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Ardern spends big in New Zealand’s ‘recovery’ budget

by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled a big-spending budget Thursday aimed…

Israel Prime Minister’s office issues Q & A statement to clarify latest Israel-Gaza conflict

PM Netanyahu's office details how latest Israel-Gaza conflict started and clarifies alleged misinformation being circulated by the militant Palestine group…

US allows Pfizer vaccine in fridge for a month

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can be stored at refrigerator temperatures for up to a month…

Eight new dead in Gaza, Israel strikes toll rises to 227: ministry

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Israeli strikes killed seven people including a disabled man, his pregnant wife, and their…

Biden calls for ‘de-escalation’ as Israel and Gaza trade fire

by Sakher Abou El Oun with Sebastian Smith in Washington GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden…

Myanmar town pleads for help as thousands flee fighting

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Desperate residents of a Myanmar town hit by clashes between the military and an anti-junta defence…

25,000 evacuated after WWII bomb found in German city

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Thousands of people, some of them shaken, were evacuated Wednesday from a neighbourhood of Germany's financial…

Israeli-Palestinian conflict rages on amid ceasefire push

by Sakher Abou El Oun with Jonah Mandel in Jerusalem GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Deafening air strikes and…

India reports record 4,529 daily Covid-19 deaths

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India on Wednesday reported a record 4,529 coronavirus deaths in a single day even as…

Engineers inspect Chinese skyscraper after shaking triggers panic

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Engineers were inspecting a skyscraper in southern China on Wednesday, a day after it triggered widespread…

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