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China expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than anticipated: Pentagon
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - China is expanding its nuclear arsenal much more quickly than anticipated, narrowing the gap with the United States, the Pentagon said in a report published Wednesday.
South Africa tourism on edge with double impact of virus, riots
AFP, Published on 19/07/2021
» CAPE TOWN: Graced with rolling vineyards, bountiful big game, the iconic Table Mountain, endless sandy beaches and vast cultural riches, South Africa would have expected to cash in on a post-virus travel boom.
Syria used chemical weapons in 2018 attack: OPCW probe
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» THE HAGUE: The Syrian regime's air force used the chemical weapon chlorine in an attack on the town of Saraqib in 2018, the global toxic arms watchdog said on Monday after an investigation.
Timeline: Ten years of war in Syria
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» PARIS: Syria's decade-long war has left more than 380,000 people dead and forced millions into exile.
Covid-19 infection may reduce fertility in men: study
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» PARIS - Covid19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence.
From France to Rwanda's hills, the husband-and-wife genocide hunters
AFP, Published on 27/01/2021
» BISESERO (RWANDA) - A stunned silence, and then cries of joy ring out in the green Bisesero hills.
EU agency assessing Covid-19 vaccines suffers cyberattack
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» THE HAGUE: The EU's medicines regulator said Wednesday it had been the victim of a cyberattack, just weeks before it is due to decide on special approval for two coronavirus vaccines.
US charges Russians with cyberattacks on Ukraine, French elections, Olympics
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged in the United States with carrying out cyberattacks on Ukraine's power grid, the 2017 French elections and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, the Justice Department announced on Monday.
Global watchdog confirms Novichok in Navalny samples
AFP, Published on 06/10/2020
» THE HAGUE - The global chemical weapons watchdog OPCW said on Tuesday that samples taken from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who claims he was poisoned by the Kremlin, contained a Novichok-type nerve agent.
Germany says Putin critic Navalny poisoned with Novichok
AFP, Published on 02/09/2020
» BERLIN - Germany said Wednesday that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, the same type of chemical used in Britain against ex-double agent Sergei Skripal, dramatically ramping up tensions with Moscow.