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Online memorial for children dead in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
AFP, Published on 01/07/2025
» TOKYO - A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial on Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month.
Mexican cartel war forces evacuation of exotic animals
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» CULIACAN, Mexico - Hundreds of animals including elephants, crocodiles, lions and tigers have been moved from a violence-torn Mexican cartel heartland to a new home in an operation described as a “21st-century Noah’s Ark”.
Rwandan vet lauded for saving grey crowned cranes
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» RUGEZI, Rwanda - White wings flashing overhead in the sunlight, conservationist Olivier Nsengimana points out Rwanda’s grey crowned cranes, migratory birds that have made an extraordinary comeback in the Great Lakes region.
Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» TAIWAN - Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull.
South Korea grieves after deadliest plane crash kills 179
AFP, Published on 30/12/2024
» MUAN (SOUTH KOREA) - South Korea was reeling Monday from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, with a team of US investigators joining local authorities to probe possible causes.
Paris booksellers fight Olympic clearance plan
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» PARIS - Paris booksellers, who have operated from little dark green kiosks on the banks of the Seine for some 150 years, are incensed by plans to remove them for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.
'Friends' cast 'utterly devastated' by death of Matthew Perry
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - The cast of "Friends" said in a joint statement Monday that they have been left "utterly devastated" by the sudden death of their co-star Matthew Perry.
Military helicopters deliver aid to Beijing flood victims
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» BEIJING - China deployed military helicopters on Tuesday to deliver supplies to stranded train passengers in Beijing, state media reported, after deadly rainstorms wreaked havoc in the capital.
Five killed in central Ukraine as Moscow says intensified strikes
AFP, Published on 31/07/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE): A missile strike on a residential building in Ukraine killed five and wounded dozens on Monday, as Russia said it stepped up strikes against Ukrainian military facilities in response to attacks on its territory, including Moscow.
4 killed by Russian strikes on central Ukraine city
AFP, Published on 31/07/2023
» KYIV, Ukraine: At least four people were killed including a 10-year-old child after a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig on Monday, officials said.