France’s Macron calls Lebanese counterpart, says help on the way
PARIS, France (AFP) -- President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun and announced the dispatch of…
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International
UPDATED: Two huge Beirut explosions kill 78, injure thousands
by Bachir El-Khoury and Rouba El-Husseini BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous…
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Disabled Gaza couple make dolls to give their children ‘decent life’
by Adel Zaanoun RAFA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- With skilled fingers, disabled Gazan couple Nihad and Zeinab Jarboa have supported…
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Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina as Category 1 hurricane
MYRTLE BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Isaias slammed into North Carolina Monday as a category one storm, with winds…
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75 years on, Japan bomb survivors make final pleas for abolition
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- As Japan marks 75 years since the devastating attacks…
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Unspeakable horror’: the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan this week marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic…
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Trump gives TikTok 6 weeks to sell itself to US company
by Paul HANDLEY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump gave popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok six weeks…
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US East Coast braces for hurricane after Florida escapes
by Logan Cyrus MYRTLE BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Isaias was set to regain hurricane strength Monday before…
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Russia aims to produce ‘millions’ of vaccine doses by 2021
by Maria ANTONOVA MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Monday it aims to launch mass production of a coronavirus vaccine…
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PM urges France ‘not to let down guard’ to prevent new virus lockdown
LILLE, France (AFP) -- Prime Minister Jean Castex on Monday urged France "not to let down its guard" in the…
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