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Indonesia quake, tsunami survivors unite for mass prayer service

In disaster-struck Palu, Indonesia, survivors came together Friday for the traditional weekly prayer, one week after the earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of Sulawesi. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake and a...

New study links warmer water, more hurricanes

A new study is blaming 2017's unusually high number of hurricanes on the Atlantic Ocean's rising surface temperatures. The report is one of the first to suggest that human-driven global warming...

ASEAN talks tough on Rohingya crisis

BANGKOK — A groundswell of international condemnation of Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government's refusal to take action on atrocities committed against Myanmar's Rohingya minority is spreading closer...

UN seeks $50.5 million for Indonesia disaster aid

The United Nations says it is seeking $50.5 million from the international community to provide relief for the 191,000 Indonesians affected by last week's earthquake and tsunami in central Sulawesi. The U.N....

US launches annual green card lottery

Tens of thousands of people throughout the world will pursue their American dreams this month, now that the State Department has opened the annual green card lottery, also known as the...

US vice president: China ‘meddling in America’s democracy’

WHITE HOUSE — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is accusing China of trying to undermine it by targeting the American political system. "China wants a different American president," Vice President Mike...

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