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Climate change turns Greenland into strategic, economic hotspot
Associated Press, Published on 23/08/2019
» TASIILAQ, Greenland: From a helicopter, Greenland's brilliant white ice and dark mountains make the desolation seem to go on forever. And the few people who live here are poor, with a high rate of substance abuse and suicide.
'Smallville' actress pleads guilty in sex-trafficking case
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2019
» NEW YORK: TV actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty Monday to charges she was involved in a scheme to turn women into sex slaves for the spiritual leader of a cult-like upstate New York group, a development that came on the same day jury selection began for a federal trial in the case.
Philippine police kill 14 men rights groups say were farmers
Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2019
» BACOLOD, Philippines: Philippine police said Sunday 14 suspected communist rebels were killed after they opened fire during raids in a central province but rights groups countered the men were farmers and the latest victims of extrajudicial killings.
France: 'Red scarves' protest against 'yellow vests'
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2019
» PARIS: Some 10,000 people wearing red scarves marched through Paris on Sunday to protest acts of violence and vandalism on the sidelines of anti-government demonstrations by the largely peaceful yellow vest movement.
Parliament rejects call for firing of Australia's deputy PM
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» CANBERRA, Australia: Australia's beleaguered deputy prime minister withstood a parliamentary vote Thursday that would have called for his firing after revelations of a relationship with a former staffer and a free-residence deal with a wealthy political donor.
63m women, girls missing due to India's preference for boys
Associated Press, Published on 30/01/2018
» NEW DELHIL: A deeply felt preference for boys has left more than 63 million women statistically “missing” across India, and more than 21 million girls unwanted by their families, government officials say.
Zimbabwe opposition leader killed in helicopter crash
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» RATON, New Mexico: A group of prominent friends, including a key Zimbabwean opposition leader and a Texas-based investor and philanthropist, was heading to a ranch in the US state of New Mexico when their helicopter crashed and burned in a remote area, killing five people aboard.
Thai family a focus at vigil for mudslides victims
Associated Press, Published on 15/01/2018
» MONTECITO, California: Thousands of people gathered Sunday night at a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the 20 people, including a Thai man, his son and his father-in-law, who were killed when mudslides ravaged a Southern California community.
17 dead in California mudslides, search continues
Associated Press, Published on 12/01/2018
» MONTECITO, California: Hundreds of rescue workers slogged through knee-deep ooze and used long poles to probe for bodies Thursday as the search dragged on for victims of the mudslides that slammed this wealthy coastal town. Seventeen people were confirmed dead and eight others were missing.
Fierce winds as firefighters battle California wildfire
Associated Press, Published on 14/12/2017
» LOS ANGELES: California firefighting crews may face on Thursday another round of fierce gusts that have fed a volatile wildfire, one of the largest in the state's history, as they protect homes from flames and build control lines.