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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.
Israel presses Gaza hospital raid
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel renewed its operation at Gaza's largest hospital Thursday, targeting what it maintains is a Hamas command centre concealed in a complex sheltering more than 2,000 civilians.
Israeli troops enter Gaza's main hospital
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces raided Gaza's largest hospital on Wednesday, targeting what they say is a Hamas command centre in tunnels beneath thousands of patients and civilians seeking refuge from intense combat.
'Air-pocalypse': Indian capital launches 'Green War Room'
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» NEW DELHI - The enemy is nearly invisible and there are no soldiers, but the Indian capital's new "Green War Room" is battling air pollution that is cutting lives of residents by over a decade.
Empty seats, discarded shoes remain after Pakistan bomb kills 54
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» KHAR (PAKISTAN) - Blood-stained chairs, scattered ball bearings and shoes shed by the dead, wounded and panicked bore testimony Monday to the carnage caused by a suicide bombing at a Pakistan political event.
Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warnings
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ROME - Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America.
Extreme heat scorches Europe, world
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ROME: Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings, as parts of Asia and the United States also suffered under extreme weather.
Brazil court moves toward barring Bolsonaro from politics
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» BRASíLIA - A Brazilian court on Friday reached the majority it needs to bar far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro from politics for eight years over unfounded claims against the voting system.
Bolsonaro's political future in the balance as judges deliberate
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» BRASíLIA - Far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's political future hangs in the balance as a panel of seven judges weigh barring him from public office for years over attacks on Brazil's electoral system.
Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North America
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» CHICAGO - Smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfires was severely impacting air quality Wednesday across Ontario and at least 15 US states, with monitors warning that over one hundred million people face potentially unhealthy conditions.