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India coronavirus cases pass 5 million: health ministry

by Jalees ANDRABI NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's total coronavirus cases passed five million on Wednesday, health ministry data…

World lost 100 million hectares of forest in two decades: UN

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world has lost nearly 100 million hectares of forests in two decades, marking a steady…

Disneyland and California theme parks push for reopening

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Disneyland, Universal Studios and other theme parks have called on California officials to set…

Mexican president requests referendum on prosecuting predecessors

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday asked the Senate for a referendum on…

Hurricane Sally threatens deadly flooding in southern US

by Gianrigo Marletta / with Tori Otten in Washington NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Sally churned towards the…

New York sees smoke from West Coast fires

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Smoke from the fires ravaging the American West Coast traveled across the continent to…

Hundreds of migrants housed in new Lesbos camp after fire

GREECE (AFP) -- Roughly 800 of the thousands of asylum seekers who fled a fire that destroyed Europe's biggest migrant…

Desperate race against fires in world’s biggest tropical wetlands

by Eugenia LOGIURATTO The smell of burnt vegetation and the red glow of flames welcome visitors these days to the…

Trump vows ‘1,000 times greater’ response to any Iran attack

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that any attack by Iran would be met…

LA police set $100,000 reward for shooter of two officers

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Detectives offered a $100,000 reward Monday for information leading to the capture of a…

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