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21 runners dead as extreme weather hits China ultramarathon: state media

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in…

Ex-BBC chief steps down from high-profile job over Diana probe

  by James PHEBY Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A former BBC chief who was criticised for…

Lava reaches Goma airport in DR Congo after volcanic eruption

GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- A lava flow reached the airport of the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of…

One dead in Amsterdam stabbings, no terror link seen: police

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) -- Dutch police on Saturday probed a spate of stabbings in Amsterdam in which one person died…

Italy passes 30 million vaccine dose milestone

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Saturday passed the milestone of 30 million doses injected in its Covid-19 vaccination effort,…

DR Congo orders Goma evacuation after volcano erupts

GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The government of the Democratic of Congo on Saturday ordered the evacuation of the eastern…

At least 16 dead as extreme weather hits China cross-country race: Xinhua

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 16 people were killed and five more are missing after extreme weather hit runners…

UK govt mulls action against BBC on its use of deception to secure 1995 Diana interview

  by Anna MALPAS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Friday warned of potential…

Two dead, several wounded, in Minneapolis shooting

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Two people were killed and several wounded in a shooting in the US city of…

Firefighters control main front of forest fire near Athens

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a forest fire near Athens for a third day on Saturday…

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