Cradle of Venezuela oil industry is a scene of desolation
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ MENE GRANDE, Venezuela (AFP) -- Greasy slicks continue to darken the ground in Mene Grande, a modest…
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International
Acting Pentagon chief Shanahan investigated over Boeing bias
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is being investigated by the Pentagon's inspector general for…
6 years ago
Britain’s May says still ‘determined’ to deliver Brexit
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she remained "determined" to deliver Brexit, hours after…
6 years ago
Trump: China tariffs may remain for ‘substantial period’
by Sebastian Smith / Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that US tariffs…
6 years ago
Italy driver hijacks, torches school bus
by Catherine MARCIANO ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian police on Wednesday rescued 51 children taken hostage by their school bus…
6 years ago
Netanyahu, Pompeo vow to counter Iranian ‘aggression’
by Francesco Fontemaggi JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday…
6 years ago
Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims as waters rise
by Adrien BARBIER and Joaquim NHAMIRRE International aid agencies raced Wednesday to rescue survivors and meet spiralling humanitarian needs in…
6 years ago
Funerals for Ethiopia crash victims but little to bury
Ethiopians were holding funerals Sunday for friends and relatives who perished in last week's Ethiopian Airlines crash, which killed all…
6 years ago
Glyphosate under fire from San Francisco to Sri Lanka
Glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup, is the subject of fierce…
6 years ago
Brussels warns May against June 30 Brexit delay
The EU on Wednesday warned Britain it would have to hold elections to the European Parliament if it wants to…
6 years ago
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