Stabbing attack at Brazil daycare kills three children, two staff
SAUDADES, Brazil (AFP) -- An 18-year-old attacker armed with a samurai-style sword burst into a daycare center in Brazil Tuesday…
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US ex-cop convicted of Floyd murder seeks new trial
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP0 -- Derek Chauvin, the white ex-policeman convicted of murdering the African-American man George Floyd, asked Tuesday…
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Iraq health minister resigns over deadly hospital fire
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq's health minister resigned on Tuesday, ten days after a fire in a Baghdad Covid-19 hospital…
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W. House wants 70% adults to have first Covid shot by July 4
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of adults in the US to have received at…
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Biden says, ‘hope and expectation’ for Putin meeting in June
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he expects to hold a summit with his Russian…
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Singapore steps up virus curbs as infection clusters grow
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore announced a slew of new coronavirus restrictions Tuesday including a ban on spectators at sporting…
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Mexico president vows full probe after 24 die in metro accident
by Sofia Miselem and Daniel Rook MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico's president on Tuesday promised an in-depth investigation to…
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Germany to ease virus curbs for vaccinated people: ministry
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer have to abide by curfews…
4 years ago
UN condemns ‘excessive’ use of force in Colombia protests
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN rights office condemned Tuesday the "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia,…
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France defends phased vaccine rollout as critics urge haste
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French Health Minister Olivier Veran on Tuesday defended the country's staggered rollout of Covid-19 vaccines over…
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