Economy
Colombia declares a disaster due to wildfires as it calls for international help
Colombia declared a disaster situation on Thursday due to wildfires raging across several parts of the country, as the president...
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More than 40 killed in artisanal mine collapse in southwest Mali, officials say
More than 40 artisanal gold miners were killed in southwest Mali last week after the shaft they were working in...
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Pro-war Putin critic Igor Girkin sentenced to four years in Russian prison on extremism charges
Igor Girkin, a prominent Russian pro-war blogger who criticized President Vladimir Putin’s handling of the war on Ukraine, has been found...
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Keep an eye on the sky for January’s full ‘wolf moon’
The first full moon of the new year, known as the wolf moon, will shine in the night sky Thursday....
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Russian military blogger Igor Girkin sentenced to four years in prison on extremism charges
Igor Girkin, a prominent Russian pro-war blogger who criticized President Vladimir Putin’s handling of the war on Ukraine, has been found...
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Mysterious Russian plane crash raises more questions than answers
It’s still unclear why a Russian military transport aircraft crashed in the Belgorod region near the Ukraine border on Wednesday, whether because...
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Japan court sentences arsonist to death for deadly attack on Kyoto Animation studio
A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced a 45-year-old man to death for setting fire to the renowned Kyoto Animation studio...
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Water-guzzling ‘hot drought’ in the West is unprecedented in at least 5 centuries, study suggests
The West’s recent heat-driven megadroughts are unprecedented in at least 500 years, new research shows. “Hot drought” — when extreme...
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Hungary’s Orban backs Sweden’s NATO bid, potentially removing last hurdle to accession
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that his government supports Sweden’s membership bid, potentially removing the...
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‘Mass casualties’ as UN shelter struck amid intense fighting in Khan Younis
A building sheltering hundreds of displaced people in the city of Khan Younis was hit on Wednesday, according to the...
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