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Outrage over deadly Gaza hospital strike
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» PARIS - A strike on a Gaza hospital compound which health officials there said killed at least 200 people has provoked outrage and condemnation from around the world, with protests on the streets of Amman, Tunis, Beirut and Tehran.
WFP begins 'test distribution' of food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» NAIROBI - The World Food Programme has started distributing food aid in Ethiopia's war-scarred Tigray region, in a test for new monitoring measures after halting assistance over the diversion of supplies, the United Nations agency said on Tuesday.
New war with Azerbaijan 'very likely': Armenia PM to AFP
AFP, Published on 22/07/2023
» YEREVAN - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned Friday of the risk of a new war with Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of "genocide" in the breakaway Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan, Armenia hold Brussels talks, Russia proposes Moscow summit
AFP, Published on 15/07/2023
» BAKU - Azerbaijan and Armenia held a fresh round of EU-mediated peace talks Saturday, while Russia offered a summit in Moscow in an effort to reassert a lead role in the normalisation process.
Ukraine lawmakers vote to sack prosecutor general, security chief
AFP, Published on 19/07/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday endorsed the president's decision to sack the country's top prosecutor and security chief, rubber stamping Ukraine's largest political shake-up since Russia invaded.
Apple appeals verdict in App Store battle with Epic Games
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Friday appealed a federal judge's verdict in its legal battle with Fortnite-maker Epic Games over control of the App Store.
Apple must loosen app payment system: judge in Epic Games case
AFP, Published on 11/09/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: A US judge on Friday ordered Apple to loosen control of its App Store, barring it from obliging developers to use its payments system, in a high-profile antitrust case brought by Fortnite maker Epic Games.
WHO asks China for more data on Covid origins as Russia deaths spike
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» GENEVA: The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest Covid-19 cases to revive its probe into the origins of the disease, as Russia recorded record deaths.
Hacker tries to dump chemical into Florida city's water
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: An unknown hacker broke into a Florida city's water supply and briefly pushed levels of a potentially dangerous additive up 100-fold, local law enforcement said Monday.
Venezuelan opposition wraps up 'popular consultation'
AFP, Published on 13/12/2020
» CARACAS - Venezuela's opposition wrapped up a "popular consultation" on Saturday, in a symbolic poll hailed as "historic" by organizers but which did not prompt the massive mobilization seen during protests last year.