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Taiwan Braces For Super Typhoon Kong-Rey, Thousands Evacuated, Schools Shut
Taiwan shut down on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years.
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Thousands Urged to Evacuate Amid Fears of "Violent" Typhoon in Japan
Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu.
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Last Woolly Mammoths Extinction Mystery: New Genetic Insights Revealed
Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, situated off the coast of present-day Siberia. Traditionally, it was believed that their remote location led to inbreeding, which was thought to be the primary cause of their extinction. However, recent research challenges this notion. A study reveals new insights into the m...
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"In Our Common Interest To...": S Jaishankar To Maldives Foreign Minister
India today reminded Maldives that it has been a key provider of development assistance to the island nation and several projects funded by New Delhi have benefited the lives of thousands of people in the country.
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Top Model Died By Suicide 2 Years After Visiting Jeffrey Epstein's Island
A top Russian model, who died by suicide, was one of the many teens who flew on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private plane to his "Paedophile Island", according to Epstein files, the thousands of pages of court documents unsealed recently
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All About Jeffrey Epstein's "Paedophile Island" In The Caribbean
The Caribbean island owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, where he allegedly organised sex parties, has become the focus of attention after thousands of pages of documents were unsealed as part of Epstein files.
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Video: Thousands Of Dead Fish Mysteriously Wash Up On Japan Beach, Officials Stumped
The fish washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, covering a stretch of beach about half a mile long.
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Typhoon Haikui Makes Landfall In Eastern Taiwan
Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years.
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Thousands Evacuated As Typhoon Haikui Heads For Taiwan
Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years.
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Thousands Forced To Flee Homes As Wildfire Spreads On Spain's Tenerife Island
Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.
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Tens Of Thousands Evacuated As Wildfire Rages On Spain's Tenerife Island
Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas.
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900 Flights Cancelled, Nearly 240,000 Evacuated As Typhoon Lan Hits Japan
Nearly 900 flights in Japan were cancelled and 240,000 people were ordered to move to safety as a slow-moving typhoon crossed Japan's main island of Honshu not far from the ancient capital of Kyoto, cutting off power to tens of thousands of homes.
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"It's Like Apocalypse": Hawaii Hit By Wildfire, 6 Confirmed Dead
Wildfires fanned by winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island on Wednesday, forcing thousands to evacuate as some fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames.
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Earth Has Not Been This Hot In 120,000 Years: Scientist
As thousands of tourists fled wildfires this week on the Greek island of Rhodes, and many more suffered baking heat across the US Southwest, they were doing so during what scientists now say is the world's hottest month on record.
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Thousands More Evacuated From Greece Due To Wildfires
Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-battered Greece.
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Taiwan Braces For Super Typhoon Kong-Rey, Thousands Evacuated, Schools Shut
Taiwan shut down on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years.
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Thousands Urged to Evacuate Amid Fears of "Violent" Typhoon in Japan
Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu.
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Last Woolly Mammoths Extinction Mystery: New Genetic Insights Revealed
Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, situated off the coast of present-day Siberia. Traditionally, it was believed that their remote location led to inbreeding, which was thought to be the primary cause of their extinction. However, recent research challenges this notion. A study reveals new insights into the m...
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"In Our Common Interest To...": S Jaishankar To Maldives Foreign Minister
India today reminded Maldives that it has been a key provider of development assistance to the island nation and several projects funded by New Delhi have benefited the lives of thousands of people in the country.
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Top Model Died By Suicide 2 Years After Visiting Jeffrey Epstein's Island
A top Russian model, who died by suicide, was one of the many teens who flew on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private plane to his "Paedophile Island", according to Epstein files, the thousands of pages of court documents unsealed recently
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All About Jeffrey Epstein's "Paedophile Island" In The Caribbean
The Caribbean island owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, where he allegedly organised sex parties, has become the focus of attention after thousands of pages of documents were unsealed as part of Epstein files.
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Video: Thousands Of Dead Fish Mysteriously Wash Up On Japan Beach, Officials Stumped
The fish washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, covering a stretch of beach about half a mile long.
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Typhoon Haikui Makes Landfall In Eastern Taiwan
Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years.
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Thousands Evacuated As Typhoon Haikui Heads For Taiwan
Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years.
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Thousands Forced To Flee Homes As Wildfire Spreads On Spain's Tenerife Island
Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.
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Tens Of Thousands Evacuated As Wildfire Rages On Spain's Tenerife Island
Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas.
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900 Flights Cancelled, Nearly 240,000 Evacuated As Typhoon Lan Hits Japan
Nearly 900 flights in Japan were cancelled and 240,000 people were ordered to move to safety as a slow-moving typhoon crossed Japan's main island of Honshu not far from the ancient capital of Kyoto, cutting off power to tens of thousands of homes.
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"It's Like Apocalypse": Hawaii Hit By Wildfire, 6 Confirmed Dead
Wildfires fanned by winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island on Wednesday, forcing thousands to evacuate as some fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames.
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Earth Has Not Been This Hot In 120,000 Years: Scientist
As thousands of tourists fled wildfires this week on the Greek island of Rhodes, and many more suffered baking heat across the US Southwest, they were doing so during what scientists now say is the world's hottest month on record.
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Thousands More Evacuated From Greece Due To Wildfires
Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-battered Greece.
