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Guinea’s prized dam project under fire over village displacements

Village elder Naby Soumah stands beneath a lone mango tree, looking at the grey blot on the horizon where builders…
Published on 17.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Sudan police fire teargas at Bashir supporters: witnesses

Sudanese police fired teargas Thursday at backers of ousted president Omar al-Bashir who demonstrated outside the army command's headquarters in…
Published on 17.04.2020 par AFP AFP
China revises up Wuhan death toll as US plots re-opening

The Chinese city at the origin of the coronavirus outbreak revised up its death toll by 50 percent Friday, as…
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AFP’s Yasuyoshi Chiba wins top World Press Photo prize for Sudan protest picture

Agence France-Presse photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year Award on Thursday with a picture…
Published on 17.04.2020 par AFP AFP
Canada PM working from home as wife tested for COVID-19

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announced they were self-isolating Thursday as she undergoes tests for the new…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
Top Dutch museums close over coronavirus

The Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh museums in the Dutch capital Amsterdam said Thursday they were closing until the end of…
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Trump says politicians need to shake handshaking habit

President Donald Trump and Ireland's visiting prime minister, Leo Varadkhar, had a "strange" moment Thursday when it came to the…
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Brazilian who met Trump tests positive for COVID-19

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications chief, who met Donald Trump last weekend at his Florida resort, has tested positive for…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
Philippine president orders virus lockdown of capital

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans Thursday for a sweeping lockdown of the capital's 12 million people, including a halt…
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Airline stocks nosedive as US travel ban hits EU travel sector

Europe's travel sector reacted with dismay Thursday to a US-imposed trans-Atlantic travel ban with the share price of major airlines…
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Tasked with reassuring US, Trump fumbles and fumes

President Donald Trump had one job to do in a primetime address on coronavirus: reassure an anxious nation, a panicking…
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Brazil stocks plunge amid virus havoc, trading halted

The Sao Paulo stock exchange suspended trading for the third time this week Thursday as shares plunged more than 11…
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Stocks, oil plunge as Trump travel ban fans recession fears

Stock markets tumbled across the globe and oil prices slumped Thursday after President Donald Trump banned all travel from mainland…
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Central Africa militia fighting kills 13

At least 13 people were killed in fighting in the Central African Republic where rival armed factions are battling after…
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Europe furious over Trump’s unilateral travel ban

European officials reacted with surprise and anger Thursday after US President Donald Trump imposed a trans-Atlantic travel ban they fear…
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Season-opening Australian Grand Prix in chaos as McLaren pulls out

McLaren pulled out of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix Thursday after a team member tested positive for coronavirus, throwing the…
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Real Madrid in quarantine as La Liga suspends fixtures

Real Madrid went into quarantine on Thursday as La Liga announced Spain's top two divisions will be suspended for at…
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Iraq fears escalation after deadly rocket attack, air strike

Iraqi and United Nations officials scrambled Thursday to contain the fallout from an unprecedented rocket attack that killed three US-led…
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China shuts down Everest over coronavirus

China has cancelled permits for Mount Everest because of the coronavirus, expedition organisers said Thursday, ahead of the spring climbing…
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Hand-made tale: Indian amputee’s new lower limbs adapt to her body

When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't hesitate -- even though they were big, dark…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
Malaysia ex-PM Najib’s trial halted over virus scare

Disgraced Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak's corruption trial was halted Thursday after his defence team were reportedly ordered to self-quarantine over…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
East Syria strike kills 26 Iraqi fighters: monitor

An air strike killed 26 fighters of Iraqi paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi in eastern Syria after a deadly attack on…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
Virus housing cluster highlights secretive South Korea sect

Behind a closed metal gate and a sign barring entry to outsiders, dozens of religious sect members are quarantined in…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
Twitter staff ordered to work from home over virus fears

Twitter has ordered all staff globally to work from home in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly…
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New York postpones St Patrick’s Day parade over virus fears

New York City has postponed its annual St Patrick's Day parade over the global coronavirus pandemic, officials said late Wednesday,…
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Emir’s fall shows limits for Nigerian traditional rulers

An outspoken ruler mired in conflicts is ousted without warning from his palace and banished under armed guard into an…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
Emir’s fall shows limits for Nigerian traditional rulers

An outspoken ruler mired in conflicts is ousted without warning from his palace and banished under armed guard into an…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
Scrapping Japan cherry blossom ‘like taking hugs away from Italians’: Tokyo gov

Preventing Japanese from gathering to enjoy cherry blossom season because of coronavirus would be like "taking hugs away from Italians,"…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP
Philippine leader to undergo ‘precautionary’ virus test

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be tested for the new coronavirus, his spokesman said Thursday, as two key government buildings…
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Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes

With Malaria and tuberculosis screening out front and sacrifices to jungle gods out back, health worker Htan Pi and her…
Published on 12.03.2020 par AFP AFP