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62 arrested in Europol-Interpol human trafficking crackdown
Law enforcement from five countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network that was smuggling migrants from Cuba to the European Union, with the move leading to the arrest of 62 people, Europol and Interpol, who coordinated the…
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Greece facing longest heat wave on record while record highs hit US
Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius, while a record-breaking heat wave stretching across the southern US was expected to expand in the coming days.
Tens of…
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30,000 people moved to safety as Rhodes wildfires rage
Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes said Saturday they had moved 30,000 people threatened by wildfires to safety — including 2,000 who had to be ferried off beaches.
George Hadjimarkos, regional governor of the South Aegean, told…
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Wildfire burns forests north of Athens, fires weaken in southeast and west
A wildfire intensified overnight and swept along forests north of Athens for a second day on Tuesday, authorities said, as fire fighters managed to contain other blazes southeast and west of the Greek capital.
A blaze raged uncontrolled…
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Childhood routine jabs pick up after Covid backslide: UN
Routine vaccination of children is picking up again after a dramatic drop during the Covid-19 crisis, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that dangerous gaps remain.
Four million more children received routine childhood vaccines…
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Thousands evacuated after fire on Spain’s La Palma
Spanish officials said Saturday they had evacuated more than 2,500 people from La Palma in the Canary Islands, where fire has destroyed 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) of land.
Around 300 firefighters on the ground are working to bring the…
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Heavy rains, flooding leave 26 dead in South Korea
At least 26 people are dead and 10 missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in South Korea, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers continued to fight to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel.
South Korea is at the…
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Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Japan via Europe
Tens of millions were battling dangerously high temperatures in the United States on Saturday as record heat forecasts hung over Europe and Japan, in the latest example of the threat from global warming.
A powerful heatwave stretching…
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Heatwave forces Athens to close Acropolis, wildfires hit Croatia
Greece closed the ancient Acropolis during the hottest part of the day on Friday to protect tourists, while Croatian villagers cleaned up after a wildfire as a fierce heatwave swept across southern Europe.
In Italy, there were fears…
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What did the captain of a Lebanese plane do until the job of communication?
This Lebanese woman did not expect that while she was on the plane, she would hear perhaps the most beautiful news in her life.
Social media was preoccupied with a video clip that spread like wildfire during the past hours, showing a…
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