Chilean Jesuits recognize 64 cases of sexual abuse
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- The Jesuit congregation of Chile has acknowledged that its priests sexually abused 64 people, including…
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International
Deadly Italy cable car crash probed as child fights for life
by Franceso Gilioli with Alexandria Sage in Rome STRESA, Italy (AFP) -- Investigators were on Monday probing the causes of…
3 years ago
Cholera kills 20 in northern Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- A cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria has killed at least 20 people in the past two…
3 years ago
Half of US adults fully vaccinated against Covid: W.House
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Half of all US adults have now received full Covid-19 vaccines, the White House said…
3 years ago
EU summit welcomes Covid certificate to unlock travel
by Marc BURLEIGH BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- EU leaders on Tuesday welcomed the introduction of a bloc-wide Covid-19 pass that…
3 years ago
Brazil Covid death toll surpasses 450,000
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Covid-19 death toll surpassed 450,000 on Tuesday, as delays plague the hard-hit country's…
3 years ago
Seven Belarus activists sentenced to jail over protests: media
MINSK, Belarus (AFP) -- Belarus on Tuesday sentenced seven activists, including senior opposition figure Pavel Severinets, to jail terms of…
3 years ago
Mali in turmoil after army detains leaders
by Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali was in turmoil Tuesday after disgruntled army officers detained…
3 years ago
Two million rushed to shelters as India braces for another cyclone
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- A powerful cyclone headed for eastern India Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of nearly two million people…
3 years ago
Up to 2,500 homes destroyed in DR Congo volcano eruption
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- As many as 2,500 homes were destroyed after the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in eastern DR…
3 years ago
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