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Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes
January 25, 2020
Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes
Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings and could prove catastrophic for a…
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
January 25, 2020
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
A SARS-like virus that has claimed 41 lives since emerging in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan has…
Democrats wrap up case against ‘imminent threat’ Trump, his team up next
January 25, 2020
Democrats wrap up case against ‘imminent threat’ Trump, his team up next
Donald Trump’s lawyers prepared to deliver his first full-throated defense Saturday in the Senate’s historic impeachment trial, after Democratic prosecutors…
Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
January 24, 2020
Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
NEW DELHI (AP) — In the Indian capital’s Shaheen Bagh neighborhood, beside open sewers and dangerously dangling electricity wires, a…
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
January 24, 2020
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel Ángel…
China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs
January 24, 2020
China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs
Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth quarantine effort aimed at containing a deadly contagion on Friday to 13 cities and…
Trump to fire up base with anti-abortion rally speech
January 24, 2020
Trump to fire up base with anti-abortion rally speech
With his eyes firmly on the November election, Donald Trump will Friday become the first US president to address in…
Next stop, Brexit: Britain’s EU divorce bill becomes law
January 24, 2020
Next stop, Brexit: Britain’s EU divorce bill becomes law
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the…
Oil industry in Davos: torn between Greta and Trump
January 23, 2020
Oil industry in Davos: torn between Greta and Trump
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Oil majors are at the sharp end of the climate debate and face a bewildering balancing…
Greek island mayors press government to lighten migrants overload
January 23, 2020
Greek island mayors press government to lighten migrants overload
ATHENS (Reuters) – Mayors of three Greek islands bearing the brunt of intensely overcrowded refugee and migrant camps demanded the…