Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake victims as death toll passes 1,400
• Sep 3, 2025, 4:19 AM
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Emergency workers struggled on Wednesday to reach remote villages devastated by the magnitude-6.0 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night as Taliban officials said the death toll had soared to more than 1,400 and aid workers warned that the number of casualties was expected to rise further.
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Zelensky to meet European allies in Paris as Putin vows to press on in Ukraine
• 3:34 AM
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European leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on Thursday in a bid to ramp up pressure on Vladimir Putin, who vowed Russia would keep fighting if no peace deal emerges.
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Florida set to become first US state to ban all childhood vaccine mandates
• 1:53 AM
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Florida plans to scrap vaccine mandates, becoming the first US state to end long-standing requirements protecting schoolchildren and adults from infectious diseases. State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the move Wednesday, denouncing existing ru
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US judge overturns Trump’s Harvard research funding freeze
• 12:06 AM
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A US judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse funding cuts to Harvard University, which froze more than $2 billion. The cuts were imposed over allegations of antisemitism and bias at the Ivy League school, sparking a legal battle ov
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