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Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe
By Agence France-Presse PATRAS, Greece — Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its ... -
Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan, heads towards China
BY Agence France-Presse KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses in the south, grounding flights ... -
Nine killed in blast at Brazil explosives factory
By Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Nine people died after an accidental blast at an explosives factory in ... -
Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdown
BY Agence France-Presse LILLE, France – A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a ... -
Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid ‘record’ heat
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD, Iraq – Power was out across Iraq on Monday as scorching summer temperatures pushed electricity grid ... -
Records smashed as new heatwave bakes southwest France
By Agence France-Presse PARIS, France — Temperature records were broken at at least four weather stations in southern France on ... -
North Korea starts dismantling some border loudspeakers, South Korea says
BY REUTERS SEOUL – South Korea’s military said on Saturday it had detected North Korean military dismantling some propaganda loudspeakers aimed at the South ... -
UK arrests 280 in crackdown on illegal delivery riders
BY REUTERS LONDON – British authorities arrested almost one in five people they checked in a weeklong crackdown on migrants ... -
Teen shooter wounds three in Times Square: NYPD
BY Agence France-Presse NEW YORK — A 17-year-old boy opened fire and wounded three people in New York City’s heavily ... -
Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine on Cambodian border
BY REUTERS Three Thai soldiers have been wounded after one stepped on a landmine in territory along the border with ...
