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Why New Zealand’s volcano alerts aren’t forecasts
New Zealand’s geological agency downgraded its “alert level” for the White Island volcano this week – at the same time its own scientists said another eruption similar to Monday’s deadly blast was increasingly likely. The apparent juxtaposition, which has confused
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Six bodies retrieved from New Zealand volcanic island as survivors face long recovery
A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies today from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high-risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members waiting on the mainland. An eight-person bomb disposal squad was
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US-China trade: Oil prices hit highest in three months
Oil prices extended gains today, scaling three-month highs as the United States and China moved closer to a resolution to the 18-month trade war between the world’s two biggest economies that has raised big questions about global demand for crude.
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US Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey
The US Senate yesterday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, a historic move that infuriated Turkey and dealt a blow to the already problematic ties between Ankara and Washington. Turkey
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UK destined for Brexit as election triumph looms for Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was set for a resounding victory in Britain’s election, allowing him to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31 in what would be the country’s most significant geopolitical move in 70 years. For Johnson, whose brief
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No posters or street campaigns, UK goes for landmark election
MANCHESTER: The United Kingdom goes for a landmark general election today as it would set the country’s future direction in the region and the world. This is UK’s second general election since 2017 and the third in under five years.
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New Zealand volcano death toll rises to eight and will continue to climb
The death toll from a New Zealand volcano eruption rose to eight today, with two victims dying in hospital, and will continue to climb with eight victims presumed dead on the island and more than 20 in intensive care suffering
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Israel to have another election, Netanyahu’s career on the line
Israel headed towards a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life for political survival after a criminal indictment. A midnight deadline yesterday, the last of a series to
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Senate committee passes bipartisan Bill to stop Trump withdrawing from Nato
Legislation to stop Donald Trump from withdrawing the US from Nato has been approved for a Senate vote, amid uncertainty over the president’s intentions towards the alliance. The Senate foreign relations committee yesterday voted unanimously for the bipartisan bill which will now
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US House Democrats prepare for the impeachment vote
Democrats in the US House of Representatives moved closer yesterday to impeaching Donald Trump, as the president and senior Republicans appeared to converge on the idea of a shorter trial once the charges come to the Senate in the new
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