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Residents flee as wildfire burns in New Jersey
A wildfire saw residents flee their homes as the flames spread in Ocean County, New Jersey.About 3,000 people were placed under mandatory evacuation on Tuesday evening, with 1,300 structures threatened, fire officials said.Several major highways in the path of...
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French President Macron brought new promises to cyclone-battered Mayotte. Residents want more
Traditional songs and dances welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron when he arrived this week on the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte — unlike his last visit, when he was greeted by furious, desperate residents reeling from a devastating cyclone.But...
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Scientists rubbish claims of ‘giant structures’ underneath Egyptian pyramids
Online claims of "large underground structures" discovered under Egypt's famed pyramids of Giza are unfounded, experts in the field say. The assertions stem from a YouTube video featuring three Italian researchers with no background in Egyptology or archaeology."What they...
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Dominican Republic arrests women and children in crackdown
The Dominican Republic says it has arrested more than 130 Haitian women and children on the first day of a crackdown of undocumented migrants in Santo Domingo's hospitals.Many of the women arrested on Monday were pregnant and others had...
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Vietnam veteran recalls making a deal with God
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — This week, Nexstar stations, including KELOLAND TV, are honoring Vietnam Veterans and their service.This year marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War and we meet another Vet from Sioux Falls who...
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Pope Francis, in some of his last words, thanked nurse for chance to greet Easter crowd, Vatican says
Vatican City — Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, according to the Vatican, which said that these were amongst his last words....
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Gaza health ministry denies manipulating death toll figures
Yolande KnellBBC Middle East correspondent, JerusalemReutersThere had been a widespread presumption that only checked names were included on the online lists published."It seems like they're actually updating the lists more in real time, as more information appears," says Professor...
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Death of Pope Francis: Will the next pontiff be from Africa?
Lebo DisekoGlobal religion reporter, BBC NewsAFPIf the sole predictor of who would become the next Pope was where the Catholic Church is growing fastest, then it is almost certain he would hail from Africa.The continent's Catholic population is expanding...
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End conflict to honour Pope, Vatican diplomat tells South Sudan
South Sudan's rival leaders should "honour" Pope Francis' legacy by ending the country's conflict, the Vatican's diplomatic representative to...