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Jakarta (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 - A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesias Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, hours after a stronger tremor hit the region, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Washington (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 - US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on November 15 in San Francisco in what will be the rival powers first summit in a year, informed sources said Wednesday.

Moscow (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his counterpart from Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly met on Tuesday and agreed to strengthen defence ties, Moscow said.

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 7, 2023 - A large chemical plant fire about an hour north of Houston caused evacuations in Shepherd, Texas, authorities said.

Taipei (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 - Taiwan said Thursday it was closely monitoring a Chinese naval formation led by the aircraft carrier Shandong as it sailed through the Taiwan Strait.

Blendecques, France (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 - Flooding has hit dozens of towns in northern France, leaving roads sometimes only passable in boats and dozens of schools closed, authorities said Tuesday.

Space Coast FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2023 - Five minutes after midnight, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared into carrying 23 more Starlink V2 Mini satellites at 12:05 a.m. EST (0505 UTC) from Floridas Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space La

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 08, 2023 - The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978. In a study to be published on 7 November in Nature Communications, scientists from the

Boulazac, France (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 - A green version of national symbol Marianne will adorn French envelopes from this month, after President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new standard postage stamp highlighting environmental themes.

The Hague (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 - The Netherlands on Tuesday sent its first five F-16 fighter jets to a Romanian air base where the planes will be used to train Ukrainian and Romanian pilots, the Dutch defence ministry said.