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Tornado barrels through Oklahoma

A tornado tore through the US state of Oklahoma on Thursday, ripping roofs off homes and damaging power infrastructure as it struck parts of Enid, a town of about 50,000 near the northern border, with…

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Pirate gangs prowl Bangladesh's Sundarbans forest

Those who have crossed their path fear them more than the tigers in Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangrove forest. Once thought largely subdued after mass surrenders a decade ago, the gangs have returned to…

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40 years since the Chernobyl disaster

This Sunday marks 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, which the UN says affected more than 3.5 million people and contaminated nearly 50,000 square kilometres of land, and which remains the worst…

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EU leaders discuss Iran crisis in Cyprus

European leaders meeting in Cyprus have pledged to step up efforts to help resolve conflicts in the Middle East, as the United States continues to criticize Europe for what it sees as insufficient support…

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Russia kills elderly couple in their home

In Ukraine, a Russian drone attack in the coastal city of Odesa killed a married couple in their seventies when their home was struck early in the morning, with several apartment buildings damaged—one…

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