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Hong Kong turns to ‘ambush lockdowns’ to fight virus

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong has begun using "ambush lockdowns" to suddenly close off and test everyone inside…

Wildfire ravages massive section of Argentine forest

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- A wildfire raging in the south of Argentina has consumed a huge patch of forestland…

100 million cases worldwide, as US seeks to reset its Covid fight

By Ben Sheppard and AFP Bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than 100 million Covid-19 cases have now been…

Senator presiding over Trump impeachment trial taken to hospital

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The 80-year-old senator presiding over the impeachment trial of Donald Trump was hospitalized on…

AstraZeneca ‘not selling EU doses to other countries’: CEO

PARIS, France (AFP) -- AstraZeneca's CEO insisted Tuesday that the company was not selling vaccines ordered by the European Union…

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

by Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US House of Representatives presented…

More than 150 charged over US Capitol rampage

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than 150 people have been charged with federal crimes so far over the…

Tornado leaves one dead, several injured in Alabama

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A tornado killed one person and left several people critically injured in Alabama, US media…

Tornado leaves several injured in Alabama

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A tornado has left several people critically injured and serious damage in Alabama, US media…

New Zealand PM expects closed borders for much of 2021

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's borders are likely to remain closed for much of the year as health…

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