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Ukraine holds line with Western arms, but needs more
AFP, Published on 12/10/2022
» TORETSK (UKRAINE) - First there was a teasing crackle of small arms fire then a burst of sharp bangs as Ukrainian assault infantry fired their US-made grenade launder at the Russian positions opposite.
Three talking points from the Premier League weekend
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» LONDON - Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham took advantage of a reduced Premier League schedule due to policing pressures ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral as the top three pulled clear at the top of the table.
Charles III to be proclaimed king after vowing 'lifelong service'
AFP, Published on 10/09/2022
» LONDON - Britain's Charles III will officially be proclaimed king in a ceremony on Saturday, a day after he vowed in his first speech to mourning subjects that he would emulate his "darling mama", Queen Elizabeth II.
King Charles III to address UK as mourning begins for late queen
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» BALLATER, Scotland: King Charles III was due on Friday to address his new subjects, as Britain was plunged into mourning by the death of queen Elizabeth II, ending a history making 70-year reign.
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday. She was 96.
Huge relief operation under way as Pakistan flood death toll rises
AFP, Published on 29/08/2022
» SUKKUR: A huge relief operation was under way Monday and international aid began trickling in as Pakistan struggled to deal with monsoon flooding that has affected more than 33 million people.
Pakistan's south braces for deluge from swollen northern rivers
AFP, Published on 28/08/2022
» SUKKUR, Pakistan: Pakistan's flooded southern Sindh province braced Sunday for a fresh deluge from swollen rivers in the north as the death toll from this year's monsoon topped 1,000.
Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit northern Philippines
AFP, Published on 28/07/2022
» MANILA: Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to the region to inspect the damage.
China building collapse death toll rises to 53
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» BEIJING: Fifty-three people died in a building collapse in central China, authorities said Friday, announcing the end of the rescue mission in a disaster which has been blamed on illegal construction.
Death toll rises to 26 in Chinese building collapse
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» The number of people confirmed dead after a building in China collapsed has risen to 26, state media reported Thursday, nearly a week after the block containing apartments, a hotel and a cinema caved in.