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Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4
August 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida was rapidly intensifying early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on track for…
Louisiana braces for powerful hurricane as COVID-19 taxes hospitals
August 29, 2021
Louisiana braces for powerful hurricane as COVID-19 taxes hospitals
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Hurricane Ida was expected to make landfall in the United States on Sunday as…
UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051
August 28, 2021
UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051
TOKYO (AP) — Too little is known about melted fuel inside damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant,…
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
August 28, 2021
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China’s leaders did not…
Paralympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness
August 28, 2021
Paralympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness
TOKYO (AP) — There are 4,403 Paralympic athletes competing in Tokyo, each with unique differences that have to be classified.…
Asian tourism sees ups, downs in 2nd year of pandemic
August 28, 2021
Asian tourism sees ups, downs in 2nd year of pandemic
From the Great Wall to the picturesque Kashmir valley, Asia’s tourist destinations are looking to domestic visitors to get them…
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
August 28, 2021
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
HONOLULU (AP) — Kuulei Perreira-Keawekane could barely breathe when she went to a Hawaii emergency room. Nausea made it difficult…
Louisiana braces for ‘life-altering’ Hurricane Ida
August 28, 2021
Louisiana braces for ‘life-altering’ Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Residents across Louisiana’s coast Saturday were taking one last day to prepare for what is being…
COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy
August 27, 2021
COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy
Zaw Min (name changed to protect his identity) is a construction worker in his 30s from the Yangon suburb of…
Kazakhstan: Several killed in blasts at arms depot
August 27, 2021
Kazakhstan: Several killed in blasts at arms depot
A series of blasts triggered by a fire at a military base in southern Kazakhstan killed nine servicemen and wounded…