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10 People Killed in Brazil Fire Incident: Officials
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Rio de Janeiro: At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
Emergency workers…
Bangladesh Children Sweat at Home as Heatwave Shuts Schools
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Dhaka: Classes are cancelled across Bangladesh due to searing heat, but high school student Mohua Akter Nur found the soaring temperatures at home left her in no state for homework.
Millions of pupils were told to stay home…
China Warns Blinken Over Deteriorating Ties in Talks
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Beijing: China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions.…
Landslide Peril Pushes Tajikistan Residents to Climate Migration
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Tajikistan: Peeling onions in her new home, Yodgoroy Makhmaliyeva recalled the terrifying moment four years ago when a landslide buried her family home in mountainous Tajikistan.
Heavy snow and rain, she said, sent a deluge of…
Blinken Calls for US, China to Manage Differences ‘Responsibly’
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Shanghai: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks.
A day before meeting…
Danger Warning Issued for Bangkok as Extreme Beat Bites
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Bangkok: Thai authorities issued an extreme heat warning for Bangkok on Wednesday, urging people to stay indoors for their own safety as temperatures soared.
The mercury was forecast to hit 39C in the sprawling Thai capital,…
Hamas Releases Video of Israeli-American Hostage Held in Gaza
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Gaza Strip: Palestinian militant group Hamas released on Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza and seen alive in the footage.
Israeli media identified him as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted…
Talks on Global Plastic Treaty Begin in Canada
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Ottawa: Negotiators from 175 nations began talks Tuesday on a proposed global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which is found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and in human blood and breast milk.
"The world is…
‘Catch and Kill’ Architect Details Trump-Boosting Scheme
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New York: In the 1990s, Donald Trump famously gossiped to the tabloids about -- who else -- himself, a headline-chaser who loved none other than to see his name in lights, or at least in the supermarket checkout line.
But…
Asia Hit Hardest by Climate, Weather Disasters in 2023:UN
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Geneva: Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.
Global temperatures hit…