World’s tallest tower lights up for fire-stricken Australia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, lit up Wednesday night in solidarity…
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Fire forces closure of Spanish airport in tourism hotspot
ALICANTE, Spain (AFP) -- A fire broke out Wednesday on the roof of the airport in Alicante, a city on…
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Prime Minister Medvedev announces resignation of Russian Cabinet
MOSCOW, January 15 (Sputnik) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told President Vladimir Putin after his address to the…
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Russian govt in shock resignation after Putin calls for reforms
by Michael MAINVILLE Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's government resigned on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin…
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Trudeau with thousands in Edmonton mourn victims of Iran plane crash
By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) — Across Canada on Sunday, thousands gathered to remember the…
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Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires
KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia (AFP) - Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park's makeshift animal hospital each…
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James Murdoch blasts dad Rupert’s firm over climate ‘denial’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Rupert Murdoch's younger son James has called out his father's media empire for "denial" of…
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5,000 feral camels culled in drought-hit Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were…
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Delta jet dumps fuel on California school playground
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A Delta airliner experiencing mechanical trouble on Tuesday dumped jet fuel onto a school…
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the…
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