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70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 53
Middle East

70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 53

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some…
Super typhoon batters Philippines; 1 million in shelters
World

Super typhoon batters Philippines; 1 million in shelters

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday, knocking down power…
California braces for more fire danger from winds
World

California braces for more fire danger from winds

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair…
Californians see power shutoffs as winds, fire danger rise
World

Californians see power shutoffs as winds, fire danger rise

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Californians lost power as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their…
Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires
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Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration abruptly reversed course and approved California’s application for disaster relief funds to…
Assad makes rare visit to areas hit by fires in west Syria
Middle East

Assad makes rare visit to areas hit by fires in west Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has made a rare public visit to the coastal province of Latakia where…
Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana
World

Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Ripping tarps off damaged roofs and scattering massive piles of storm debris in the wind and…
Small explosion at bakery in Lebanese capital kills 4 people
Middle East

Small explosion at bakery in Lebanese capital kills 4 people

BEIRUT (AP) — A diesel tank exploded inside a Beirut building on Friday night, killing four people and injuring several…
‘It’s a madhouse!’: Tourists pile into Cancun airport after hurricane hits
World

‘It’s a madhouse!’: Tourists pile into Cancun airport after hurricane hits

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Tourists from around the globe thronged Cancun’s international airport on Thursday, shunning social distancing norms, a…
Egypt sends two planes carrying manufactured bakeries to flood-stricken Sudan
Egypt

Egypt sends two planes carrying manufactured bakeries to flood-stricken Sudan

The Egyptian Armed Forces on Monday dispatched two military planes carrying bread-producing facilities to Khartoum on October 2. The bakeries…
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