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Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Java, at least two dead
A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday, with authorities reporting…
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Crews wary as gusty winds stoke huge California wildfire
Crews battled shifting winds and difficult terrain on Friday to stop a mammoth wildfire that has burned for nearly two…
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Detained asylum-seekers win right to sue Papua New Guinea government for compensation
A Papua New Guinea court has given hundreds of asylum-seekers who were held for years in a controversial Australian detention…
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U.S. weather forecaster sees La Niña chances exceeding 80 percent
A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said La Niña conditions are predicted to continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter…
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Firefighter killed battling massive California blaze
A firefighter was killed on Thursday while battling a mammoth California wildfire as crews sought to protect coastal cities and…
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U.N. chief says arrest of Reuters journalists shows erosion of press freedom in Myanmar
The arrest of two Reuters journalists in Yangon this week was a signal that press freedom is shrinking in Myanmar…
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Analysis: In-flight sexual assaults often unreported; airlines need to step up
According to IATA, a third of almost 10,000 unruly passenger incidents reported last year involved intoxication. Just 2 percent were…
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After fires, Southern California faces risk of mudslides
Firefighters in Southern California are slowly gaining control of one of the largest wildfires in state history, but residents may…
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Muslim leaders call on world to recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
Muslim leaders on Wednesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and called on…
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Australian PM says government at risk if it loses Sydney by-election
Turnbull's future now rests on the voters of the affluent Bennelong electorate, where 13 percent of electors were born in…
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