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Medicane: Rare hurricane-like storm hits Greece

01:00 Winds, floods and power outages have been caused by a rare hurricane-like storm in Greece, which has also endangered a group of migrants stranded in a boat.A Mediterranean cyclon

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New Zealand's dairy giant Fonterra posts huge profit after revamp

A Fonterra stand seen in the 2019 China International Import Expo in Shanghai. /VCG New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra posted a bumper annual profit Friday, putting the world's largest dairy exp

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China's Anbang Insurance Group to apply to disband, liquidate

Anbang Insurance Group building. /VCG China's Anbang Insurance Group said on Monday that it will apply to the country's banking and insurance regulator to disband and liquidate the company.Est

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Japan braces for powerful Typhoon Haishen, possible record rainfall

Japan is bracing for powerful Typhoon Haishen as it bears down on the country’s southwest, with weather forecasters warning of potential record rainfall, violent wind,

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Hurricane Laura races toward heart of U.S. oil refining industry

Laura intensified into a strong Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday as it raced over evacuated oil production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and took aim at the energy industry's refining hub alo

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Scientist finds 'hugely significant' Jurassic-era dinosaur bone while running on Scottish island

The limb bone is thought to belong to the family of dinosaurs best known for the recognisable stegosaurus.

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Africa's COVID-19 infections continue rising

FILE PHOTO: A health worker dressed in a protective suit carries bags of bio hazard materials from a field hospital built on a soccer stadium in Machakos, Kenya, July 23, 2020. Reuters/Baz Ratner

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UN Tribunal convicts one Hezbollah member for Rafik Hariri killing

00:52 A UN-backed tribunal on Tuesday convicted a Hezbollah member of conspiracy to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a 2005 bombing, but said there was no evidenc

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China to safeguard peace in South China Sea despite U.S. disruption: spokesperson

National flags of China (R) and the United States. (Xinhua/Bao Dandan)BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China will be more determined to defend its own sovereignty and secur

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Why is SAP spinning Qualtrics out via an IPO?

Over the weekend, software giant SAP announced that it will take Qualtrics public, with the German software company retaining a majority stake in the Utah-based “experience management” fir

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Exploring Imsouane: Morocco's surfing paradise

Along Morocco's Atlantic coast lies one of the world's most beautiful surfing paradises, Imsouane. Imsouane offers an epic experience for all levels of surfing, especially during the winter season. Fr

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Coca-Cola predicts recovery after 'most challenging' quarter

Coca-Cola Corp. said on Tuesday demand for its beverages was improving after reporting a 28 percent slump in sales in the "most challenging" quarter of the year due to coronavirus-led closures of res

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Monsoon floods ravage India and Nepal, four million people evacuated

03:21 The flood situation triggered by monsoon rains in India's northeastern state Assam escalated on Sunday, according to local officials, leaving 24 districts heavily flooded. The nu

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Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 mln people, over 189 dead

03:21 Nearly four million people in India's northeastern state of Assam and neighboring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with dozens missing as deaths ro

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With its own backyard a mess, Washington should quit meddling in the South China Sea

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States rejected China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, the latest provocative act

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With its own backyard a mess, Washington should quit meddling in the South China Sea

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States rejected China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, the latest provocative act

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Astronomers find mystery astronomical object in "mass gap"

An international research collaboration has detected a mystery object inside the puzzling area known as the "mass gap" -- the range that lies between the heaviest known neutron star and the lightest