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Snake escape shuts down Swedish zoo
AFP, Published on 24/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM: A Swedish zoo has been partially shut down after a king cobra staged an impressive escape from its enclosure at the weekend, with staff on Monday still searching for the venomous vagrant.
Facing threat, Togo forces simulate 'jihadist' attack
AFP, Published on 21/10/2022
» LOME - Togo's security forces on Thursday carried out a simulated jihadist attack in the capital Lome, training to counter a hostage-taking as the country faces increasing threats.
Hitmen brothers handed 40 years for Maltese journalist murder
AFP, Published on 15/10/2022
» VALLETTA - Two hitmen brothers were each sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for killing a prominent journalist in Malta five years ago, an assassination that sparked an international outcry.
Uganda leader cracks down on traditional healers to stem Ebola
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» KAMPALA - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ordered traditional healers to stop treating sick people in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, which has already claimed the lives of 19 individuals in the impoverished East African country.
Russia fires massive missile barrage across Ukrainian cities
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» KYIV, Ukraine: Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early Monday, in an apparent retaliation for an explosion that damaged a key bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea.
Air France, Airbus trial to open over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» PARIS - Air France and Airbus will go on trial Monday on charges of involuntary manslaughter over the fatal 2009 crash of a jet heading to Paris from Brazil, killing all 228 people aboard.
Confusion, crane and now cost cap risk taking gloss off Verstappen feat
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» SUZUKA: Max Verstappen said the confusion at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix that saw him declared Formula One world champion was "quite funny", but an impending cost-cap ruling could wipe the smiles off faces in the Red Bull garage.
Memorial: the conscience of Russia banned under Putin
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» MOSCOW - Memorial, Russia's most respected rights group, has been co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize less than a year after it was ordered to shut down during a wave of repression against critical voices.
After floods, disease wave plagues Pakistan
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» JOHI, Pakistan: His head haloed by a whirlwind of mosquitoes, Aamir Hussain stands on the roof of his home in southern Pakistan surveying the fetid floodwaters all around.
Liverpool face Arsenal test, Man City fuelled by red-hot Haaland
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» LONDON - Liverpool's faltering Premier League title challenge could suffer a fatal blow if leaders Arsenal win Sunday's marquee match-up at the Emirates Stadium.