GAUHATI, India (AP) — In the 12 years that he has been the priest of a small temple by the mighty Brahmaputra, Ranajit Mandal had never witnessed the river’s fury like this. Not only the temple, …
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By ANUPAM NATH
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11/6/22
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A fire has broken out at a 35-story high-rise building in Dubai near the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were any injuries in the blaze at the …
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11/6/22
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The head of Amnesty International says that the proceedings of COP27 will be stained by the death of one of Egypt's leading rights activists on a hunger and water strike in prison if Egyptian …
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11/6/22
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It's been an electoral campaign without rallies, demonstrations or even real opposition. Now Nicaragua’s governing party is hoping to expand Sunday on the 141 of Nicaragua’s 153 municipalities …
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By GABRIELA SELSER
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11/6/22
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A small passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria on approach to an airport in Tanzania. Local authorities said 26 of the 43 people on board the Precision Air flight were rescued and taken to a …
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11/6/22
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Pope Francis is wrapping up the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain by encouraging priests and nuns to keep ministering to the Gulf kingdom’s tiny Catholic flock. He specifically mentioned its …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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11/6/22
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The first monarch butterflies have appeared in the mountaintop forests of central Mexico where they spend the winter. Mexico's Environment Department said Saturday that the first butterflies have …
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11/5/22
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French President Emmanuel Macron has released a selfie video on social media platforms asking the public to send him questions about what France should do about climate change and biodiversity. …
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11/5/22
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Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a new satellite-carrying rocket, state TV reported, seeking to demonstrate the force’s space prowess even as anti-government protests …
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11/5/22
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Egypt is touting its efforts to make Sharm el-Sheikh a more eco-friendly tourist destination as this year’s United Nations climate summit approaches. But it has also turned the city into a …
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By The Associated Press
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11/5/22
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Chinese health officials are giving no indication of any relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions following several days of speculation that the government was considering changes to a “zero-COVID” …
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11/5/22
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