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Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
January 18, 2020
Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
Rain and thunderstorms doused long-burning bushfires across much of eastern Australia Saturday, but they also brought a new threat of…
Protesters gather at Paris theater to confront Macron over pension reform
January 18, 2020
Protesters gather at Paris theater to confront Macron over pension reform
PARIS (Reuters) – Protesters opposed to the French government’s proposed changes to the pension system tried to force their way…
UK plans Brexit celebrations but warns businesses may suffer
January 18, 2020
UK plans Brexit celebrations but warns businesses may suffer
LONDON (AP) — The British government has announced plans for special events on the night of Jan. 31 when the…
Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks
January 18, 2020
Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks
Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to…
Australia’s farmers count cost after bushfires wipe out livestock
January 18, 2020
Australia’s farmers count cost after bushfires wipe out livestock
In the wake of ferocious bushfires that tore through Kangaroo Island, local farmer Rick Morris has endured the grueling task…
China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
January 18, 2020
China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
China and Myanmar inked dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting Saturday between President Xi Jinping and…
Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa
January 17, 2020
Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and…
Second person dies from SARS-linked virus in China
January 17, 2020
Second person dies from SARS-linked virus in China
A second person has died in China from a mysterious SARS-linked virus that has stricken dozens and appeared in two…
Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
January 17, 2020
Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Police in Ukraine are investigating whether the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown…
Fires, then floods: How much can a koala bear?
January 17, 2020
Fires, then floods: How much can a koala bear?
A week ago, koalas at an Australian wildlife park were in the path of raging bushfires. On Friday, they were…