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US has killed Al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan: US media
US has killed Al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan: US media
World
by  AFP

The United States has killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to US media outlets, in what the White House announced Monday was a "successful" operation against a target in Afghanistan. It would be the first known over-the-horizon strike by the United States on an Al-Qaeda target in Afghanistan since American forces withdrew from the country on August 31, 2021.

Conjoined twins separated with help of virtual reality in Brazil
Conjoined twins separated with help of virtual reality in Brazil
World
by  AFP

Conjoined twins born in Brazil with a fused head and brain have been separated in what doctors described Monday as the most complex surgery of its kind, which they prepared for using virtual reality. Arthur and Bernardo Lima were born in 2018 in the state of Roraima in northern Brazil as craniopagus twins, an extremely rare condition in which the siblings are fused at the cranium.

Easter Island welcomes back tourists post-pandemic
Easter Island welcomes back tourists post-pandemic
World
by  AFP

Chile's Easter Island, a popular Pacific Ocean tourist destination, officially reopened to the world Monday after more than two years of coronavirus closure. Easter Island used to receive some 160,000 tourists per year, arriving on two flights daily.

France and parts of England see driest July on record
France and parts of England see driest July on record
World
by  AFP

France and parts of England saw their driest July on record, the countries' weather agencies said on Monday, exacerbating stretched water resources that have forced restrictions on both sides of the Channel. - 'Vicious circle' - Water companies on both sides of the Channel are struggling to respond to the parched conditions.

UN chief warns of 'nuclear annihilation'
UN chief warns of 'nuclear annihilation'
World
by  AFP

UN head Antonio Guterres warned Monday that a misunderstanding could spark nuclear destruction as the United States, Britain and France urged Russia to stop "its dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behaviour."