Hurricane Ida death toll expected to soar
he death toll from Hurricane Ida was expected to climb “considerably,” Louisiana’s…
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China limits children’s online gaming to three hours a week
China on Monday announced a drastic cut to children’s online gaming time to just three hours a…
Read MoreTunisian ex-presidential contender held in Algeria: reports
Liberal party leader Nabil Karoui, runner-up in Tunisia’s 2019 presidential election that saw…
Read MoreNigeria’s Buhari urges unity after massacres in flashpoint city
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for communities to unite to ease tensions after violence…
Read MoreActivists go into hiding as South Sudan warns against protests
A South Sudanese activist said Monday that he and four others had gone into hiding, abandoning plans…
Read MorePalestinian president, Israeli defence minister hold rare talks
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank on Sunday…
Read MoreColombia’s illicit coca economy helps communities thrive
n the mountains and jungles of southwestern Colombia, peasants, migrants and women carrying babies toil…
Read MoreUS warns terror threat to Kabul airport ‘real’ in evacuation’s final hours
The Pentagon warned on Monday of a “real” and “specific” threat of new attacks…
Read MoreFear, acceptance mix in cradle of Tunisian revolution
Many people in Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution that launched the Arab Spring,…
Read More7-time Emmy winner Ed Asner dies age 91
US television actor Ed Asner, winner of a record seven Emmy awards, has died at age 91, his family said…
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