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Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto churns toward Florida
Thousands of Florida residents evacuated their homes on Sunday as Subtropical Storm Alberto drove north through the Gulf of Mexico…
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Trade Liberalisation Prioritised
Trade Ministers and Heads of Department at the 24th MRT welcomed Papua New Guinea’s theme of ‘Harnessing Inclusive Opportunities; Embracing…
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Third Indian state checks suspect cases in outbreak of rare brain-damaging virus
Image: Relatives wearing masks attend the funeral a victim, who lost his battle against the brain-damaging Nipah virus, at a…
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Hawaii street swallowed by ‘lava tide’ as many more homes burn
Image: Sarah Conway, left, and Matt Patrick, both from USGS Hawaiian Volcano, observe lava erupting from a fissure in the…
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Two men set off bomb in restaurant in Canada; 15 wounded
Two unidentified men walked into a restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb,…
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Hawaii helicopter evacuation readied as new lava stream hits ocean
A third lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano streamed into the ocean on Thursday as U.S. Marines Corps helicopters…
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Indonesia toughens up anti-terror laws days after worst attack in years
Indonesia's parliament approved on Friday tougher anti-terrorism laws as it seeks to combat a surge in homegrown Islamist militancy, days…
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Why the world needs more than one Ebola vaccine
Still, relying on one potential vaccine from one company does not make sense, either in terms of ensuring resilient supply…
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Hawaii volcano belches new ash plume as geothermal wells secured from harm
The latest back-to-back upheavals of ash from the main summit crater of Kilauea -- one before dawn and another several…
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Saudi Arabia expands crackdown on women’s rights activists
Saudi Arabia has arrested at least three more women's rights activists in a widening crackdown just weeks before a ban…
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