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Portugal Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5,000 minors: inquiry

Lisbon, Portugal | AFP | Monday 2/13/2023 by Thomas CABRAL Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since…

Ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century

  Paris, France | AFP | Monday 2/13/2023 Graphic Content The massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February…

‘It’s like Verdun’: The grinding battle for Ukraine’s Bakhmut

by Susannah WALDEN Agence France-Presse BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AFP) -- An ambulance screams toward a triage hub for wounded Ukrainian soldiers…

Thousands join latest round of Portuguese teachers’ protests

Lisbon, Portugal | AFP | Thousands of teachers from across Portugal marched through the streets of Lisbon on Saturday in…

Miracle rescues as Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000

  by Fulya Ozerkan with Omar Haj Kadour from Bab al-Hawa crossing Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly…

Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000

Kahramanmaras, Turkey | AFP | by Fulya Ozerkan with Remi Banet in Antakya Rescuers pulled out children Friday from the…

Ukraine reports ‘massive’ Russian attacks

Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP | Ukraine said Russia launched "massive" missile and drone attacks on Friday, a day after President…

Children found alive as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 22,000

by Fulya Ozerkan with Remi Banet in Antakya Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake…

Macron warns impossible to send Ukraine jets in coming weeks

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron warned Friday that even if Ukraine's European allies decide to send Kyiv…

Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 20,000 as hopes dim

  by Omar Haj Kadour with Fulya Ozerkan in Adiyaman, Turkey with Remi Banet in Antakya, Turkey Hopes faded Thursday…