Posts By AFP
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1.0KWorld NewsFox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski killed in Ukraine
"Pierre was a war zone photographer who covered nearly every international story for Fox News from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria during...
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881FootballRonaldo hat-trick sets all-time scoring record as Man Utd beat Spurs
The Saturday evening victory lifts United back into fourth, although they are just two points ahead of Arsenal who have four games...
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1.1KAfricaGrief as more than 60 people perish in DR Congo Train accident
A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources...
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820World NewsRussia squeezes Kyiv as ‘unimaginable’ tragedy looms in Ukraine
Sixteen days after Moscow shocked the world by invading Ukraine, the United Nations and others said it may be committing war crimes
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988Tech & InnovationFacebook allows calls for violence against ‘Russian invaders’
The policy decision from Facebook and Instagram's parent Meta was met immediately with controversy, but the social media giant defended its change.
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806AfricaElephant kills Maasai man in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro
Last August, three young children were killed by lions near Ngorongoro as they went to look for lost cattle.
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1.2KEast AfricaKenya lifts mandatory wearing of face masks in public
However, Mr. Kagwe encouraged the use of masks and adherence to social distance rules in all indoor spaces. He also said quarantine...
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955World NewsUS senator calls for Putin’s assassination
Ukraine says at least 350 civilians have been killed since Putin launched the invasion last week, and over 1 million have fled...
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1.0KAfricaUganda, 16 African countries refrain from UN vote to condemn Russia invasion
Voted by 141 of the 193 member states of the UN, the vote became only a first in 40 years when the...
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814World NewsChina denies asking Russia to delay invasion until after Olympics
A New York Times report said Beijing had some level of direct knowledge about Russia's war plans or intentions before the invasion...
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920FootballAbramovich to sell Chelsea with net proceeds going to Ukraine war victims
The dramatic development comes days after Abramovich said he was handing over control of Chelsea to trustees of its charitable foundation following...
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1.1KWorld NewsMoscow says 498 Russian troops killed in Ukraine
Russian independent organisations that help parents find their sons have told AFP that conscripts were taking part in the conflict, having been...
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647FootballFA Cup: Chelsea Survive Scare Against Luton, Liverpool Beat Norwich
Chelsea snatched an equaliser in the 68th minute when Werner controlled Ruben Loftus-Cheek's superb high pass and slotted home for his first...
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Russia’s war on Ukraine: Day seven situation on the ground
Here is a summary of the situation on the ground, based on statements from the sides, Western defence and intelligence sources and...
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1.2KAfricaGuinea-Bissau president sacks navy chief, army general
On February 1, heavily armed men attacked government buildings in the capital Bissau while President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was chairing a cabinet...
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1.0KWorld NewsTrump praises Putin, revives election lies at conservative forum
Trump had been expected to lay out a forward-looking "vision for America," according to organizers, as the Republicans look to take back...
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748FootballManchester United stumble again in Watford stalemate
United dominated from start to finish but were made to pay for not taking any of their chances with Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno...
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1.2KNews‘Russia out!’ Worldwide protests in solidarity with Ukraine
Moscow's invasion has sparked global outcry and prompted punishing sanctions from the West, including some against Russian President Vladimir Putin himself
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867World NewsUK Freezes Putin, Lavrov Assets Over Ukraine Invasion
The Treasury issued a financial sanctions notice against the two men, adding them to a list of Russian oligarchs who have already...
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1.0KAfricaSouth African president says will talk to Russia, US
The only exit from the war was through mediation and negotiation and "engagement, because it is not necessary for people to go...
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997NewsPutin Calls On Ukraine Army To Remove Leadership In Kyiv
Putin accused “Ukrainian nationalists” of deploying heavy weapons in residential areas of major cities to provoke the Russian military
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595NewsUkrainian refugees camp out at Polish train station
Mostly women, they filled almost every seat in the halls or huddled on yellow camping stretchers alongside their suitcases, many anxiously scrolling...
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992NewsRussia invades Ukraine, dozens killed
Russian air strikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east, triggering condemnation...
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989World NewsBloodshed, tears in eastern Ukraine as Russia attacks
A missile crater, some four to five metres wide, was scoured into the earth between two devastated five-storey apartment buildings. Firefighters battled...
