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William and Harry reunite for Diana statue tribute

  by Phil HAZLEWOOD Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Princes William and Harry set aside their differences…

Deadly heat wave slams Canada, US

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- Millions of people in western Canada and the northwestern United States were under heat alerts Wednesday…

OPEC+ summit could lead to modest rise in oil output

by Benoît PELEGRIN LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries are to meet Thursday and are…

Over 2,000 new daily cases in Portugal virus surge

LISBON, Portugal (AFP) -- Health authorities in Portugal reported over 2,000 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours Wednesday, a…

China has embarked on an ‘irreversible historical course’: Xi

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China is on an "irreversible historical course", President Xi Jinping told a huge gathering in Beijing…

Covid vaccine from Germany’s CureVac just 48% effective: final results

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Germany's CureVac announced Wednesday that final trial results showed its coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate…

Thailand prepares for Phuket reopening despite Covid surge

PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand prepared Wednesday to reopen the holiday hotspot of Phuket to tourists quarantine-free, even as the…

112-year-old Puerto Rican becomes world’s oldest living man

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Emilio Flores Marquez from Puerto Rico has become the world's oldest living man at an…

US urges Covid cooperation at G20 as China calls for “true multilateralism”

Blinken cites US $2B pledge for COVAX, add'l 500M Pfizer doses to other countries   by Shaun TANDON / Gildas…

Dozens dead as heat wave grips Canada, US: police

  VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- At least 69 people in the Vancouver area have died in a record-smashing heat wave…

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