Somali authorities say floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of the country. Since October, floods have displaced nearly half a million people and …
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By OMAR FARUK
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11/12/23
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Greece’s main opposition party has suffered a split after a left-wing faction announced it was breaking away, accusing the party’s recently elected leader of abandoning its core ideology for a …
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By DEMETRIS NELLAS
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11/12/23
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Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie is visiting Israel on a mission to express solidarity in its war against Hamas. Christie toured a kibbutz that was ravaged in the Oct. 7 rampage by …
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By MOSHE EDRI
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11/12/23
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Ukraine says Russian forces have ramped up attacks in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to gain ground near two key front line cities. The head of Ukraine’s ground forces said Russian troops have begun …
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By FELIPE DANA
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11/12/23
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Water taps flow just one day out of three in Mayotte, a French territory off Africa’s eastern coast. That's because of a drawn-out drought compounded by years of water mismanagement. Diseases like …
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By GREGOIRE MEROT
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11/12/23
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Candidates in a Nov. 22 general election in the Netherlands are making migration a major issue in the campaign. Parties across the political spectrum are proposing ways of tackling migration and the …
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By MIKE CORDER
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11/12/23
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Mexico's ruling party has named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City. But after ruling out the most popular candidate for the capital, questions remain about …
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11/11/23
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Volunteers are taking part in an effort to extend the habitat of the most emblematic and endangered species of Rio de Janeiro’s rural interior — the golden lion tamarin. The small, …
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By DIANE JEANTET
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11/11/23
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Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland have left their homes after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency …
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11/11/23
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People around the globe are remembering the slaughter and losses from four years of fighting during World War I just over a century ago that was supposed to amount to “the war to end all wars.” …
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By RAF CASERT and MARTA FIORIN
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11/11/23
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The husband of a Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company who is detained in Russia has called for her speedy release. Alsu Kurmacheva’s husband Pavel Butorin …
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By KAREL JANICEK
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11/11/23
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London police are stepping up efforts to ensure a pro-Palestinian march remains peaceful following a week of political sparring over whether the demonstration should go ahead on the weekend Britain …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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11/11/23
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One year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces, residents have grown accustomed to the sounds of the bombs reminding them that the war is far from over. Marking the …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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11/11/23
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A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a general who until recently was a senior member of the country’s ruling council to five years in prison for abusing his authority and taking bribes. The …
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11/11/23
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Mexican officials have imposed severe, monthslong cuts to Mexico City’s water supply just a month after initial restrictions were ordered as drought dries the capital’s reservoirs. Authorities …
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by DANIEL SHAILER
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11/11/23
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Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of forming a new coalition minority government following an inconclusive election in July have been greatly boosted by a deal with a tiny …
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By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON
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11/11/23
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After many natural disasters, people debate how to rebuild without changing their community for the worse. Morocco has pledged to rebuild from a September earthquake in line with its architectural …
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By SAM METZ
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11/11/23
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Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a wave of destruction. Over half the population is in need of humanitarian aid, and people fear a …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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11/10/23
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A Norwegian citizen originally from Iran has been charged with aggravated terrorism over a deadly shooting in June 2022 ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the nightlife district of the capital, Oslo. Two …
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By JAN M. OLSEN
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11/10/23
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More than two weeks ago Otis went from tropical storm to Category 5 hurricane in a record 12 hours. It caught authorities and residents flat footed in this city of 1 million, a blend of big hotels …
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By MARÍA VERZA
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11/10/23
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