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Bitter cold grips millions as US digs out of sweeping snowstorm
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» NEW YORK - Millions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures Monday in the wake of a massive winter storm that whipped snow and ice across the country, knocking out power and paralyzing transportation.
Ecuador's president says he was target of attempted poisoning
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» QUITO - Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa said Thursday that an unknown assailant had attempted to poison him with chocolate and a jam laced with chemicals, gifted to him at a public event.
Over 11 mn refugees risk losing aid because of funding cuts: UN
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» GENEVA - Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned Friday.
Multiple burn injuries in attack at Gaza hostage protest in US
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Several people suffered burns and other injuries Sunday in the US state of Colorado in what the FBI called a "targeted terror attack" against demonstrators seeking the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Spanish youth ditch dating apps for 'real life' love
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» MADRID — Jilted on dating applications but undeterred in the quest for romance, 20 young singles gathered in Madrid, Spain, to share activities and flirtatious smiles in a rediscovery of real-life love.
What you need to know about HMPV
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» BEIJING - Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed fears that the situation is comparable to the beginnings of Covid-19 five years ago.
Petrol bomb attacks on Malaysian mart raise heat on Anwar
Published on 05/04/2024
» Attacks on a Malaysian convenience store chain over an insult to Islam have the potential to rock Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s fragile coalition in the Muslim-majority nation.
Malaysian store attacked after ‘Allah socks’ outcry
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR — A Molotov cocktail was thrown into a Malaysian convenience store on Saturday, police said, after the chain’s top executives were charged with hurting religious feelings for selling socks with the word “Allah” printed on them.
Investigators seize black boxes from Dreamliner after mid-air plunge
Reuters and Bloomberg News, Published on 12/03/2024
» SYDNEY - New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission said on Tuesday it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a Latam AM Airlines Boeing 787 after a mid-air incident that injured about 50 people.
Dutch police say fatalities in Rotterdam hospital shooting
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» THE HAGUE - A 32-year-old gunman dressed in combat gear opened fire in a hospital in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing and wounding an unknown number of people and setting the facility ablaze.