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Storms that pounded U.S. South seen easing to light rain along East Coast
Image: Korey Jackson, with Jackson’s Tree Service, surveys damage at a park behind the town hall after a deadly storm…
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Five dead, around 100 rescued after fire on Indonesia tourist boat
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Five people were killed and around 100 people rescued on Sunday after a fire ripped through a…
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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits near Sumbwa, Indonesia – USGS
Image Source: National Turks SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck on Friday off the island…
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Major magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Chile, tsunami warning lifted
Image: A damaged road is seen after a quake at Tarahuin, on Chiloe island, southern Chile, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Alvaro…
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off Solomon islands: USGS
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, according to the…
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Under smog alert, Beijing orders factories to shut or cut output
Image: Buildings are seen in heavy smog in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 17, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing’s city…
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Disasters claimed 10,000 lives, cost $158 billion in 2016 – Swiss Re
ZURICH (Reuters) – More than 10,000 people died as a result of natural and man-made disasters during 2016, with financial…
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Snow storm grips Portland, bringing drivers to a halt
(Reuters) – A major snowstorm hit Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, causing traffic accidents and forcing the closure of some streets…
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U.S. Northeast braces for arctic air after N.Y. boy dies in snowbank
Image: People walk by the snow-covered Cloud Gate sculpture (also known as The Bean) in Milennium Park in Chicago, Illinois,…
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Cyclone batters south India coast killing four
Image: Policemen remove a tree that fell on a road after it was uprooted by strong winds in Chennai, India,…
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