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Ukrainian soldiers wait to reinforce 'real hell' of Bakhmut
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» CHASIV YAR (UKRAINE) - Standing in mud, a group of Ukrainian soldiers armed with military kit and rations wait nervously be to sent as reinforcements to the eastern town of Bakhmut.
France repatriates more women, children from Syrian jihadist camp
AFP, Published on 24/01/2023
» PARIS - France Tuesday repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in a prison camp for suspected jihadists in Syria, the foreign ministry said, in the third major return of French citizens from the country.
Chris Hipkins chosen as next New Zealand PM
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» AUCKLAND - New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said Saturday.
Dodgers, Yankees lose as Covid looms over baseball openers
AFP, Published on 02/04/2021
» LOS ANGELES - The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees suffered opening defeats as Major League Baseball's 2021 season began Thursday under the shadow of Covid-19.
Deadly snowstorms cause chaos across Spain
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» MADRID - Snowstorms across much of Spain left three people dead and caused chaos across much of the country, trapping motorists and closing the capital's air and rail links, with more falls to come Saturday.
Stuck in Greek snow, refugees already miss dismal camps
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» VASILITSA, Greece: Sitting in the lobby of a disused ski lodge on a northern Greek mountain, Congolese asylum-seeker Sylva Caumba blankly stares at the unfamiliar snow outside.
Finland smiles at 'world's happiest country' ranking from UN
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» HELSINKI: Finns have long been perceived as taciturn and introverted people in a country known for its dark, cold winters and high suicide rate. Today, they are also considered the world's happiest.
Deadly blizzards lash Europe, poor hardest hit
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» PARIS - Heavy snowfall and deadly blizzards lashed Europe Thursday, forcing Geneva's busy airport to close, as the region shivered in a deep freeze that has gripped countries from the far north to Mediterranean beaches in the south.