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'Last resort': Donors hope to offer Gaza lifeline with air drops
Mar 01, 2024 (AFP)
The amount of aid brought into the territory by truck has plummeted during nearly five months of war, and Gazans are facing dire shortages of food, water and me...
Drones, snake robot enter wrecked Japan nuclear reactor
Feb 29, 2024 (AFP)
The gadgets were deployed in preparation for the removal of hundreds of tonnes of highly radioactive fuel and rubble, a risky operation expected to take decades...
US Supreme Court to hear 'bump stocks' gun case
Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)
The country has strong laws supporting gun rights, and the conservative-majority high court has previously struck down gun control measures. The case stems from...
US Supreme Court hears 'bump stocks' gun case
Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)
The case stems from the worst mass shooting in US history, in October 2017, when a man fired on a crowd attending an outdoor music concert in Las Vegas, killing...
Munich Re beats profit forecast despite Turkey quake
Feb 27, 2024 (AFP)
The group, which covers insurance firms against their risks, reported a net profit of 4.6 billion euros ($5 billion), surpassing an initial forecast of four bil...
Japan to spend extra $660 mn in quake relief
Feb 25, 2024 (AFP)
The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of the Ishikawa region on the Sea of Japan coast, toppling buildings, ripping up roads and spa...
Hundred-car collision on icy China road causes nine injuries
Feb 23, 2024 (AFP)
Passenger vehicles could be seen crammed up against each other in footage shared by official broadcaster CCTV, with one pushed skyward at an awkward angle and o...
Five drown in migrant boat sinking off Malta
Feb 23, 2024 (AFP)
Rescue workers were searching the area for any other possible victims, the army's deputy commander Colonel Edric Zahra told a press conference. "The boat capsiz...
Two dead after cargo ship hits bridge in southern China
Feb 22, 2024 (AFP)
The Guangzhou maritime affairs bureau said the collision sent five vehicles, including a motorbike, tumbling off the bridge and either into the water or onto th...
Turkish gold mine stripped of licence after landslide
Feb 17, 2024 (AFP)
Environmental groups and even industry associations have been calling for the controversial mine to be stripped of its operating permit ever since a massive lan...
Long winter for Morocco quake survivors
Feb 17, 2024 (AFP)
Every day, he or other villagers come to inspect the debris. They hope to find pieces of wood for heating and cooking, or even to recover objects of value that ...
Myanmar villagers pick through rubble of homes devastated by war
Feb 16, 2024 (AFP)
The Buddha's right palm is raised in a gesture meant to dispel fear and offer protection. But swathes of Nam Hpat Kar in northern Shan state were reduced to rub...
Egypt building 'enclosure' for displaced Gazans in Sinai: report, NGO
Feb 16, 2024 (AFP)
But Israel, which is waging a four-month-old war against Hamas militants in the territory, said it had no plans to move civilians there, as it prepares an offen...
Texas to build military base on Mexico border, in new swipe at Biden
Feb 16, 2024 (AFP)
A wave of illegal border crossings in recent months has made migration a key talking point in the US presidential election campaign once again, with Republicans...
On edge: Cliff collapse leaves pricey California homes teetering
Feb 15, 2024 (AFP)
Heart-stopping pictures show three mega-mansions in the city of Dana Point apparently now perilously close to the Pacific Ocean following the rockfall. But asto...
Turkey under pressure to shut down gold mine after landslide
Feb 14, 2024 (AFP)
Turkish state media also reported the arrest of four people, including the pit's field manager, in the opening stages of an investigation into the accident at t...
President defers deportation of Palestinians amid war in Gaza
Feb 14, 2024 (UPI)
"Following the horrific Oct. 7, terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, and Israel's ensuing military response, humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian Ter...
Nine trapped in Turkish gold mine landslide
Feb 13, 2024 (AFP)
Images from the scene showed the landslide sweeping across a valley and crashing into a road where some of the workers were travelling by vehicle. Interior Mini...
Argentina relaxes use of firearms by police
Feb 09, 2024 (AFP)
In recent years, security forces "have risked their lives in a way that has reached a limit," said Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, unveiling the new protoc...
Fukushima operator reports leak, says no contamination detected
Feb 08, 2024 (AFP)
A spokeswoman from Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) told AFP that the leak was detected at part of the plant that processes contaminated water. "We estimate that...
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