At least three dead as buildings collapse in magnitude 6.2 quake in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least three people were killed and dozens injured when a powerful quake rippled through…
4 years ago
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Jordan’s king gets coronavirus jab
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II received a Covid-19 vaccine jab on Thursday, a day after the country…
4 years ago
Biden to propose $1.9 tn US economic rescue plan: senior officials
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President-elect Joe Biden will on Thursday present a $1.9 trillion package to revitalize the US…
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Giant blaze leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya camp
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A huge fire tore through a Rohingya refugee camp on Thursday destroying more than 550…
4 years ago
Erdogan gets jab as Turkey unrolls Chinese vaccine
by Burcin Gercek and Ozan Kose in Istanbul ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stripped down to…
4 years ago
France imposes 6 pm nationwide virus curfew
by Jürgen HECKER and Joseph SCHMID PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government will impose a daily nationwide curfew at…
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Magnitude-6.2 quake hits Indonesia’s West Sulawesi
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong, magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi on Friday, the US Geological…
4 years ago
Israel hits 2 million vaccinated
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- The number of people inoculated in Israel for coronavirus passed the two million threshold Thursday, with…
4 years ago
Twitter chief says Trump ban sets ‘dangerous’ precedent
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter chief Jack Dorsey on Wednesday backed…
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan for virus investigation
by Nicolas ASFOURI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- A team of experts from the World Health Organization…
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