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Wildfire near Athens damages homes and forces residents to flee
Image: A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Kalamos, north of Athens, Greece, August 13, 2017.…
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More than 200 killed in Sierra Leone as mudslide sweeps away homes
Image: Residents save belongings in floodwaters after a mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest…
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UN Secretary calls on Governments to work with its youth population
In celebrating this years’ International Youth Day with the theme ‘Youth Building Peace’, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, called…
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Athletics – Golden London run has triumphant Pearson eyeing Tokyo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Sally Pearson will reward herself with "volumes" of greasy food after winning her second 100 metres…
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U.S. scientists able to alter genes of human embryos
U.S. scientists have succeeded in altering the genes of a human embryo to correct a disease-causing mutation, making it possible…
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Gates foundation to spend over $300 million in Tanzania in 2017
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Bill Gates has told Reuters his foundation plans to spend more than $300 million in…
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Death toll in Nepal floods, landslides rises to 49
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Torrential rain battered Nepal on Sunday, causing widespread flooding and landslides and raising the death toll from…
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More than 80,000 hit Sydney streets for City2Surf fun run
SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 80,000 runners took part in Sydney's annual City2Surf race on Sunday, with 2016 champion Harry…
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Egyptian artist creates portraits out of burnt tobacco
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - In a small studio littered with empty cigarette packets in Egypt's second city, Alexandria, Abdelrahman al-Habrouk…
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China a sweet spot for U.S. companies’ earnings in second quarter
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing may be running high but Corporate America is finding China to…
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