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Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding forecast over the weekend
PRAGUE (AP) — The nations of Central Europe were bracing on Friday for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland,…
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Central Europe braced for worst flooding in years
Sandbags are being prepared in Austria, reservoirs have been emptied in the Czech Republic and flash floods are expected in Poland, as…
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Video of candlelight vigil in Bangladesh falsely linked to protests for murdered Indian doctor
Footage of crowds at a candlelight vigil in Bangladesh has surfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it showed protests in India…
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1 person shot during scuffle at pro-Israel rally in Boston suburb, authorities say
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A pro-Israel rally in a Boston suburb turned violent Thursday evening when a passerby was shot during a scuffle after…
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Posts falsely link decade-old super storm photos to Typhoon Yagi in 2024
Screenshot taken on September 10, 2024 of the false post The photos surfaced on the same day Typhoon Yagi slammed into Vietnam after…
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Colombia's Petro under fire after calling female journalists 'dolls of the mafia'
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is facing criticism from press freedom groups after some comments made about female reporters, calling…
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Georgetown County offers Free Dilapidated Program to residents who qualify
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)– Community leaders in Little Italy of Andrews and Graves Station in Georgetown are pushing for more action…
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Dresden hastens to blast section of collapsed bridge before floods
Engineers in Germany's Dresden are demolishing the damaged section of a key bridge on Thursday evening to avert further danger and ahead…
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Baby hippo goes viral on TikTok, doubles Thai zoo's visitor count
A baby hippo has gone viral across social media and has inspired dozens of Thai and international fans to line up outside her enclosure…
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Peru declares 3 days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government on Thursday declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto…
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Ukraine's chief rabbi mourns his adopted son who was killed in battle
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Servicemen, veterans and others gathered Thursday in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe…
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'I thought I would die with my six children' - dam collapse survivor
Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still alive after a dam collapsed following torrential rains in…
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Atlanta’s Emory University targeted by anti-Palestinian group: ‘It’s scary’
Students and faculty at Atlanta’s Emory University have been targeted by an outside group posting and handing out flyers labeling 14 of…
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The ‘living fossil’ that thrived during a mass extinction
Paleontologists recently discovered a new extinct coelacanth species that highlights the role that Earth’s plate tectonics plays in…
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Gaza hospital says 14 killed as UN-run school hit by Israeli strike
Palestinian authorities on Wednesday reported at least 14 people were killed in an attack on a United Nations facility in central Gaza.…
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UN says Israeli strike killed six of its Gaza staff
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says six of its employees have been killed in an Israeli air strike on one of the schools it runs…
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New German police video aims to track down terrorist survivors
Long-sought members of the Red Army Faction (RAF) left-wing group that posed a terrorist threat to Germany over decades are now thought to…
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Flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and over a million displaced
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities…
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Pope Francis lands in Singapore for final stop of Asia-Pacific tour
[Source] Pope Francis arrived in Singapore on Wednesday, marking the final leg of his 12-day tour across Southeast Asia and Oceania that…
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Passengers stranded after strike at main Kenya airport
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya's main airport after workers went on strike in protest at a planned takeover by an…
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Iran's Pezeshkian makes first trip abroad to Iraq
Newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sought to deepen relations with neighbouring Iraq during his first trip abroad, Iran's…
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Wildfire in Germany's Harz mountains declared extinguished
A forest fire in the Harz mountains of northern Germany has been fully extinguished after several days of firefighting work in rugged…
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Rehashed claim falsely accuses Nigerian man of smuggling explosives into South Africa
A screenshot of the false post, taken on September 5, 2024 SAPS is the acronym for the South African Police Service, and Beitbridge is a…
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A partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany disrupts traffic. No one was injured
BERLIN (AP) — Officials are investigating why part of a bridge in eastern Germany collapsed early Wednesday, disrupting a major traffic…