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France's far right picks Bardella to replace Le Pen as party chief

France's far-right National Rally designated Jordan Bardella on Saturday to succeed Marine Le Pen as party president and pursue efforts to move it closer to the politic

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Tropical storm Nalgae leaves 98 dead, 63 missing in Philippines

Ninety-eight people have died and 63 are still missing after tropical storm Nalgae barreled across the Philippines over the weekend, causing floods and landslides, the

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36 killed, 145 injured in flash floods across Pakistan

At least 36 people have died and 145 others were injured over the past 24 hours in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and related incidents throughout Pakistan,

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Death toll from tropical storm Megi rises to 224 in Philippines

The death toll from tropical storm Megi that battered the Philippines has risen to 224, authorities said Thursday.Eight others are injured, and 147 people remain unacco

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Saudi-led coalition airstrikes target camps in Yemen's capital

The Saudi-led coalition carried out airstrikes on two military camps controlled by the Houthi militia in Yemen's capital Sanaa early on Wednesday morning, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.The ai

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At least 8 killed in Iran's flash flooding

At least eight people were killed in flash flooding in southern Iran over the past few days, Iran's emergency services said on Tuesday.Fourteen people were injured in the floods in southern provinces

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Chile declares state of emergency amid conflict in south

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Tuesday announced a state of emergency and deployed troops to two southern regions amid an escalation of violence in the conflict

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4 killed in factory explosion in Lebanon's Beirut

Four people on Monday were killed in an explosion at a factory in Burj al-Barajneh in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's Beirut, the National News Agency reported.The cause of the explosion is still u

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At least 10 dead in chemical factory fire in south Pakistan

At least 10 people died after a fire broke out at a chemical factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Friday, local media reported.The rescue operation is underway and more casualties a

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UK says extending Afghanistan evacuation deadline unlikely

Afghans board a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. /CFP Passengers evacuated from

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Prolonged drought in Brazil threatening Paraná River

01:50 One of South America's longest rivers is at its lowest level in living memory.The Paraná ​Riverruns through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.Prolonged droughtin southern Brazil is o

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China shuts down reactor at nuclear plant for maintenance

China shut down a reactor at a nuclear plant in Taishan plant in southern China's Guangdong province for maintenance due to minor fuel damage, the operator said Friday.

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At least 50 killed in huge fire at COVID-19 hospital in southern Iraq

At least 50 people were killed on Monday when a huge fire broke out in a hospital treating coronavirus patients in Iraq's southern province of Dhi Qar, local media reported.The evening massive fire h

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Ever Given container ship begins exit from Suez Canal

The Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, resumed its journey to leave the Suez Canal on Wednesday, 106 days after becoming wedged across a southern section of the waterway for near

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California's largest inland lake shows effects of drought

Click arrows to view gallery The Salton Sea in inland Southern California is a landlocked body of water with a high concentration of salts.The area around it can

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Storm Elsa hits eastern Cuba

01:13 Tens of thousands of people along the southern coast of Cuba are evacuatingas Cubans bracefor Tropical Storm Elsa.Rain bands and winds are already hitting the eastern part of the

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Israel strikes in Gaza after incendiary balloons launched

Israeli fighter jets on Saturday night carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in response to incendiary balloons launched at southern Israel, according to Palestinian security sources.The sources s