Rescuers scour Beirut blast zone as first arrests made
by Hashem Osseiran and Jean-Marc Mojon Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Rescuers combed through the rubble of…
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US death toll soars as global virus cases top 19 mn
by Becca MILFELD with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Daily coronavirus deaths in the US…
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Lebanon coronavirus cases peak after deadly blast
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanon recorded 255 coronavirus cases Thursday -- its highest single-day infection tally -- after a monstrous…
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Trump signs executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent after 45 days
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order barring transactions with the Chinese…
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OFW who survives Beirut blasts describes ordeal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzX7roQRJoo (Eagle News) -- A Filipina overseas worker who survived the horrific blasts in Beirut, Lebanon early this week described…
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Lebanon police scuffle with demonstrators angered by blast
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese security forces late Thursday fired tear gas to disperse dozens of anti-government demonstrators angered by…
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Spain denies suffering second virus wave as cases mount
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's health ministry on Thursday denied that the country is facing a second wave of COVID-19…
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Over a million COVID-19 cases in Africa: AFP count
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to over one million, with…
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17 killed in Yemen floods: health official
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Seventeen people, including eight children, have been killed in flash floods and by…
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Sixteen detained over Beirut blast: prosecutor
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Sixteen staff members at Beirut's port, the site of a massive explosion, have been detained over…
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