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Three killed in Las Vegas university shooting
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» LAS VEGAS - Three people were killed and another critically injured in a shooting at a Las Vegas university on Wednesday, police said, with the suspect also dead.
Little let-up in Ukraine fighting on Orthodox Christmas
AFP, Published on 07/01/2023
» KYIV: Ukrainians and Russians on Saturday marked Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks.
Crowds gather as UK queen's coffin to go on display in London
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» LONDON: King Charles III leads a procession of the coffin of his mother Queen Elizabeth II through London on Wednesday before hundreds of thousands of people pay their final respects.
Record rainfall, flooding in Seoul kill 7
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» SEOUL: Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday.
Lightning strike near White House kills two people
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said.
Nearly 60% of US population had Covid by February
AFP, Published on 27/04/2022
» WASHINGTON - By February of this year, 58 percent of the US population -- more than 190 million people -- had been infected with Covid, according to an antibody survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Tuesday.
5G launches in US without huge impact on flights
AFP, Published on 20/01/2022
» NEW YORK: Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon began 5G service in the United States Wednesday without major disruptions to flights after the launch of the new wireless technology was scaled back.
Blinken presses Russia to pull troops on solidarity trip to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 06/05/2021
» KIEV - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pressed Russia to pull troops and end its "aggressive" actions in Ukraine on a visit to Kiev in which he vowed to expand US support.
Blinken in Ukraine in show of support against Russia
AFP, Published on 06/05/2021
» KIEV - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Ukraine's leadership Thursday in a visible show of support following a massive troop buildup by Russia even as he also pushes for action against corruption.
IOC to reinstall Bach as Olympic chief with Covid-hit Tokyo Games looming
AFP, Published on 08/03/2021
» LAUSANNE - Thomas Bach will be re-elected unopposed for a second term as Olympic chief this week, just five months before the opening ceremony of the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games and less than a year from the increasingly scrutinised 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.