11 elderly dead in Russian nursing home fire: investigators
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Fire erupted in a retirement home in central Russia overnight, killing 11 people who were trapped…
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International
Illegal Chinese fishing vessel detained in Palau
KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- An illegal Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said,…
4 years ago
US begins Covid-19 vaccinations as its death toll passes 300,000
by Peter HUTCHISON with Agence France Presse bureaus NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The United States kicked off…
4 years ago
Canada announces new Covid-19 aid package for developing nations
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada on Monday announced a Can$458 million ($380 million) aid package to help developing countries…
4 years ago
Pentagon chief receives Covid-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pentagon chief Christopher Miller was one of the first Americans to receive the Covid-19…
4 years ago
New York nurse receives first Covid vaccine in US
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A nurse in New York became the first person in the United States to…
4 years ago
Teachers should be among first for Covid jabs: UN
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The United Nations agency for education, UNESCO, on Monday called on governments to give teachers priority…
4 years ago
Canada begins first Covid vaccinations
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- An Ontario caregiver and an octogenarian in Quebec on Monday became the first people vaccinated against…
4 years ago
Illegal Chinese fishing vessel detained in Palau
KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- An illegal Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said,…
4 years ago
Trump announces departure of Attorney General Bill Barr
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Attorney General Bill Barr, who angered him by…
4 years ago
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