Snow seen on Mount Fuji after record time without

Agence France Presse 11/06/2024

Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, photographs shared by local authorities and residents showed Wednesday, after the Japanese mountain’s longest-ever stint with bare slopes. The national weather agency — which compares conditions in exactly the same…

Spain: Crowds hurl mud at King on visit to flood disaster town

Agence France Presse 11/04/2024

VALENCIA, Spain — Furious locals hurled mud and insults at Spain’s king, queen and prime minister on Sunday in a startling show of anger in the worst hit town in the flood disaster that has killed more…

Pope Francis prays in front of graves of unborn children

Associated Press 11/03/2024

ROME — Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday to the “Garden of Angels,” an area in Rome’s third largest cemetery which houses the graves of stillborn and miscarried children. Francis celebrated All Souls’ Day Mass at…

‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary word of the year

Associated Press 11/02/2024

LONDON — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year. The word, used by singer Charli XCX as the title of her sixth studio…

North Korea: We will stand by Russia until ‘victory’ in Ukraine

Agence France Presse 11/02/2024

MOSCOW, Russia — North Korea will stand by Russia until its victory in Ukraine, Pyongyang’s foreign minister said in Moscow Friday, as the United States warned thousands of North Korean troops could be sent to combat in…

US: 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine’s border ready for combat

Associated Press 11/01/2024

WASHINGTON — Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday. The new figure…

Harris slams ‘offensive’ Trump as rivals go west

Agence France Presse 11/01/2024

MADISON, United States — Kamala Harris clapped back Thursday at Donald Trump over what she called his “very offensive” remarks about women, returning reproductive rights to the fore as the rivals took their knife-edge White House race…

Kong-rey among biggest typhoons to hit Taiwan in decades

Agence France Presse 11/01/2024

KEELUNG, Taiwan — Typhoon Kong-rey slammed into Taiwan on Thursday as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades, whipping up 10-metre waves, triggering floods and claiming at least one life. Packing maximum wind…

Super Typhoon Kong-Rey nears Taiwan, offices, schools closed

Agence France Presse 10/31/2024

KEELUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan shut offices and schools on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years. Up to 10-metre waves pounded…

Spain: Rescuers race to save victims as floods kill 95

Agence France Presse 10/31/2024

SEDAVI, Spain — Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc. Rescuers were expected to find more…

Trump team on defensive over racist rhetoric

Agence France Presse 10/29/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Trump was struggling Monday to contain a fierce backlash to racist rhetoric targeting Puerto Ricans at his weekend rally, just eight days ahead of a presidential election that could be determined by…

North Korea sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia, US says

Agence France Presse 10/29/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — North Korea has sent some 10,000 troops to train in Russia, Washington said Monday tripling its estimate and prompting NATO as well as EU warnings of a dangerous expansion of the Ukraine war.…

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