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Asean ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark 'open conflicts'
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint Thursday as China launched massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiralling into "open conflicts".
US declares monkeypox a public health emergency
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that should free up new funds, assist in data gathering and allow the deployment of additional personnel in the fight against the disease.
'Indescribable': the heat and roar of Iceland's volcano
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» FAGRADALSFJALL (ICELAND) - The ground rumbles underfoot, then roars as red-orange lava fountains shoot up from the ground, the intense heat cloaking the nearby crowd awestruck by Iceland's latest volcanic eruption.
Health fears over Beluga whale spotted in France's Seine river
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» RENNES (FRANCE) - A beluga whale that swam up France's Seine river appears to be underweight and officials are worried about its health, regional authorities said Thursday.
Turkey says three grain shipments to leave Ukraine Friday
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» ANKARA - Three more ships filled with grain will sail from Ukraine on Friday under a UN-backed deal lifting Russia's blockade of the Black Sea, Turkey's defence minister said.
Long Covid symptoms affect one in eight, study suggests
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» PARIS: One in eight people who get coronavirus develop at least one symptom of long Covid, one of the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested on Thursday.
US jury to decide if Twitter worker spied for Saudi royals
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Jurors in a San Francisco court on Thursday began mulling the fate of a former Twitter worker accused of taking bribes from Saudi Arabia to help unmask its critics on the platform.
South Korea launches first lunar orbiter
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» SEOUL - South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter was launched from the US Thursday on a year-long mission to observe the Moon, live video showed, with a payload including a new disruption-tolerant network for sending data from space.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $4.1 mn in Sandy Hook damages
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - A Texas jury on Thursday ordered far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Man Utd's troubled transfer window clouds Ten Hag's prospects
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Erik ten Hag's first competitive game as manager on Sunday should herald a fresh start for Manchester Untied, but familiar failings behind the scenes have made the Dutchman's difficult job an almost impossible one.