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Troops on Washington streets to begin carrying arms

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Washington began carry weapons late Tuesday in…

President Widodo gets first Sinovac jab to prove its safety as Indonesia starts mass vaccination

  (Eagle News) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo was the first to be inoculated with China's Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19…

Chinese province of 37 million declares ’emergency’ to control virus

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese province of more than 37 million declared an "emergency state" on Wednesday to snuff…

UN seeks $35 million in emergency aid for Madagascar amid pandemic, drought

  ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Tuesday for emergency aid of $35 million…

Indonesia divers search for crashed plane’s second black box

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian investigators said Wednesday they were hopeful of retrieving a crashed passenger jet's second black box,…

Pence rejects calls to oust defiant Trump, but impeachment looms

  by Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Bolstered by support from his…

VP Pence rejects invoking 25th Amendment to oust Trump

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Vice President Mike Pence told House leaders Tuesday he does not support invoking the…

Rural California hospital overwhelmed by Covid

by Sébastien VUAGNAT with Laurent BANGUET in Los Angeles APPLE VALLEY, United States (AFP) -- As Covid-19 tears through southern…

Canada buys additional 20 million Pfizer vaccine doses

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada announced Tuesday a deal to secure an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19…

Canada’s Ontario province issues stay-at-home order

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's Ontario province, the country's most populous and its economic engine, on Tuesday ordered residents to…

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