Joel Embiid exits early after blow to face as Sixers fall to Pacers

AFP 12/14/2024

LOS ANGELES, United States – Joel Embiid’s tough season took another turn for the worse on Friday as Philadelphia’s star center exited early in the 76ers’ 121-107 NBA loss to Indiana after being struck in the face.…

South Korean president faces second martial law impeachment vote

AFP 12/14/2024

Seoul, SOUTH KOREA – South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge. A week after the first…

North Gaza air strikes bring chaos to nearby hospital

AFP 12/07/2024

Jerusalem, Undefined – Gaza’s civil defense agency Friday reported deadly air strikes around Kamal Adwan Hospital in the territory’s north as well as “direct fire” on the health facility, which the Israeli army firmly denied. Several witnesses…

S. Korea president stops short of resigning after martial law fiasco

AFP 12/07/2024

Seoul, SOUTH KOREA – South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol stopped short of resigning Saturday over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in Seoul.…

Trump calls meeting with Trudeau ‘productive’ after tariff threat

AFP 12/01/2024

Palm Beach, United States – Donald Trump said Saturday that a surprise meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Florida was “very productive,” days after the incoming US leader rattled Ottawa with a vow to impose…

‘Dead’ Indian man awakes at funeral pyre, then declared dead

AFP 11/25/2024

JAIPUR, India—A man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said on Saturday. The 25-year-old man, Rohitash Kumar, was rushed to hospital…

Podcaster Joe Rogan endorses Trump on eve of US election

AFP 11/05/2024

Los Angeles, United States – Joe Rogan, the influential host of one of the world’s top podcasts, delivered a last-minute endorsement of Republican candidate Donald Trump Monday, on the eve of a historically close US presidential election.…

New Israeli strikes on Lebanon after 492 killed

AFP 09/24/2024

Beirut, Lebanon – Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon Tuesday, a day after 492 people, including 35 children, were killed in the deadliest bombardment since a devastating war in 2006. Israel’s…

Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

AFP 09/21/2024

Kinshasa, DR CONGO – The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of an  mpox outbreak, on Thursday, received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated by the European Union and due to arrive by…

Myanmar battles Yagi floods as Vietnam begins clear-up

AFP 09/14/2024

  Pyinmana, MYANMAR– Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital Naypyidaw on Friday, while Vietnam began clearing up after deadly Typhoon Yagi. People in parts of…

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

AFP 09/10/2024

Sydney, Australia—The prime minister said Tuesday that Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit of 16, vowing to get kids off their devices and “onto the footy fields.” Federal legislation to…

Rescue on as Typhoon Yagi leaves 40 missing, 63 dead in Vietnam

AFP 09/10/2024

Hanoi, VIETNAM– Emergency workers raced to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods Tuesday after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 others missing. Yagi struck on Saturday with winds in excess…

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