Forest fire risks mount in drought-hit Nordic nations
LYNGE, Denmark, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - "I need water", pleads farmer Lars Jonsson, casting a desperate eye over a…
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International
Eight people die in Mexico heatwave
MEXICO CITY, June 17, 2023 (AFP) - Eight people have died in the third heatwave to hit Mexico since mid-April,…
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Sudan warring generals agree new truce after fighting intensifies
KHARTOUM, June 18, 2023 (AFP) - Sudan's warring generals agreed a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators…
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Boeing expects number of planes in air to double by 2042
PARIS, June 18, 2023 (AFP) - Boeing expects the number of commercial planes in service around the world to double…
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Blinken begins rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature
BEIJING, June 18, 2023 (AFP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday began the highest-level trip by a US…
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa tells Putin Ukraine ‘war must be settled’
MOSCOW, June 17, 2023 (AFP) - South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between…
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Pres. Putin says sent nuclear warheads to Belarus
MOSCOW, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday confirmed Russia had sent nuclear arms to its ally…
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7.2-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga
WELLINGTON, June 15, 2023 (AFP) - A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Friday,…
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Rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Western France, inflicting building damage
BORDEAUX, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening,…
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Massive rockslide just misses Swiss village
GENEVA, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - A Swiss village came within a hair's breadth of being wiped off the map…
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