09/06/2026 |
Strongest earthquake in nearly 150 years hits off Cuba, shakes Mexico, FloridaA historically strong earthquake struck off Cuba's northwest coast on Monday, according to official reports, shaking parts of Cuba, Mexico and Florida that are typically not prone to quakes.
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North Korea and China leaders agree to boost ties at Pyongyang summit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's Xi Jinping held a summit on Monday in Pyongyang and agreed to expand cooperation between the two countries in various sectors, North Korea's state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
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Powerful Philippine quake leaves at least 32 feared dead, survivors recount fearThe death toll in a powerful 7.8‑magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday has risen to at least 32, with dozens of people injured, disaster officials said, as Manila stepped up search and rescue operations.
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01/06/2026 |
Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo after recovering from the disease, the World Health Organization said on Sunday.
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Blast in Myanmar village reportedly kills 55 and injures dozens moreAt least 55 people were reportedly killed in a blast in Myanmar's Kaung Tat village, which a rebel army said was caused by the accidental explosion of material stored for use in mining.
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Two hundred hurt in post-game violence as Paris hails second Champions League triumphMore than 200 people were injured and one person died in Paris following Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League win, the interior ministry said on Sunday, reviving France's heated debate about street violence.
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28/05/2026 |
US puts its focus on keeping Ebola cases out of the countryThe United States on Wednesday said it must prevent any cases of Ebola from entering the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak has already caused a suspected 220 deaths and 900 cases.
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Panama passes law geared at stricter requirements for multinational firmsPanama's National Assembly approved an "economic substance" law requiring multinational entities domiciled in the country to demonstrate real local operations or face a 15% tax on passive foreign income, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Wednesday.
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Norway will come under France's nuclear umbrella, leaders sayNorway will open talks with France on joining its nuclear umbrella, French President Emmanuel Macron and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Wednesday, reflecting growing European concerns about relying on the United States for security.
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26/05/2026 |
Iran's top envoys discussing potential peace deal with Qatar prime minister, official says Iran's top negotiator and its foreign minister were in Doha for talks with Qatar's prime minister on a potential deal with the U.S. to end the three-month-old war, an official briefed on the visit said on Monday, after Washington and Tehran played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough.
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