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Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» HAVANA - A downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early on Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction across Jamaica, which authorities have designated a “disaster area”.
Myanmar scam centre raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» Nearly 700 people have fled one of Myanmar’s most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand after a military raid on the compound, according to the governor of Tak province.
Death toll from Thailand monsoon floods hits seven
AFP, Published on 27/09/2025
» The death toll from floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand rose to seven, authorities said Saturday, as relief efforts continued.
Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill over 50 as ceasefire calls mount
AFP, Published on 01/07/2025
» GAZA CITY - Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grow for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
With missiles overhead, Tel Aviv residents huddle underground
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» TEL AVIV - As night falls in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv, hundreds make the familiar descent into the depths of the metro to escape the latest salvo of Iranian missiles.
Vespa lovers converting vintage scooters to electric
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» JAKARTA - When Indonesian executive Heret Frasthio takes his antique 1957 VL Vespa for a ride, its white paint peeling off, the usual fumes and hum of the free-spirited scooters cannot be seen or heard.
Anguished parents seek answers in Canada 'suicide kit' probe
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» WINDSOR, Canada: The moment Kim Prosser learned that her 19-year-old son Ashtyn had died by suicide, she says she dropped to the floor, where she lay "shaking and so cold".
Aid arrives as Libya copes with flooding aftermath
AFP, Published on 17/09/2023
» DERNA (LIBYA) - A week after a wall of water rushed through the Libyan city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the focus turned Sunday to caring for survivors of the disaster.
World pledges help to quake-hit Morocco
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» PARIS: Countries around the world have offered to help Morocco, where a devastating earthquake has killed more than 2,000 people.
Women's World Cup started out with shorter games, outsized kits
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» HONG KONG - Asako Takakura played in the first Women's World Cup in 1991 and recalls with a hint of disdain how the matches lasted 80 minutes instead of the usual 90.