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Giant eruption of Costa Rica volcano

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) -- A volcano in northwest Costa Rica erupted on Monday, spewing an enormous column of…

More record-smashing heat forecast as Canada, US northwest bake

By Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada braced Monday for its highest ever temperature as the country's west and…

South Africa tops 60,000 coronavirus deaths

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa, the worst virus-hit country in the continent, on Monday crossed the threshold of…

Delayed doses of AstraZeneca jab boost immunity: study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Delayed second and third doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine boost immunity against Covid-19, a study…

Two injured in further knife attack in Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Two men were injured in a knife attack in the German city of Erfurt on Monday…

Covid-19 curbs reimposed in Moscow as Asia-Pacific outbreaks flare

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly…

World’s second-largest hydropower dam goes online in China

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China began operating the world's second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a…

Sweden PM resigns after losing no confidence vote

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, one week after he lost a vote of…

Turkey’s Erdogan launches work on controversial Black Sea canal

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched the start of construction on a controversial canal…

Indonesia hits record of over 21,000 daily virus infections

Total COVID-19 cases at over 2.1M, while total deaths reach 57,138   JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia set a new…

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