Sinkholes fill Turkey’s breadbasket in drought
by Raziye Akkoc KARAPINAR, Turkey (AFP) -- Sinkholes wide enough to swallow a bus dot the drought-stricken breadbasket of the…
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International
Pfizer confirms fake vaccine shots on sale in Mexico, Poland: reports
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US drugmaker Pfizer on Wednesday confirmed that suspect doses of its coronavirus vaccine that were…
4 years ago
India posts global record of 315,000 daily Covid cases
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India posted a global record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections on…
4 years ago
Biden hails ‘stunning’ US achievement in giving 200 million vaccine doses
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed his government's "stunning" achievement in administering 200 million Covid-19…
4 years ago
22 Covid patients die in India after oxygen supply disrupted
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Twenty-two Covid-19 patients at a hospital in India were killed on Wednesday when the oxygen supply…
4 years ago
Iraq Covid-19 cases surpass one million: health ministry
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Covid-19 infections in Iraq surpassed one million on Wednesday, the health ministry said, a figure unmatched…
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SKorea’s Moon urges Biden to engage directly with NKorea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged Joe Biden to open up talks with North Korea…
4 years ago
Italy to begin easing Covid restrictions
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The Italian government said Wednesday it plans to gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions from next week, with…
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Deadly blast at Pakistan hotel hosting China ambassador: official
QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least four people were killed and a dozen others wounded when a bomb exploded at…
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Junta attacks displace nearly 250,000 people in Myanmar: UN envoy
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The Myanmar military junta's crackdown on anti-coup protesters has displaced close to a quarter of a…
4 years ago
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