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Olympics: Wind causes alpine chaos as slalom postponed

ThealpineskiingprogrammeattheOlympicswasthrownintochaosonWednesdaywiththepostponementofathirdevent,thewomen'sslalom,becauseofstrongwinds."Duetothecurrentweather

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Unexpected matter found in hostile black hole winds

Theexistenceoflargenumbersofmoleculesinwindspoweredbysupermassiveblackholesatthecentersofgalaxieshaspuzzledastronomersmorethanadecade.Newtheorypredictsthatmolec

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Amsterdam airport cancels all flights due to severe storms

Amsterdam’sSchipholAirporthassuspendedallflightsandtheDutchnationalrailservicehaltedalltrainsasapowerfulstormlashestheNetherlands,topplingtreesandcausingtraffic

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US braces for coldest night in its history

PartsoftheUSareexpectingwhatcouldbethecoldestnightinthecountry'shistory,withtemperaturesexpectedtofeelascoldas-35C.TheeastcoastisinthegripofanArcticblastwithast

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Man dies as high winds hit Spain

A56-year-oldmandiedonWednesdaywhenhewasblownoffthebalconyofhishomebyhighwinds,Catalanauthoritieshaveconfirmed.Theaccidenthappenedasthemanwasattemptingtocarryout

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Firefighter dies in Southern California wildfire

AfirefighterdiedThursdaymorningwhilebattlingthewildfireinSouthernCaliforniadubbedThomasFire,thefourthlargestwildfireinmodernCaliforniahistory,evenastheauthoriti

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Heavy snowstorm continues to blanket northern Europe

AheavysnowstormsweptnorthernEuropeovertheweekend,withtheUK,France,GermanyandPortugalamongthemostaffectedcountries.Highwindsandsnowreportedlycausedairtrafficdisr

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Thousands evacuated in S California as wildfire spreads fast

Some27,000peopleinSouthCaliforniawereforcedtoevacuateafterwildfire,fannedbystrongwinds,charredover31,000acres.Onepersonhasdiedinatrafficaccidentwhiletryingtoesc

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At least 19 dead, many missing as Typhoon Damrey hits Vietnam

Atleast19peoplewerekilledafterTyphoonDamreysweptintoVietnamjustdaysaheadoftheAPECEconomicLeaders'Meeting,accordingtothegovernment.Damreymadealandfallat4a.m.loca

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More than 500 flights cancelled in Chicago amid sleet, high winds

Chicago airports have cancelled more than 500 flights as freezing rain and high winds hit the U.S. Midwest city Monday during one of the busiest travel times of the year.

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Sydney braces for hottest October day on record

Sydney faces what could be its hottest October day on record on Thursday, with temperatures expected to hit 42 degrees Celsius in the far west, local media reported.

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Storm batters Wellington, leaves chaos around New Zealand

New Zealand's capital Wellington was cleaning up Friday after one of the worst storms in decades smashed roads, cut air links and left thousands of homes without power, while other parts of the country were dealing with snow and floods.