Key Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling coalition said Thursday it was withdrawing support for the…
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International
Blaze at Dubai port after loud blast under control
by Mumen KHATIB DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- A fire that broke out on a container ship in Dubai's…
3 years ago
N. America heat wave ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: study
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A record-breaking heat wave that hit the western United States and Canada…
3 years ago
Delta variant circulating in Sao Paulo: health official
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant "is already circulating" in Brazil's most populated state, Sao…
3 years ago
Tropical Storm Elsa weakens after making landfall in Florida
by Eva Marie Uzcategui with Cyril Julien in Washington MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in…
3 years ago
Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated at his home: interim PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home early Wednesday morning by a group…
3 years ago
Indonesia expands nationwide Covid-19 curbs
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia expanded nationwide coronavirus curbs Wednesday to battle its deadliest Covid-19 wave yet, as the death…
3 years ago
China tightens security on Myanmar border over virus fears
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Covid-19 outbreak on China's porous border with Myanmar pushed new cases to the country's highest…
3 years ago
North Korea facing ‘harsh lean period’: UN food body
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is facing a food shortage of around 860,000 tonnes this year, the UN's…
3 years ago
Sydney extends virus lockdown as Delta cluster grows
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- More than five million Sydney residents will spend at least another week in coronavirus lockdown, Australian…
3 years ago
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