Waterbombing plane missing as Australia bushfires flare
by Holly ROBERTSON SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A water-bombing plane was missing and feared to have crashed in Australia's southeast…
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At least one killed, several injured in Seattle mass shooting
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- At least one person was killed and seven others, including a child, were wounded…
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High alert for new Australia bushfires as heat and winds pick up
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian firefighters are on high alert for the possibility that scorching temperatures and strong winds could…
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Volkswagen in Canada ordered to pay CAN$196.5 million over emissions scandal
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) - A court in Toronto on Wednesday ordered Volkswagen to pay a fine of Can$196.5 million (US$150…
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China quarantines city at center of virus outbreak
by Eva XIAO / Laurent Thomet with Dario Thuburn in Geneva BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China placed the city at…
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‘What use is wealth if it burns?’ Britain’s Prince Charles sounds climate alarm
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Stuart WILLIAMS Britain's Prince Charles on Wednesday told business leaders at the Davos economic forum that…
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UPDATED: Seven dead in Spain as winter storms lash coast
by Daniel BOSQUE BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) --The death toll from a storm that has lashed Spain with strong winds and…
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Trump to add a ‘couple of countries’ to US travel ban
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration was preparing to add a "couple of countries"…
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China virus city in transport shutdown as WHO extends talks
by Laurent Thomet with Dario Thuburn in Geneva BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said it was halting flights and trains…
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Bangladesh factories ordered shut to save key river
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - Sam JAHAN Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's…
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