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Robbers steal jewels worth 100,000 euros from top Paris hotel

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Two armed men late Thursday made off with jewels worth 100,000 euros from the famed George…

One dead, multiple victims wounded in Texas shooting

BRYAN, United States (AFP) -- One person was dead and several in critical condition following a shooting at a business…

Myanmar actor arrested as junta hunts 120 celebrities

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A leading Myanmar actor, singer and model who has backed the country's anti-coup protests was…

German mayor suspended for skipping vaccine queue

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A German mayor was suspended by his own city council after it emerged he had received…

Spain reserves AstraZeneca vaccine for those over 60

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain on Wednesday announced it would reserve the AstraZeneca vaccine for those over 60 after an…

Singapore PM-in-waiting bows out, upending succession

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- A prominent Singapore minister stepped aside on Thursday as the successor to the premier, in a…

China hits out at US over Beijing Olympics boycott row

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China accused the United States of "politicizing sports" on Wednesday, after Washington said it would discuss…

Taiwan imposes water rationing as drought worsens

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- More than one million households and businesses in Taiwan's heavily industrialized central regions were put on…

Cyclone that ravaged Indonesia, East Timor set to hit Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian authorities on Thursday urged holidaymakers to evacuate a stretch of the country's western coastline in…

India suffers vaccine shortages as virus surges

by Ammu KANNAMPILLY MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- More than 700 million people across India were facing coronavirus vaccine shortages Thursday,…

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