Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper, arrest owner
by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested…
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New Zealand reaches 100-day milestone without virus transmission
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand marked 100 days on Sunday with no recorded cases of the coronavirus in…
4 years ago
At least 30 dead in South Korea as rain triggers landslides, floods
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Landslides and flooding triggered by days of heavy rain in South Korea have left at…
4 years ago
Lebanon information official quits in first govt resignation over blast
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanon's information minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday quit in the first government resignation since a…
4 years ago
US hits five million COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins tally
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States has registered over five million cases in the coronavirus pandemic, Johns Hopkins…
4 years ago
Rare quake shakes North Carolina
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP ) -- A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit North Carolina on Sunday, shaking buildings in the biggest…
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World pledges 250 million euros for Lebanon’s people: France
PARIS, France (AFP) -- World leaders on Sunday pledged more than 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France…
4 years ago
Sudan rains and floods claim 20 more lives
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- At least 20 people were killed and 13 others wounded Sunday in torrential rains and flooding,…
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Seven dead as floods hit Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A baby was among seven people who died as torrential rains and floods swept the Greek…
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Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, crossing…
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