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"Both Ordinary And Extraordinary": France's Pelicot Rape Trial
France's trial of a man who drugged his wife so dozens of strangers could rape her while unconscious has been both ordinary and extraordinary, AFP journalists who have been covering it say.
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Buildings Damaged, Cars Crushed After 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake In Vanuatu
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and other embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies seen in the city.
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"Syria In Hands Of Terrorism": Assad's First Statement From Russia
Bashar al-Assad, in his first statement since his regime fell in Syria last week, has denied a "planned" departure from his country, news agency AFP reported.
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Albania Sees High Demand For Rare And Expensive Donkey Cheese - Here's What Makes It Special
Donkey milk is expensive, costing between 50 and 60 euros per kilo.
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Tomb Of Ousted Syrian President Assad's Father Set Ablaze
The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, AFP footage taken Wednesday showed.
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Drug Party Busted, 120 People In Their Underwear Detained In Thailand
Police in Thailand detained more than 120 people found in their underwear at a drug-fuelled party in Bangkok, officers told AFP Monday.
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Syria Rebels Say Encircling Damascus As Government Denies Falling Back
Earlier, a war monitor and Abdel Ghani said rebels were within 20 kilometres of Damascus as government forces fall back in the face of the offensive gathering even more momentum.
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Nigeria: At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River
A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.
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Hamas Delegation To Hold Gaza Ceasefire Talks Today In Egypt: Official
Hamas representatives will go to Cairo on Saturday for talks on a possible ceasefire in Gaza, an official in the Palestinian militant group told AFP on Friday.
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UN's 35-Nation Nuclear Watchdog Board Passes Resolution Against Iran
The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors passed a resolution chiding Iran's poor cooperation with the agency after hours of heated exchanges, diplomats told AFP late on Thursday.
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Suicide Attack Kills 10 Soldiers In Pakistan A Day After 8 Killed In Gunbattle
A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 10 soldiers Tuesday, an intelligence source told AFP, after a separate clash less than a day earlier left eight dead in the same region bordering Afghanistan.
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Saudi Executes Over 100 Foreigners In 2024: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented.
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In A First Since Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Paris Notre Dame's Bells Rings Again For First Time Since 2019 Fire
The bells of Notre Dame in Paris rang out together on Friday for the first time since a 2019 fire that devastated the historic cathedral, AFP reporters said.
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"Both Ordinary And Extraordinary": France's Pelicot Rape Trial
France's trial of a man who drugged his wife so dozens of strangers could rape her while unconscious has been both ordinary and extraordinary, AFP journalists who have been covering it say.
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Buildings Damaged, Cars Crushed After 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake In Vanuatu
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and other embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies seen in the city.
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"Syria In Hands Of Terrorism": Assad's First Statement From Russia
Bashar al-Assad, in his first statement since his regime fell in Syria last week, has denied a "planned" departure from his country, news agency AFP reported.
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Albania Sees High Demand For Rare And Expensive Donkey Cheese - Here's What Makes It Special
Donkey milk is expensive, costing between 50 and 60 euros per kilo.
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Tomb Of Ousted Syrian President Assad's Father Set Ablaze
The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, AFP footage taken Wednesday showed.
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Drug Party Busted, 120 People In Their Underwear Detained In Thailand
Police in Thailand detained more than 120 people found in their underwear at a drug-fuelled party in Bangkok, officers told AFP Monday.
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Syria Rebels Say Encircling Damascus As Government Denies Falling Back
Earlier, a war monitor and Abdel Ghani said rebels were within 20 kilometres of Damascus as government forces fall back in the face of the offensive gathering even more momentum.
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Nigeria: At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River
A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.
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Hamas Delegation To Hold Gaza Ceasefire Talks Today In Egypt: Official
Hamas representatives will go to Cairo on Saturday for talks on a possible ceasefire in Gaza, an official in the Palestinian militant group told AFP on Friday.
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UN's 35-Nation Nuclear Watchdog Board Passes Resolution Against Iran
The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors passed a resolution chiding Iran's poor cooperation with the agency after hours of heated exchanges, diplomats told AFP late on Thursday.
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Suicide Attack Kills 10 Soldiers In Pakistan A Day After 8 Killed In Gunbattle
A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 10 soldiers Tuesday, an intelligence source told AFP, after a separate clash less than a day earlier left eight dead in the same region bordering Afghanistan.
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Saudi Executes Over 100 Foreigners In 2024: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented.
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In A First Since Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Paris Notre Dame's Bells Rings Again For First Time Since 2019 Fire
The bells of Notre Dame in Paris rang out together on Friday for the first time since a 2019 fire that devastated the historic cathedral, AFP reporters said.
