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Strikes cripple German airports
AFP, Published on 27/03/2012
» Travellers in Germany faced major disruption on Tuesday as workers claiming more pay went on strike at airports across the country, causing cancellations and severe delays.
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Canada wildfires shroud New York in apocalyptic haze
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» NEW YORK - Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded New York in an apocalyptic smog Wednesday as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts and thousands evacuated their homes in Canada.
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Typhoon Noru tears across Vietnam, Laos
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» Typhoon Noru tore roofs from homes and caused power outages across central Vietnam Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking refuge after the storm claimed at least 10 lives in the Philippines.
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Omicron blamed for thousands of cancelled flights
AFP, Published on 25/12/2021
» Over 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world as of Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted holiday travel, according to the tracking website Flightaware.
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Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants.
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Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» ISLAMABAD: Power was gradually being restored to major cities across Pakistan Sunday after it was hit by a massive electricity blackout, officials said.
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Millions on the move as China eyes holiday bounce
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» BEIJING - Hundreds of millions in China hustled to enjoy their first major national holiday since the country beat its coronavirus outbreak, filling airports and train stations on Thursday.
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Virus world update: EU tries to save aid plan as global deaths surge
AFP, Published on 20/07/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU leaders will resume their fractious summit on Monday to save an $860-billion coronavirus aid plan, hoping to offset some of the economic destruction unleashed worldwide by the pandemic.
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EU tries to save aid plan as global deaths surge: Virus world update
AFP, Published on 20/07/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU leaders will resume their fractious summit on Monday to save an $860-billion coronavirus aid plan, hoping to offset some of the economic destruction unleashed worldwide by the pandemic.
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China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens
AFP, Published on 09/03/2020
» BEIJING: China closed several makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients, some schools reopened and Disney resort staff went back to work Monday as normality slowly returns to the country after weeks battling the epidemic.
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