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6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Tanzania: USGS

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southeast of the Tanzanian financial centre of Dar es Salaam…

Biden, Harris launch campaign with call to ‘rebuild’ post-Trump US

WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden and his vice presidential pick Kamala Harris -- the…

‘Serious injuries’ reported after Scottish train derails

LONDON, United States (AFP) -- A passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland on Wednesday, with reports of "serious injuries" in…

Man dies of bubonic plague in Mongolia

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AFP) -- Bubonic plague has killed a man in western Mongolia, the country's health ministry said Wednesday, the…

More than 170 dead in Yemen floods

SANAA, Yemen (AFP) -- Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 172 people across Yemen over the…

Bus stop newest front in South Korea’s coronavirus battle

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea has opened a high-tech new front in the battle against coronavirus, fortifying bus…

Australia’s worst-hit state ‘flattening’ virus curve

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria appears to be curbing a virus outbreak after a week of…

How people are reacting to Kamala Harris’s VP nod

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday named California Senator Kamala Harris as…

US presidential hopeful Biden picks Kamala Harris to be first black woman VP

  by Michael Mathes, with Olivier Douliery in Wilmington Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Presidential hopeful…

New Zealand locks down all nursing homes after virus return

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand locked down nursing homes nationwide Wednesday after a 102-day streak without the coronavirus…

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