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Europe rifts widen as migrant arrivals top 110,000 this year
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» ATHENS - A diplomatic spat between Greece and Austria on Tuesday highlighted the deepening rifts among European states about how to tackle the migrant crisis as new figures showed no let-up in the influx of people fleeing war and poverty.
Search narrows for Planet Nine
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» PARIS - US astronomers announced last month they may have found a ninth planet beyond Neptune, but conceded they had no idea where on an estimated 10,000-20,000-year orbit it might be.
Libya forces make key Benghazi gains
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» BENGHAZI (LIBYA) - Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government seized a key central neighbourhood of second city Benghazi from Islamist militias on Tuesday, the military said.
Zika virus fight a 'long journey': WHO chief
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» BRASíLIA - The head of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the fight against Zika, a mosquito-transmitted virus that has been linked to serious birth defects, will be long and complex.
China, US make 'progress' on UN North Korea resolution
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» WASHINGTON - The United States and China have made progress toward agreeing on a United Nations sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its recent nuclear tests, the powers' top diplomats said Tuesday.
'Vaginal seeding' for C-section babies ill-advised: experts
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» PARIS - The increasingly popular practice of swabbing newborns delivered by caesarean section with fluid from the mother's vagina may not be safe, doctors and researchers cautioned Wednesday.
Fiji cyclone death toll rises to 36: Red Cross
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» SUVA (FIJI) - The death toll from the Fiji super-cyclone hit 36 on Wednesday, with fears it will continue to climb as relief teams reach isolated communities, the Red Cross said.
Amnesty slams Europe's 'shameful' response on refugees
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» LONDON - European countries' "shameful" response to the migrant crisis and their efforts to counter the threat of attacks risk undermining their historic commitment to human rights, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday.
China deploys fighter jets to contested island in S. China Sea
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» WASHINGTON - China has deployed fighter jets to the same contested island in the South China Sea to which it also has sent surface-to-air missiles, US officials said Tuesday.
Scramble to reach Fiji cyclone victims as toll hits 36
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» SUVA (FIJI) - The death toll from super-cyclone Winston jumped to 36 Wednesday as concerns grew for remote Fijian villages still waiting for help after the most powerful storm in the Pacific nation's history.