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Bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway
A bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims has driven off a highway in Nepal, leaving 14 killed, 16 injured and…
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Ohio River near Pittsburgh is closed as crews search for missing barge, one of 26 that broke loose
A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remained closed to maritime traffic on Monday as crews equipped with sonar…
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Ship earlier attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days…
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Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic…
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Body seen along floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande, Mexico says
The Mexican government has reported for the first time that a body was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas…
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UK appeals court rules that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful
LONDON — A British court ruled Thursday that a government plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda…
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Oil tanker breaks down in Egypt’s Suez Canal, disrupting traffic in the global waterway
CAIRO (AP) — A tanker transporting curd oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt’s Suez Canal on Sunday,…
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Hong Kong-flagged vessel briefly blocks Egypt’s vital Suez Canal
CAIRO (AP) — A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly blocked Egypt’s vital Suez Canal on Thursday morning, authorities said, the latest…
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3 dead as heavy rains in northern Italy burst riverbanks, flood towns
ROME — Officials in northern Italy warned residents to get to higher ground Wednesday amid fears that rain-swollen rivers would…
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Flood concerns rise as Mississippi River crests in Iowa city
The National Weather Service says the Mississippi River is cresting in Iowa as areas along the river continue to brace…
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