Paris spared as France expands local lockdowns
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France placed the northern Pas-de-Calais region under weekend lockdown over the spread of Covid-19, the third…
4 years ago
International
Mass evacuations as large quakes spark Pacific-wide tsunami alert
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of coastal residents in New Zealand, New Caledonia and Vanuatu fled for…
4 years ago
Thousands of Madagascar infants treated for malnutrition : charity
JOHANNESBURG, Madagascar (AFP) -- Over 4,000 children have been hospitalized for malnutrition in southern Madagascar this year due to severe…
4 years ago
Kuwait imposes curfew amid spike in Covid cases
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait on Thursday announced a minimum one-month curfew aimed at curbing a sharp rise in…
4 years ago
US tightens export controls to Myanmar after protesters killed
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday tightened export controls on Myanmar, imposing its latest sanctions in…
4 years ago
US won’t reach ‘maximum employment’ this year: Powell
by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US labor market faces a lengthy recovery and the economy will…
4 years ago
New Zealand orders tsunami evacuations after strong Pacific quake
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand ordered coastal communities across swathes of the North Island to evacuate Friday after…
4 years ago
Magnitude 6.9 quake hits New Zealand; tsunami warning issued
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand's North Island Friday, the…
4 years ago
UN says 38 dead in Myanmar’s ‘bloodiest’ day since coup
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 38 people died Wednesday in the "bloodiest" day of Myanmar's crisis, the United…
4 years ago
Pennsylvania to use J&J’s single dose Covid vaccine for teachers, school staff
https://youtu.be/daovqk-0geU Teachers and school employees in Pennsylvania are next in line to receive the one-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…
4 years ago
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