First residents return to fire-ravaged Canadian city
FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AFP) - by Cole Buston The first convoys of weary, anxious residents returned to wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray on…
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Tokyo governor under fire for spending on luxury hotels, pyjamas
by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's embattled governor apologised Wednesday in the face of rising public anger over…
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Latest Ebola outbreak in Guinea is over: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The latest outbreak of Ebola in Guinea has ended, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning…
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Evacuations ordered along Brazos River as historic floods hit Texas
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (Reuters) -- Mandatory evacuations were ordered on Tuesday (May 31) along the swollen Brazos River in…
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Four killed in S. Korea subway site collapse
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Four workers were killed and 10 others injured in a collapse Wednesday at a subway…
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Man loses leg in Australia shark attack
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- A surfer was critical Wednesday after a shark ripped off his leg in an attack in…
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Taliban kill 16 bus passengers in northern Afghanistan: officials
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The Taliban killed at least 16 people and kidnapped dozens of others on Tuesday after pulling them…
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Fallen Australian soldiers repatriated from Malaysia
(Reuters) -- The remains of 32 fallen Australian soldiers, many of whom were casualties of the Vietnam war, were…
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6.1 magnitude quake hits Taiwan
(Eagle News) -- A 6.1 magnitude quake shook northeast Taiwan, with its epicenter located 57.2 miles or 92 kilometers east…
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17 killed in India army ammunition depot fire: reports
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- India's military has a history of fires and other accidents that have been blamed on lax safety…
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