Iran presidential helicopter in ‘accident’, search underway: state media
TEHRAN, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in "an accident" amid poor…
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Fresh floods kill 66 in northern Afghanistan
KABUL, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - Fresh floods killed 66 people in Faryab province in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official…
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US forces lose strategic African position in Niger
ABIDJAN, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - With the US troop withdrawal from military-led Niger underway and due to be over…
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DMW: 23 Filipinos onboard vessel attacked by Houthi rebels ‘safe, unharmed’
(Eagle News)--The 23 Filipino crew members onboard a vessel attacked by Houthi rebels on Saturday are “safe and unharmed,” the…
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Gov’t to implement integrated electronic invoicing system for imported commodities
(Eagle News)--The government is implementing an integrated pre-border technical verification and cross-border electronic invoicing system of all imported commodities. In…
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Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientists
By Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON (AFP) - The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and…
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Canadian oil city lifts wildfire evacuation orders
MONTREAL, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - Residents forced to flee wildfires threatening a Canadian oil-producing hub were allowed to return…
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Tycoon Musk touches down in Bali for Starlink launch
DENPASAR, Indonesia, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk launched Sunday his Starlink service on Indonesia's resort island…
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Dallas rally to down Thunder, reach NBA Western Conference finals
LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - Luka Doncic posted a triple-double and P.J. Washington drilled the deciding free-throws as…
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Taiwan coast guard ramps up island patrols ahead of inauguration
KINMEN, Taiwan, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - Taipei's coast guard ramped up patrols over the weekend around its outlying islands…
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