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Quake rocks Reykjavik, raises Iceland’s volcano activity

  REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- A powerful earthquake on Wednesday rocked southwestern Iceland, including the capital Reykjavik, triggering increased volcanic…

Tiger’s legendary golf career in jeopardy after car crash

by Jim SLATER WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The amazing golf career of Tiger Woods, from two-year-old prodigy to his…

Facebook adds new tools to fight online child exploitation

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Tuesday said it is stepping up its fight against child abuse with…

Guinea launches Ebola vaccination campaign

by Carol Valade CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after a fresh outbreak of…

Italian envoy killed in DR Congo; attack blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels

by Marthe BOSUANDOLE and Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was…

Wife of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested at US airport

by Paul HANDLEY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US authorities arrested the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El…

US imposes sanctions on two more Myanmar junta leaders

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Monday announced sanctions against two more leaders of Myanmar's junta…

First vaccine dose cuts transmission and hospitalization: UK studies

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Data from two separate studies published in the UK on Monday, one in England and…

Hong Kong Chief Executive, top officials get Chinese Sinovac jabs

  (Eagle News) -- Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, along with members of her cabinet, received the first dose…

UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults

  by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to…

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