MEXICO CITY, Jan 27, 2021 (AFP) - After months of refusing to wear a mask or abandon his cross-country tours, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's
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As he calls for ‘Made in America,’ Biden prefers Swiss-made Rolex
WASHINGTON, Jan 26, 2021 (AFP) - Americans tend to notice everything about an incoming president at their inauguration, and thus Joe Biden's choice to wear
House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial
WASHINGTON, Jan 26, 2021 (AFP) - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump
Latin American newspapers bet on digital subscriptions
MEXICO CITY, Jan 26, 2021 (AFP) - Facing a major slump in printed newspaper sales and advertising revenue, Latin America's press is fighting for survival
Borders tightened as coronavirus curfew fury spills over
HONG KONG, Jan 25, 2021 (AFP) - Border restrictions were being tightened around the world Monday in the face of an unrelenting coronavirus threat, after
Republicans signal deep resistance to Trump Senate trial
WASHINGTON, Jan 24, 2021 (AFP) - Republican lawmakers signaled Sunday that Democrats will have a fight on their hands to secure the conviction of Donald
480,000 killed by extreme weather this century: analysis
PARIS, Jan 25, 2021 (AFP) - Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20
Indian, Chinese troops in new border brawl
NEW DELHI, Jan 25, 2021 (AFP) - Indian and Chinese troops brawled on their contested Himalayan border leaving injuries on both sides, military sources and
One year after lockdown, Wuhan clubbers hit the dancefloor
WUHAN, China, Jan 22, 2021 (AFP) - Glow-in-the-dark rabbit ears, pulsating beats, and a flexible attitude to masks: nightlife in China's Wuhan is back with
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UN, pope hail launch of anti-nuclear treaty UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 22, 2021 (AFP) - The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took