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US: Wildfire burning across Huntsville, Texas triggers evacuations
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A large wildfire burning across Huntsville, Texas, forced some parts of the city to evacuate on Friday, CNN reported.
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US: Small city near Seattle declares state of emergency over false alarms
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A state of emergency was declared in a small city in US’ Washington state this week after a warning system for a dam protecting the city from being flooded falsely went off a fourth time since 2020, city officials said, CNN reported.
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South Korea to import foreign workers to ease burden of housework, childca
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
South Korea will now import foreign workers to ease the burden of housework and childcare. This comes as the country struggles to get young people interested in marriage and kids, CNN reported.
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Guitarist Jack Sonni for British rock band Dire Straits dies age 68
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Dire Straits, a British rock band, revealed on social media that their longtime guitarist Jack Sonni has passed away, CNN reported. He was 68.
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China: Property developer firm Country Garden faces loss of USD 7 billion
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Country Garden, one of China's property developers, said that it has faced a loss of USD 7 billion during the first six months of 2023. The property developer company said that it could default on its debts, CNN reported.
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Hong Kong schools shut, flights cancelled as super typhoon Saola approache
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Schools in Hong Kong have been shut and flights have been cancelled as super typhoon Saola approaches. It is forecast to hit the city later in the day and could be the worst storm to hit the city in five years, reported CNN.
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Thai King reduces former PM Shinawatra's 8-year prison term to one year
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday reduced the prison sentence of the country's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one, according to CNN.
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Canada: Authorities race to capture five million bees
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Canadian authorities are working towards capturing five million bees released after a truck carrying several crates of hives fell onto a roadway in Ontario, Canada, Halton Regional Police Constable Ryan Anderson told CNN.
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US: ‘Proud Boys’ leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in Capitol Riots c
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Joe Biggs, a leader of the ‘Proud Boys’ group has been sentenced to 17 years of prison for allegedly leading the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, CNN reported on Thursday.
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Russia holds local polls in ‘occupied areas’ Ukraine urges people not to v
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Despite the conflict being ongoing, Russia has started holding regional elections in “occupied areas” of Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday citing Kyiv officials.
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Donald Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference, waives ar
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election interference case, waiving the right to appear in court next week, CNN reported on Thursday.
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Philippines: Fire breaks out at house 'used as factory', 15 dead
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As many as 15 people lost their lives in a fire break out at a house that was being used as a factory in the Metro Manila area in the Philippines on Thursday, reported CNN affiliate CNN Philippines citing local authorities.
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