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France confirms first case on its soil of British virus variant
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» PARIS - France has confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain, its health ministry said.
Major blast hits Nashville after chilling bomb warning
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: A huge blast tore through a section of downtown Nashville early Friday, after police responding to reports of gunfire discovered a parked motorhome blaring a warning that it carried a bomb.
Air Canada reroutes Boeing 737 MAX after engine problem
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» MONTREAL - An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX flying from Arizona to Montreal with three crew members on board experienced an engine problem that forced it to land in Tucson, the airline said Friday.
Russia probes Navalny ally for 'threatening suspected poisoner'
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» MOSCOW - Russian authorities on Friday launched a criminal probe into an ally of Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny after she tried to doorstep the apartment of a man Navalny said took part in his poisoning.
Three UN peacekeepers killed in C.Africa Republic ahead of national polls
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» NEW YORK - Three UN peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified combatants in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, as the country prepares for a general election and fighting continues between rebels and government forces.
Breakfast, freezers, Lego: on the vaccine trail in Germany
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» BERLIN - It was over breakfast on the wintry morning of January 24 that Ozlem Tureci and her husband Ugur Sahin decided, "we need to fire the starting gun on this".
Britain's farmers face double uncertainty with Brexit and subsidy overhaul
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» CHRISTS HOSPITAL (UNITED KINGDOM) - David Exwood's glossy, chestnut-brown Sussex cattle are brought in during the winter months and, apart from the bellowing that comes from their barns, his 1,000 hectare farm is quiet.
Kamara runs for six touchdowns as NFL Saints rip Vikings
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - Alvin Kamara ran for 155 yards and an NFL record-tying six touchdowns to lead the New Orleans Saints in routing Minnesota 52-33 on Friday in an NFL Christmas contest.
HK ‘speedboat fugitives’ face China trial Monday
Published on 26/12/2020
» HONG KONG: Ten of the 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists arrested as they tried to flee the territory by speedboat to Taiwan will face trial in mainland China on Monday, campaigners and family members say.
China hails its 'extraordinary' success curbing virus
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» BEIJING: China's ruling Communist Party leaders have congratulated themselves on their "extremely extraordinary" success in handling the Covid-19 outbreak domestically, ahead of a World Health Organization probe into the disease's origins.