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Fire with explosions destroys factory in Australia's Melbourne, no casualty reported

Aug 18, 2024

Sydney [Australia], August 18: A cabinetry factory has caught fire and been destroyed in flames and explosions on Sunday morning in Melbourne, the capital city of Australia's state of Victoria, with no injuries reported.
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Putin appoints new deputy ministers for defense and foreign affairs

Aug 18, 2024

Moscow [Russia], August 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin made significant appointments in the nation's defense and diplomatic leadership on Saturday, naming Anna Tsivileva as State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Defense, and Sergei Butin as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new capital

Aug 18, 2024

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US President Biden says Gaza ceasefire 'much, much closer'

Aug 18, 2024

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At least 11 people killed in terrorist attack in Somalia's Mogadishu

Aug 18, 2024

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After crash in Brazil, airline to be more closely monitored: Aviation authority

Aug 18, 2024

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 18: Following the plane crash that resulted in 62 fatalities just over a week ago in Brazil, the airline VoePass will be placed under special...
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Wildfires hit western Turkey; over 20 injured and thousands evacuated

Aug 18, 2024

Istanbul [Turkey], August 18: Wildfires across western Turkey, the worst so far this year, injured 21 people and forced around 4,000 residents to evacuate, the authorities said on Saturday.
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Moscow's secret service takes action against Western war reporters

Aug 18, 2024

Moscow [Russia], August 18: The Russian domestic Federal Security Service (FSB) has initiated criminal proceedings against three Western war reporters for illegal stays in the Kursk region on the border...
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Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty

Aug 18, 2024
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Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved to dance

Aug 18, 2024
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Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Aug 18, 2024
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Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level

Aug 18, 2024
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Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music festival

Aug 18, 2024
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Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer wave

Aug 18, 2024
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Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc

Aug 18, 2024
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UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN and African Union issue joint statement on Sudan

Aug 18, 2024
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Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area

Aug 18, 2024
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U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service

Aug 17, 2024
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Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"

Aug 17, 2024
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U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year

Aug 17, 2024
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Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure

Aug 17, 2024
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South Africa on high alert following mpox declared public health emergency of int'l concern

Aug 17, 2024
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Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours

Aug 17, 2024
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Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children against polio

Aug 17, 2024
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Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in S. Yemen

Aug 17, 2024
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Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media

Aug 17, 2024