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Landslides kill 36 in India, dozens missing

    by Nivrita GANGULY Agence France Presse MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Thirty-six people have been killed in landslides caused…

New Covid variant ‘probable’ this year: top French expert

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government's top advisor on Covid-19 warned Friday that a new variant of the…

Japan Olympic superfan celebrates Tokyo 2020 Games

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Olympic super fan Kyoko Ishikawa celebrates an aerobatic performance by the Japanese air force on…

Olympic torch relay ends ahead of Games opening

Hous before the opening ceremony marks the official start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch Relay comes…

Tokyo 2020: Scene outside stadium ahead of opening ceremony

Streets outside the Japan National Stadium are crowded as Tokyo enters the final hours before the official opening of the…

Tokyo 2020: Excitement outside stadium as Olympics set to begin

Hours ahead of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, people take photos with the Olympic rings outside the…

Ceremonies chief sacked on eve of troubled Tokyo Olympics

  by Talek HARRIS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was…

Sydney outbreak a ‘national emergency’ as cases spike

  by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney's fast-growing coronavirus outbreak has become a "national emergency,"…

Merkel worried by Germany’s ‘exponential’ virus growth

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she was concerned about Germany's rising Covid-19 infections, urging…

Chinese city picks through the debris after record rains kill 33

  by Leo RAMIREZ / Ludovic EHRET Agence France Presse ZHENGZHOU, China (AFP) -- Piles of cars were strewn across…

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