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Ronaldo fires Manchester United into Champions League last 16
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» VILA-REAL (SPAIN) - Cristiano Ronaldo's excellent goal helped Manchester United begin life after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 2-0 victory over Villarreal on Tuesday and seal their place in the Champions League last 16.
Europe battles Covid surge as WHO warns of 700,000 more deaths
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» COPENHAGEN - Europe remains "in the firm grip" of Covid and the continent's death toll could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday.
NASA launches spacecraft to kick an asteroid off course
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - NASA is preparing to launch a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid -- a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
Apple sues Israeli spyware maker for targeting its users
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - Apple sued spyware maker NSO on Tuesday for targeting the users of its devices, saying the Israeli firm at the center of the Pegasus surveillance scandal needs to be held to account.
US sends Vietnam 4.1 million Covid vaccine doses
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States is shipping another four million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam, the White House said Tuesday, bringing the total of US doses donated globally to nearly 270 million.
Justin Bieber, jazzman Jon Batiste atop Grammy nominations
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» NEW YORK - Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are leading a crop of pop stalwarts and newbies nominated for this year's Grammy awards.
Dutch 'Bible Belt' targeted in Covid vaccine drive
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» URK (NETHERLANDS) - From his surgery in the remote Dutch fishing village of Urk, family doctor Wilco Bloed is trying to win over coronavirus vaccine hold-outs who believe that God is on their side.
New unrest rocks French Caribbean over Covid measures
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» POINTE-à-PITRE - Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 clashed again with security forces on Tuesday as the Paris government vowed to restore order.
UN to evacuate families from Ethiopia as rebels claim advance on capital
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» ADDIS ABABA - The United Nations has ordered the immediate evacuation of family members of international staff in Ethiopia, according to an internal document seen by AFP on Tuesday, as Tigrayan rebels claim to be edging closer to the capital Addis Ababa.
Biden taps US oil reserves to tame prices, buoy presidency
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden reached for the US strategic oil reserves Tuesday in an attempt to flatten fuel price rises pummeling Americans at Thanksgiving -- and hoping to reignite his own political fortunes.