In photos: Scenes of locust infestation threatening East Africa; UN warns numbers could double 500 times by June
"Ravenous swarms" of desert locusts in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, already unprecedented in their size and destructive…
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International
US military jet crashes in Taliban territory in Afghanistan
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A US military jet crashed in mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a…
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Brazil region swept by floods and record rains faces muddy desolation
SABARÁ, Brazil (AFP) - Valeria PACHECO Elaine Almeida looked at her aunt's ruined house in Sabará, a town in a southeastern…
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Japan to send evacuation plane to Wuhan on Tuesday: Motegi
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) --Japan will send a plane to the Chinese city of Wuhan later Tuesday to begin evacuating citizens…
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Foreigners prepare to flee as China virus toll tops 100
by Leo RAMIREZ WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The United States and other nations raced to get their citizens out of…
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Foreigners prepare to flee as China virus toll hits 106, confirmed infections over 4,500
by Leo RAMIREZ Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The United States and other nations raced to get…
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Madagascar flood victims struggle to pick up the pieces
MAROVOAY, Madagascar (AFP) - Gaëlle Borgia Muddy currents have submerged parts of the town of Marovoay in northwestern Madagascar, flooding…
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The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 106 lives since emerging in a market…
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UK fishermen angling for big catch post Brexit
NORTH SHIELDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Roland JACKSON / William EDWARDS Just before dawn, the Good Fellowship trawler casts its…
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China delays schools’ return over virus fears
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday postponed the start of the spring semester for schools and universities across the…
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