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Albanian PM dismisses TikTok’s ‘urgent’ query on ban

Agence France-Presse Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday dismissed TikTok's response to the country's ban of the platform, insisting the government action was "not a rushed reaction to a single incident." On...

Germany pledges security inquest into Christmas market attack

Agence France-Presse The German government pledged Sunday to fully investigate whether there were security lapses before the Christmas market car-ramming attack that killed five people and injured over 200. Political pressure has built...

Large earthquake hits battered Vanuatu

Agence France-Presse A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled buildings on Vanuatu's main island early Sunday but did not appear to have caused major damage, five days after a more powerful quake wreaked havoc and...

‘Eyelash viper’, leaf-nosed bat among new species found in Mekong

Agence France-Presse A viper with scales that look like eyelashes and a leaf-nosed bat are among dozens of new species identified in Southeast Asia's Mekong region last year, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)...

15-year-old girl killed two in latest US school shooting: police

Agence France-Presse A 15-year-old female student was identified by police as the assailant who opened fire Monday at a school in the US state of Wisconsin, where a fellow student and a...

Major quake crushes buildings in Vanuatu capital, bodies seen

Agence France-Presse A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila—including one housing the United States and other embassies—with a witness telling AFP...

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