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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 18
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» KYIV - Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war.
DR Congo's presidential candidates crisscross conflict-torn east
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» KINSHASA - Candidates have hit the campaign trail in the DR Congo's conflict-wracked east ahead of elections, holding rallies where the mood is festive -- even if the issue of security is never far from the surface.
Russian strike kills 51 gathered for wake in east Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» GROZA (UKRAINE) - A Russian strike on Thursday killed at least 51 people gathered for a wake in an eastern Ukrainian village in what a UN official called a "horrifying" attack.
Russia ups pressure on northeast Ukraine
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» KYIV: Russia on Friday claimed to have improved its fighting positions around the northeast Ukraine town of Kupiansk, as Kyiv's troops struggle ahead with their counteroffensive in other areas.
Marine animal poisonings overwhelm California volunteers
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» GAVIOTA (UNITED STATES) - Denise Christ regularly comes across injured wildlife in her work rescuing beached or stranded marine mammals along the California coast.
Harvard morgue manager charged with selling stolen body parts
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» NEW YORK - The morgue manager at America's prestigious Harvard Medical School allegedly took dead body parts from his workplace without permission and then sold them, US prosecutors said Wednesday.
Man City fume as VAR 'joke' fuels Man Utd win, Brighton rock Liverpool
AFP, Published on 15/01/2023
» LONDON - Manchester United fought back for a dramatic 2-1 win against Manchester City that left their arch rivals fuming over a controversial VAR decision to allow Bruno Fernandes' equaliser, while troubled Liverpool crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat at Brighton on Saturday.
France slams Israel's expulsion of French-Palestinian lawyer
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» ROISSY-CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT (FRANCE) - French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, held without charge in Israeli prisons since March accused of security offences, arrived in Paris on Sunday following his expulsion from Israel condemned by Paris.
Loco for Lorca: UK theatre fuels passion for Spanish
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» LONDON: "That Lorca is completely bonkers," says the actress in Spanish, prompting laughter from a group of British teenagers at London's Cervantes Theatre.
Russia fires 'massive' missile barrage at Ukraine grid
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» KYIV: A fresh barrage of deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine on Friday, cutting water and electricity in major cities and piling pressure on the grid in sub-zero temperatures.