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Volcano threat forces evacuation of thousands on Vanuatu island

ThousandsofpeoplehavebeenorderedtoevacuateanislandinVanuatuwherearumblingvolcanoisthreateningtoblow.MinistersinthePacificarchipelagodecidedtheycouldnotriskpeopl

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Jennifer Lopez donates $1m to Puerto Rico hurricane recovery effort

JenniferLopezhasdonated$1minaidtothePuertoRicorecoveryeffort,followingthedevastatingeffectsofhurricanesIrmaandMaria.Lopez,whoisofPuertoRicanparentageandwasborni

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Puerto Rico’s health system in critical condition after Hurricane Maria

PuertoRico'smedicalservicesareincriticalconditioninthewakeofHurricaneMaria.Thestrongeststormtohittheislandindecadeshaslefthospitalsflooded,strewnwithrubbleandde

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Americans on St. Maarten tell of Irma's devastation; 1,200 evacuated

AmericancitizensevacuatedfromSt.MaartenbyU.S.militaryaircraftaretellingdesperatestoriesofsurvivalasHurricaneIrmaravagedtheislandandleftaprecarioussecuritysituat

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What we know about Hurricane Irma: facts, figures, forecast

HurricaneIrmahaspoundedtheCaribbean,destroyinghomesandleavingatleast10peopledead.TherareCategoryFivehurricaneisnowheadingtowardstheUnitedStates.Uptoamillionpeop

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Monstrous Hurricane Irma kills 14 in Caribbean, heads for Florida

TheeyeofHurricaneIrmagrazedtheTurksandCaicosIslandsonThursday,rattlingbuildingsafteritsmashedastringofCaribbeanislandsasoneofthemostpowerfulAtlanticstormsinacen

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Hurricane Irma kills eight on Saint Martin as it pounds Caribbean

HurricaneIrmakilledeightpeopleontheCaribbeanislandofSaintMartinandalsocauseddevastationonotherislandsonThursdayasoneofthemostpowerfulAtlanticstormsinacenturytoo

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Quake kills at least two on Italian holiday island, tourists flee

Anearthquakehitthetourist-packedItalianholidayislandofIschiaonMondaynight,collapsingbuildings,killingatleasttwopeopleandinjuringdozens,officialssaid.Residentsan

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One dead, 9 missing after quake hits Italy holiday island

A4.0magnitudeearthquakestrucktheItalianholidayislandofIschiaonMonday,causingdestructionthatleftatleastonedeadandninemissingatpeaktouristseason,authoritiessaid.S

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Documentary on Japan's 'poison gas island' reveals war crimes

AdocumentaryreleasedrecentlyaboutOkunoshima,anislandwherepoisongasusedtobemanufacturedforJapan'sinvasivewaragainstChina,hasattractedagreatdealofattention.Thedoc

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Typhoon injures over 80 in Taiwan, traps dozens

A strong typhoon swept across Taiwan on Sunday, injuring more than 80 people, forcing the island to shut down essential services and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

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Typhoon Haitang makes landfall in Taiwan

Typhoon Haitang made landfall at 4:40 p.m. Sunday in Pingtung county in Taiwan, the island's weather agency said.

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Typhoon injures over 80 in Taiwan, traps dozens

AstrongtyphoonsweptacrossTaiwanonSunday,injuringmorethan80people,forcingtheislandtoshutdownessentialservicesandknockingoutpowertohundredsofthousandsofhomes.Fort

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No girls allowed: Japan's men-only island gets UNESCO nod

A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its shrine, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Cyprus showdown talks seek fix for decades-old crisis

Rival Cypriot leaders meet on Wednesday to resume efforts to solve one of the world's longest-running political crises in what the island's UN envoy billed as the "best chance" for peace.

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Cypriot leaders, key powers vow to push on towards deal

Rival Cypriot leaders have pledged to forge ahead with efforts to reunite the divided island after making "real progress" at a high-level international conference that wrapped up early Friday.

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Indonesia justice: Foreign tourists in Gili island "walk of shame"

Last week photos surfaced of two unidentified Western tourists being paraded around an Indonesian island in a "walk of shame" for alleged theft.