Blazes break out in western Canada as wildfire season begins
MONTREAL, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - First responders were battling several wildfires in western Canada Monday, in an area facing…
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Taiwan hit by numerous quakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude
TAIPEI, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Taiwan's capital was hit by a series of earthquakes overnight into the early hours…
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Southern China storms kill four, force mass evacuations
BEIJING, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Four people are dead and 10 others missing following storms that battered southern China,…
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Germany and Britain move in on suspected Chinese spies
By Femke COLBORNE with Phil HAZLEWOOD in London BERLIN, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Germany and Britain on Monday both…
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Taiwan hit by strong 5.5-magnitude quake
TAIPEI, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Taiwan's capital was shaken by a "strong" earthquake early Monday evening, AFP staff reported,…
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‘Staggering’ number of workers facing climate change-induced health hazards: UN
GENEVA, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - A large majority of workers worldwide are facing a cocktail of health hazards linked…
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Taylor Swift unveils ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: a double album dive into heartache and triumph
By Maggy DONALDSON Taylor Swift's hotly anticipated "The Tortured Poets Department" is here along with a surprise second album --…
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In Ecuadoran Amazon, butterflies provide a gauge of climate change
By Paola LÓPEZ CUYABENO, Ecuador, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their…
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Thunder edge Pelicans in thriller, Celtics, Bucks and Clippers win playoff openers
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained a go-ahead basket with 32.5 seconds left on Sunday as Western…
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Europe suffered record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023: monitors
By Nick Perry PARIS, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in…
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