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Indonesia volcano eruption cancels hundreds of flights at major airport hub
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia on Sunday has forced the cancellation of all flights at the capital city's airport as volcanic ash drifted across the western parts of the country.No casualties were reported and no...
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25 years after 9/11 began America’s longest war, the Taliban is back in control
Twenty-five years after 9/11 began America's longest war, and five years after it ended, the Taliban is firmly back in control in Afghanistan. Imtiaz Tyab in Kabul with a look back on America's longest war.
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Asian family philanthropy is ‘a lot more hands-on’—and more corporate—than the West | Fortune
Asia’s richest families approach philanthropy in much the same way they approach business: Managing things directly and keeping a close eye on outputs, rather than just writing the checks.That’s one of the conclusions from a new report from the...
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Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
An Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport, killing five people and seriously injuring five more.The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft crashed just before 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT) after departing from...
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USS Lincoln heads home as war with Iran escalates
Nearly 5,000 troops aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are finally heading home after nearly 300 days of deployment. Meanwhile, fighting amplified in the Gulf region over the weekend as the U.S. and Iran traded attacks. Tom Hanson has the...
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Volcanic island in Indonesia erupts, canceling 1,558 flights and affecting 170,000 passengers | Fortune
A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as ash drifted across western parts of the country.The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in Indonesia’s...
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Austria’s Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to school
Some teachers have expressed concerns about having to enforce the ban.The Green Party's Sigi Maurer accused Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr, from the liberal NEOS, of "creating new conflicts and offloading them onto the teachers".She said teachers were "already under...
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Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee lunged at by ‘armed individual,’ campaign says
An "armed individual" allegedly lunged at Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton while she was attending a local fair on Sunday, according to a spokesperson for her campaign.“While attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr. Acton,...
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Indonesia fires: The volunteer firefighters risking their lives to defuse ‘carbon bombs’
Indonesia is in the throes of a wildfire catastrophe.Amid a so-called "Super El Niño" that has supercharged local drought conditions, thousands of active fire hotspots are spreading and multiplying across the country, fuelling a transnational haze crisis that is...
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China’s export shock is pushing the global economy to a breaking point, and the U.S. may have to clean up the mess, former trade...
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While President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caused much heartburn on Wall Street, China’s cheap and overwhelming exports have also been rippling through the global economy.But the Chinese growth model is running out of road, setting the stage for another...
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Watch: Sailor couple survives after whale destroyed their ship
A sailor couple have spoken of their relief to be rescued after a sperm whale collided with their yacht....