Biden announces new Pentagon task force on China
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the formation of a special Defense Department task force…
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International
7.7-magnitude earthquake generates small South Pacific tsunami
NOUMEA, France (AFP) -- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a small tsunami that caused…
4 years ago
Russia’s virus caseload passes four million
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia officially surpassed four million coronavirus infections Wednesday, days after the country dramatically revised upwards…
4 years ago
Indonesia to release report into deadly jet crash
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A preliminary report on last month's deadly crash of an Indonesian passenger jet was due to…
4 years ago
Peru gives first Covid vaccines, Argentina approves Indian jab
LIMA Peru (AFP) -- Peru on Tuesday began its coronavirus immunization program just two days after receiving 300,000 vaccine doses…
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Gunman wounds five in US health clinic shooting: police
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A man who was unhappy with the treatment he had received at a Minnesota health…
4 years ago
Myanmar military raids Suu Kyi’s party offices as US, UN slam violence
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's military raided the Yangon headquarters of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party late Tuesday,…
4 years ago
Spain tops three million virus cases
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain, one of Europe's hardest-hit nations, has topped…
4 years ago
Trump impeachment trial will ‘tear this country apart’: defense lawyer
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Senate impeachment trial of former US president Donald Trump will "tear this country apart,"…
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WHO mission to China fails to find animal source of coronavirus
WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The WHO mission to China to uncover the origins of the coronavirus has failed to identify…
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