Russia’s nearly 3-month-old invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has been punctuated by flawed planning, poor intelligence, barbarity and wanton destruction. But obscured in the daily fighting is the geographic reality that Russia has made…
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By Katy Reckdahl NEW ORLEANS — As morning dawned the day after two tornadoes touched down, people in the New Orleans area awoke Wednesday (23) to survey the damaged homes and debris-filled streets left in its path. The…
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NOVOYAVORIVSK — Russian warplanes fired about 30 cruise missiles at a Ukrainian military base near the Polish border, local officials said Sunday (13), launching a furious and sustained air assault against a target that brought the war even…
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NUKU'ALOFA - The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA scientists have said, as survivors on Monday (24) described how the devastating Pacific blast "messed up our…
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By Zanele Mji and Lynsey Chutel CAPE TOWN— As a fire that gutted the country’s Parliament buildings was finally extinguished Tuesday (4) and a bedraggled suspect appeared in court, South Africans were struggling to understand whether the…
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By Jayantha Wijesingha Environmental conservation in Sri Lanka is as challenging as the economy of the country. Environmental degradation is fully supported and carried out with the blessings of corrupt politicians. This has been the case…
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By Lynsey Chutel and Austin Ramzy CAPE TOWN — A large fire at South Africa’s Houses of Parliament on Sunday (2) sent flames and smoke billowing from rooftops and fire crews racing to save the historic structures. Officials said the fire…
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LIMA - A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Sunday (28), destroying buildings including a church tower, injuring at least 10 people and sending shock waves across the region. The strong quake hit at 5:52 a.m. (1052 GMT) at…
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The 2nd strongest Super Cyclonic Storm to strike Sri Lanka's Eastern Province since modern records began, the 1978 Cyclone (JTWC designation: 04B), formed over southwest Bay of Bengal on November 19, and attained peak intensity as a Super…
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By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Constant Méheut PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitians emerged from makeshift shelters Tuesday (17) to resume rescue and reconstruction efforts after Tropical Storm Grace tore across Haiti, which was already reeling from a…
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