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Hawaii volcano destroys 31 homes, spews lava 60m into air
Associated Press, Published on 07/05/2018
» PAHOA, Hawaii: The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano jumped to 31 on Sunday as scientists reported lava spewing more than 60 metres into the air.
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Murdoch's 21st Century Fox buys Sky for $14.8bn
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox on Thursday sealed a $14.8-billion (14-billion-euro) cash deal to take control of pan-European pay-TV giant Sky and create a global entertainment titan.
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Philippines braces for erratic typhoon
Published on 05/12/2014
» MANILA — A wide swathe of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, braced Friday for a dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from the Pacific, about a year after the country was lashed by Typhoon Haiyan that left more than 7,300 people dead.
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Typhoon slams into eastern Philippines
Published on 07/12/2014
» LEGAZPI, Philippines - Typhoon Hagupit slammed into the central Philippines' east coast late Saturday, knocking out power and toppling trees in a region where 650,000 people have fled to safety, still haunted by the massive death and destruction wrought by a monster storm last year.
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Messi campaign to educate children
Published on 10/01/2015
» UNITED NATIONS — Soccer great Lionel Messi and tennis star Serena Williams are promoting a new campaign to help some of the 58 million children who are out of school get an education.
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EU agrees on new firearms trade rules
Published on 14/03/2024
» BRUSSELS - The European Union has reached provisional agreement on new rules to make the legitimate trade in firearms more transparent in a bid to combat illegal trafficking and keep arms out of the hands of criminals.
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Takanakuy, the Andean 'fight club' that clears the air for a new year
AFP, Published on 01/01/2024
» LIMA - The fighting begins and ends with a hug, part of a singular ritual that has residents of the Peruvian Andes punching and kicking in a year-end fight competition known as Takanakuy.
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‘Lava chasers’ keep an eye on Iceland
Published on 30/12/2023
» As the glowing river of lava from a volcano that erupted last week in Iceland ebbed, not everyone was happy.
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UK archives show Parthenon marbles role in 2012 Olympics lobbying
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» LONDON - The UK government tried to help Greece secure the Parthenon Marbles on loan two decades ago in a bid to drum up support for London's 2012 Olympics' bid, according to files released Friday.
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Saboteurs try to outfox hunters in England's countryside
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» THURLOW (UNITED KINGDOM) - Emerging from woods in a quiet corner of rural England, a small band of anti-foxhunting campaigners have just one goal: to confuse the pack of dogs chasing a fox and prevent its death.
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