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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's main power line down for hours, no safety threat

Russia said the main power line supplying the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine was down for more than three hours on Thursday, though there was

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's main power line down for hours, no safety threat
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General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threats

Researchers climbed the world’s largest tree to inspect for bark beetles and descended the giant sequoia with good news this week

General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threats
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More severe weather moves through Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage

Several tornadoes have been reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees

More severe weather moves through Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage
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Thai town maddened by marauding monkeys launches plan to lock them up and send them away

A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, has launched an offensive against the simian raiders, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit

Thai town maddened by marauding monkeys launches plan to lock them up and send them away
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Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement

Navajo officials are celebrating the signing of legislation outlining a proposed water rights settlement that will ensure supply from the Colorado River and other sources for three Native American tribes and more security for drought-stricken Arizona

Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement
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At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say

A Texas sheriff says at least five people are dead after powerful storms tore through a rural community, obliterating homes and leaving thousands of people without power Sunday

At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say
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Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of Bengal

Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas as the country and neighboring India await the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal

Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of Bengal
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At least 14 dead from storms in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky

Search teams on Sunday picked through wreckage left by tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the U.S.

At least 14 dead from storms in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky
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At least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin across multiple states in the South

Powerful storms have killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas

At least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin across multiple states in the South
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In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado

The dazed residents of a remote north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the region near the tiny community of Valley View

In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado
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Papua New Guinea landslide buried more than 2,000 people, government says

Papua New Guinea's massive landslide three days ago buried more than 2,000 people, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain impeded aid

Papua New Guinea landslide buried more than 2,000 people, government says
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Cyclone kills 16 in India, Bangladesh and cuts power to millions

Strong gales and heavy rain triggered by the first major cyclone of the year lashed the coastlines of

Cyclone kills 16 in India, Bangladesh and cuts power to millions
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A tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to millions in parts of Bangladesh and India

The weakening tropical storm Remal has flooded dozens of coastal villages and left nearly 30 million people without power in southern Bangladesh and eastern India

A tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to millions in parts of Bangladesh and India
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At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states

A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend has killed at least 22 people as they left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages

At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states
Environment|Health

Pakistan temperatures cross 52 C in heatwave

Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading

Pakistan temperatures cross 52 C in heatwave
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Russia will build Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in an agreement with Uzbekistan

Russia and Uzbekistan have signed an accord for Moscow to build a small nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country

Russia will build Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in an agreement with Uzbekistan
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Papua New Guinea orders evacuations after landslide, thousands feared buried

Papua New Guinea ordered thousands of residents to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide on Tuesday after parts of a mountain collapsed

Papua New Guinea orders evacuations after landslide, thousands feared buried
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Over 231,000 still without power in Texas, other US states

More than 231,000 homes and businesses in the U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana and California were still without power on Friday after a series of storms battered the region over the past

Over 231,000 still without power in Texas, other US states
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Power outages could linger for days after storms batter Texas again, leaving 1 dead

Residents across Texas are recovering again from storms that ripped off roofs in Dallas and flooded roads in Houston

Power outages could linger for days after storms batter Texas again, leaving 1 dead
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Indian capital swelters as temperature hits all-time high of 52.9 Celsius

Delhi recorded an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday as extreme heat conditions gripped the

Indian capital swelters as temperature hits all-time high of 52.9 Celsius
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China to send two young giant pandas to Washington later this year

China will send two young giant pandas to Washington, the United States' National Zoo said on Wednesday, months after the zoo returned three of the bears amid

China to send two young giant pandas to Washington later this year
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Volcano in Iceland erupts for fifth time since December

A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting more than 50 metres into the air on Wednesday, its fifth eruption since December and the most powerful one since

Volcano in Iceland erupts for fifth time since December
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An Iceland volcano spews red streams of lava toward an evacuated town

A volcano in southwestern Iceland is erupting again, spewing red streams of lava and triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa

An Iceland volcano spews red streams of lava toward an evacuated town
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Animals collapse, water shortages bite amid India's searing heat

Animals collapsed, people jumped on water tankers with buckets amid shortages and government employees changed their work hours

Animals collapse, water shortages bite amid India's searing heat
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Heat, hurricanes and blackouts: Cubans brace for long summer after scorching May

If May is any indication, Cuba is in for a long, hot summer, says Havana horse and buggy driver Osmel Valdes.

Heat, hurricanes and blackouts: Cubans brace for long summer after scorching May

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