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End of Ethiopia conflict coming within reach, says PM
AFP, Published on 10/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA - The end of military operations in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is "coming within reach", Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday, as the African Union called for an immediate halt to the fighting.
COVID cloud over NFL as new season kicks off
AFP, Published on 09/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES - The NFL kicks off its new season shrouded in trepidation on Thursday as America's most popular sport grapples with the new realities of life in the age of COVID-19.
US hits 5 million virus cases as Trump criticised over relief package
AFP, Published on 10/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Sunday reached the extraordinary milestone of five million coronavirus cases as President Donald Trump was accused of flouting the constitution by unilaterally extending a virus relief package.
More European nations tighten virus curbs as global deaths top 700,000
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» BERLIN - More countries across Europe imposed new travel restrictions and containment measures on Thursday with fears growing over a second wave of coronavirus infections as global deaths from the pandemic climbed over 700,000.
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
AFP, Published on 06/06/2020
» MOSCOW - An unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic rivers was caused by melting permafrost, Russian officials said Friday, ordering a review of infrastructure in vulnerable zones.
From producer to wearer -- lifecycle of the humble face mask
AFP, Published on 16/05/2020
» PARIS - The humble mask has become a universal symbol of the new coronavirus pandemic and a crucial means of limiting contagion.
Europeans flood countryside to hunker down against coronavirus
AFP, Published on 20/03/2020
» PARIS - The coronavirus lockdown in much of Europe has pitted rural people against city-dwellers flocking to the countryside to wait out the outbreak sweeping the continent.
'Premature' to talk about alternatives to virus-hit Super Rugby
AFP, Published on 15/03/2020
» WELLINGTON - Super Rugby bosses said Sunday it would be "premature" to talk about alternative fixtures after the season was suspended because of the coronavirus, but they had already begun work to find a solution.
New normal in virus-hit China: High-tech tracking and fever checks
AFP, Published on 04/03/2020
» WENZHOU, China: Constant temperature checks, a "no mask, no service" ethos, and high-tech people-tracking: welcome to the new normal in China, where reminders of the country's national mobilisation against the coronavirus lurk around every corner.
Rain brings some relief to Australian bushfire fighters
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» SYDNEY: Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia Friday for a second straight day, offering further relief from a months-long crisis, but dozens of blazes remained out of control.