogged roads headed north on…

Japan probes two deaths after jabs from tainted Moderna batch

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan is investigating the death of two men who received jabs from batches of Moderna's…

US strikes IS target in Afghanistan, pushes airlift into final stage

  by David FOX Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The US conducted a drone strike against an Islamic…

US south coast braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Ida

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Residents evacuated high-risk areas and lined up to buy supplies Friday as Louisiana braced for…

Judge backs Florida school mask mandate, snubbing conservative governor

  MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A judge overruled Florida's conservative, pro-Trump governor Friday and said the state's schools can…

Chinese embassy slams US ‘political manipulation’ in Covid origins report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China's embassy in Washington Friday accused the US intelligence community of "political manipulation" after a…

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