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Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon, Syria
Middle East

Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon, Syria

DAMOUR, Lebanon (AP) — Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon on Tuesday after forcing some residents to flee their homes…
California turns off power to millions to prevent wildfires
World

California turns off power to millions to prevent wildfires

Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began Wednesday as a utility company started switching off power to an…
Ancient Egyptian artifacts unearthed in Indonesia
Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian artifacts unearthed in Indonesia

Residents of Ogan Komering Ilir in South Sumatra, Indonesia, have found ancient gold and jewelry artifacts, some of which are…
Fire breaks out at train station in Saudi city of Jeddah
Middle East

Fire breaks out at train station in Saudi city of Jeddah

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A fire broke out Sunday at a train station in the Saudi city of Jeddah,…
Death toll mounts as Papua hit by bloody unrest
World

Death toll mounts as Papua hit by bloody unrest

More than two dozen people have died in riots in Papua, authorities said Tuesday, sparking calls for an investigation into…
26 pupils, two teachers killed in Liberia school fire
World

26 pupils, two teachers killed in Liberia school fire

A huge fire at a Liberian Koranic school killed at least 26 pupils and two teachers on Wednesday when flames…
Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
World

Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze

Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic…
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
World

Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears

The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and…
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
World

Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands

As evening falls over their Amazon home, the hunter gatherers of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people extract bamboo arrows from the flank…
Disapproval of Bolsonaro presidency jumps after Amazon crisis: poll
World

Disapproval of Bolsonaro presidency jumps after Amazon crisis: poll

The Datafolha polling institute found that 29 percent say that Bolsonaro is doing a “great or good” job, down from…
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