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Dozens injured in missile strikes on Kyiv
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» KYIV - Debris from Russian missiles shot down by Ukrainian air defences damaged a hospital and residential building in the capital on Wednesday, injuring at least 50 people, city authorities said.
North Gaza hospitals 'out of service' as fighting rages
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The hospitals in the centre of the heaviest north Gaza fighting have been forced out of service amid shortages and combat, the Hamas-run health ministry said Monday, adding the number of patients dying in the biggest medical centre had risen.
A year after Musk's Twitter takeover, X remains mired in turmoil
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - A year ago Elon Musk purchased X, formerly known as Twitter, taking the platform on a journey that has resulted in lost money, advertisers and trust.
Greece races to tackle wildfires as winds pick up
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» VOLOS, Greece: Greek fire crews on Thursday scrambled to douse deadly wildfires raging for two weeks around the country before strong winds forecast for the day rekindled blazes.
Greece races to tackle wildfires as winds set to resume
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» VóLOS (GREECE) - Greek fire crews on Thursday scrambled to put out wildfires raging for two weeks around the country that left five dead before strong winds forecast for the day rekindle blazes.
The Vietnamese octogenarian fighting for Agent Orange victims
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» HANOI: As a young woman, Tran To Nga was a war correspondent, a prisoner and an activist. Now, at 81, she is waging a court battle against US chemical firms to win justice for the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.
Two killed by shelling in Russia border region
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» BELGOROD, Russia: Two civilians were killed on Friday in shelling on Russia's Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, while Kyiv was hit by Russian strikes overnight for a sixth day in a row.
Russia evacuates children from border villages
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said it would evacuate hundreds of children from villages due to intensifying shelling in the border region of Belgorod, where the situation was deemed "alarming" by the Kremlin.
Nine dead, Grand Prix cancelled after flooding devastates northern Italy
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» CESENA (ITALY) - At least nine people died in Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region as heavy rains flooded rivers and submerged entire neighbourhoods and farmland Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of this weekend's Imola Grand Prix.
Mass exodus of foreigners as fighting rages in Sudan
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» KHARTOUM - Foreign nations pushed on Monday with frantic evacuations of their citizens from chaos-torn Sudan, where heavy fighting raged for a 10th day between forces loyal to two rival generals.