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N'Djamena (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - Armed men tried to storm Chad's presidential palace when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside but 18 attackers and two soldiers were killed in the failed attack, the national prosecutor said Thursday.
Jan 9, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a political neophyte whose position as head of one of the country's most respected institutions helped end a two-year deadlock.
Jan 9, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, the frontrunner in Thursday's vote for president, is a political neophyte but is expected to benefit from his position as head of one of the country's most respected institutions.
Jan 9, 2025
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - Following in the footsteps of electric scooters on land and wakeboards at sea, young entrepreneurs are bringing electric power to snow travel with self-propelled skis and all-terrain skates.
Jan 9, 2025
N'Djamena (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel member dead, the government said.
Jan 9, 2025
Anajas, Brazil (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees.
Jan 9, 2025
Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed fears that the situation is comparable to the beginnings of Covid-19 five years ago.
Jan 9, 2025
Vienna (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - Tens of thousands of people protested across Austria on Thursday against the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe)'s possible return to power after it was tasked with trying to form a government.
Jan 9, 2025
N'Djamena (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - Chad's capital was calm early on Thursday, the morning after armed men attacked the presidential palace, sparking a battle that killed 19 people, mostly assailants, according to the government.
Jan 9, 2025
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 - The death toll from a jihadist attack on a military base in northeastern Nigeria has risen to eight, after two more bodies were recovered, military officers told AFP on Thursday.
Jan 9, 2025
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 - After serving a customer a bowl of acai with fried fish in Belem's market, Sandra da Costa wipes her hands excitedly.
Jan 8, 2025
Oslo (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 - The Norwegian Meteorological Institute said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded for mostly Arctic northern Norway.
Jan 8, 2025
Paris (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 - The oil spill in the Black Sea that has hit Russian and Crimean coasts since mid-December is particularly hard to clean up because it involves a heavy fuel that is less likely to float.
Jan 8, 2025
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 - People living all over Los Angeles were urged Wednesday to conserve water after hydrants ran dry as major wildfires erupted around the city.
Jan 8, 2025
Kabul Jan 8, 2025 - The Afghan government warned Iran on Wednesday against irresponsible comments following Tehran's criticism last week of an upstream dam being built by its neighbour.
Jan 8, 2025
Helsinki (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 - Finland's Supreme Administrative Court said Wednesday it had dismissed a complaint filed by rights groups accusing the Finnish government of not doing enough to meet the country's climate targets.
Jan 8, 2025
