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Los Angeles Wildfire Declared ‘Major Emergency’; 100,000 Forced to Evacuate, Two Freeways Closed
At a Glance Residents of more than 23,000 homes in Los Angeles were ordered to evacuate. The 210 and 5 Freeways are closed because of the Saddleridge Fire. On Thursday, numerous mobile homes were destroyed in Calimesa, California, by a wildfire. Two deaths have been connected to the fires; one in Calimesa and one in…
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Iraqi government seems powerless against protesters even as ‘unknown’ snipers take toll
Iraqi security forces stand guard as demonstrators take part in a protest over unemployment, corruption, and poor public services, in Baghdad, Oct. 2, 2019. – REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily A video of a fearless teenager performing a dance from the popular multiplayer online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds amid heavy bullets and smoke in eastern Baghdad seems to summarize what is happening…
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Tsunamis linked to spread of deadly fungal disease
The tsunamis that followed a huge earthquake in Alaska in 1964 caused massive damage – Education Images A major earthquake in Alaska in 1964 triggered tsunamis that washed ashore a deadly tropical fungus, scientists say. Researchers believe it then evolved to survive in the coasts and forest of the Pacific Northwest. More than 300 people…
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Hong Kong protest: City reels from ‘one of its most violent days’
The 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China was “one of Hong Kong’s most violent and chaotic days”, the city’s police chief has said. An 18-year-old protester was shot in the chest with a live bullet – one of six live rounds fired by police. Protesters – some armed with poles, petrol bombs and…
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Infant among at least 20 dead after strong quake rocks eastern Indonesia
AMBON CITY, Indonesia: At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured after a strong earthquake struck Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands Thursday (Sep 26), destroying homes and triggering landslides that buried at least one of the victims. “The total number of people who died in the earthquake is 20,” national disaster mitigation spokesman Agus Wibowo said in…
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At least 52 injured in string of earthquakes in Albania – news portal
Everyone injured was rushed to hospitals, doctors are providing all the help necessary. © EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA ATHENS, September 22. /TASS/. At least 52 people have been injured in a series of earthquakes that rocked Albania on Saturday, Albanian Daily News reports. According to the news portal, everyone injured was rushed to hospitals, doctors are providing…
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Albania Earthquake Followed By Hundreds Of Aftershocks
Destroyed cars stand next to a damaged building after an earthquake in Tirana on September 21. Albanian authorities say more than 340 aftershocks have followed the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country on September 21, injuring 105 people and damaging hundreds of buildings. The aftershocks and safety hazards kept many residents of the capital, Tirana,…
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Over 63,000 Migrants Reach Europe Via Mediterranean So Far in 2019 – IOM
© Photo: Refugees 4 Refugees MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Over 63,000 migrants and refugees reached Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea through 18 September this year, some 20 percent less than during the same period in 2018, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday. “IOM reports that 63,417 migrants and refugees have entered Europe…
