Vanuatu rocked by magnitude 7.3 earthquake, tsunami warning up

Agence France Presse 12/17/2024

SYDNEY, Australia — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday off the coast of the Pacific island state of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey said, triggering tsunami waves. The tremor was registered at a depth of 43 kilometres…

French territory of Mayotte: Cyclone may have left hundreds dead

Agence France Presse 12/16/2024

SAINT DENNIS DE LA REUNION, France — A senior official said Sunday that the death toll from cyclone Chido’s passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands, as France rushed in rescue workers and…

Schoolgirl fatally stabbed in southwest Japan

Agence France Presse 12/15/2024

A junior high school student was stabbed to death and another wounded Saturday night by an unknown assailant at a McDonald’s restaurant in southwestern Japan, local media reported.The students were rushed to hospital after the stabbing at…

Founder of Spain’s Mango clothing chain dies in accident

Agence France Presse 12/15/2024

Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish clothing retailer Mango, one of Europe’s largest fashion groups, with nearly 2,800 stores worldwide, died Saturday in an accident, the company said. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was among the first…

Indian teen prodigy becomes youngest world chess champ

Agence France Presse 12/13/2024

SINGAPORE — Indian teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest undisputed world chess champion Thursday after beating China’s Ding Liren in the final match of their series in Singapore. The 18-year-old Gukesh burst into tears, burying his…

Filipina on death row in Indonesia says planned transfer ‘miracle’

Agence France Presse 12/13/2024

INDONESIA — A Filipina drug convict on death row in Indonesia told AFP from prison Friday that her planned transfer was a “miracle”, in her first interview since Manila and Jakarta signed an agreement last week to…

Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people, most ever in a day

Agence France Presse 12/13/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — Outgoing President Joe Biden said Thursday he had commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others, in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US…

‘Alarming’ US mystery drones: Officials confounded, locals scared

Agence France Presse 12/13/2024

EDGEWATER, United States — A rash of unexplained drone sightings in the skies above New Jersey has left locals rattled and sent US officials scrambling for answers. Breathless local news reports have amplified the anxious sky-gazing and…

Time Magazine names Donald Trump person of the year for 2nd time

Agence France Presse 12/13/2024

NEW YORK, United States — Time Magazine on Thursday named US President-elect Donald Trump its “person of the year,” marking the second time he has won the accolade, in acknowledgement of the mogul’s stunning political comeback. Trump,…

FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host

Agence France Presse 12/12/2024

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom’s growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country’s human rights record. At the same time,…

Wildfire tears through Malibu, thousands told to flee

Agence France Presse 12/11/2024

MALIBU, United States — A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying homes and forcing thousands to evacuate one of the most sought-after areas in the United States. Multi-million-dollar properties, some owned by Hollywood celebrities, were…

New York CEO shooting: Suspect arrested after hunt for killer

Agence France Presse 12/10/2024

NEW YORK, United States — A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday over the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New York, with police crediting a McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania who spotted a…

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