Eight reported injured after Japan quake
TOKYO, April 18, 2024 (AFP) - Eight people were reported injured Thursday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off southwestern Japan,…
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Lightning, downpours kill 65 in Pakistan, as April rain doubles historical average
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, April 17, 2024 (AFP) - At least 65 people have died in storm-related incidents including lightning in Pakistan,…
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Volcano erupts in Indonesia’s outermost region, hundreds evacuated
JAKARTA, April 17, 2024 (AFP) - A volcano erupted several times in Indonesia's outermost region overnight Wednesday, forcing hundreds of…
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Clark Kent lookalike turns accidental superhero in Brazil
By Mauro PIMENTEL RIO DE JANEIRO, April 17, 2024 (AFP) - Leonardo Muylaert was just another mild-mannered professional on vacation…
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Women’s bodies being turned into ‘battlegrounds’: UN
By Agnès PEDRERO GENEVA, April 17, 2024 (AFP) - Women's bodies have become political "battlegrounds", putting at risk 30 years…
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Astronomers discover largest black hole in Milky Way: study
By Juliette COLLEN PARIS, April 16, 2024 (AFP) - Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the…
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Microsoft to invest $1.5bn in AI firm in UAE, take board seat
DUBAI, April 16, 2024 (AFP) - Microsoft is to invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates artificial intelligence firm G42,…
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NASA seeks faster, cheaper way to bring Mars rocks to Earth
NASA said Monday it was looking for ways to bring Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth…
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‘Rust’ armorer sentenced to 18 months over deadly on-set shooting
By Huw Griffith Agence France-Presse (AFP) — The armorer who loaded the gun that killed a cinematographer on the set…
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Japan’s Sapporo sees earliest 25C day since records began
TOKYO, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo -- famous for winter sports -- passed…
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