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Policy more important than technology in putting out Australia's fires

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Oil prices see biggest weekly loss since July amid easing fears of supply disruption

Oil prices saw the biggest weekly loss since July for the week ending Jan. 10, with the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for February delivery down 6.91 percent and Brent crude oil for March d

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Boat sinks off western Turkey, kills 11 illegal migrants

At least 11 illegal migrants, including eight children, were killed when a boat sank off Turkey's western coast, local media reported. The accident occurred when a fib

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2 U.S. soldiers killed in S. Afghanistan's explosion

Two U.S. service members were killed and two other U.S. service members wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the coalition forces confirmed. "Two U.S. serv

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UK and the U.S. in diplomatic spat over teen's death

The U.S. has criticized a formal extradition request from the UK for the wife of an American diplomat, who left the country after being involved in a car accident that killed a teenager, as "highly i

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Why did an LED lighting project win the national top prize?

01:09 Among the 296 projects honored at the annual National Science and Technology Award Conference was a Light-emitting diode (LED) project that saved 280 billion kilowatts electricit

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Rouhani: Downing of Ukraine jet an 'unforgivable' mistake

00:54 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday admitted the Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian forces. In a statement, he said his country is "deeply sorry by this disastr

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Italy tries again to broker truce in Libyan fighting

Italy’s premier was to meet with the U.N.-recognized Libyan prime minister on Saturday, days after Italy botched an attempt to broker a truce to end the latest fighting

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Gamer having seizure saved by online friend 5,000 miles away

Teenage gamer Aidan Jackson was chatting to a friend in Texas from his bedroom when he had a seizure.

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What leads to downfall of power forwards in NBA?

Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons, Kevin Love #0 of the Cleveland Cavaliers and LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the San Antonio Spurs are representatives of NBA power forwards. Basketball webs

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At least 12 dead, 21 rescued as migrant boat sinks off western Greece

At least 12 bodies have been retrieved from a migrant boat sinking off the island group of Paxoi in western Greece on Saturday, Greece's Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said in a statement that 21

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DPRK official says nuke talks only possible when U.S. "fully" accepts demands

A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said here on Saturday that dialogue with the United States can resume only when it fully accepts

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China moves up 25 places in the 2019 Prosperity Index

A view of Shanghai, China. /VCG Photo The Chinese mainland ranked in 57th place in the global "Prosperity Index" published by the Legatum Institute at the end of 2019. The country moved up the

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APD | India: Supreme Court to review Internet curbs in Kashmir

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan New Delhi, Jan. 11 (APD) - India's Supreme Court, on Friday, criticized the security restrictions imposed by the government in Kashmir Fu

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Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian passenger plane

Iran has admitted that it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger airplane, citing "human error," Iran state TV reported on Saturday.A Boeing 737 plane operat

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Barcelona make official approach for Xavi to replace Valverde as coach

Al-Sadd coach Xavi gives his team instructions during the FIFA Club World Cup clash with Hienghene Sport at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on December 11, 2019. La Liga giants Barcelona have sounded

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Boeing's ousted CEO departs with $62 mln, even without severance pay

Boeing Co's ousted chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, is leaving the company with 62 million U.S. dollars in compensation and pension benefits but will receive no severance pay in the wake o