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Over 30 killed as cyclone hits Horn of Africa

AWDAL, SOMALIA/WASHINTON — More than 30 people were killed and dozens of others are still missing after a tropical cyclone and heavy rains hit the Horn of Africa over the weekend. Cyclone...

Judge: Teen must repay $37 million for starting Oregon fire

A teenager who started a massive fire in the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon has been ordered to pay nearly $37 million in restitution over the next decade. The 15-year-old admitted earlier...

US, South Korea presidents to discuss threat to scrap Trump-Kim Summit

WHITE HOUSE — Amid increasing skepticism of the chances for success for a summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea and doubts the meeting will take place...

Does our galaxy sound like funky blues music?

Interstellar space is mostly a vacuum, so there is no medium that can carry sound. In other words, space is totally silent. But astronomers have often associated the movement of heavenly...

Monitor: IS fighters leave Damascus enclave

A Syrian monitor says Islamic State fighters are being evacuated from the last insurgent enclave near Damascus, a move that will restore state control over the area. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for...

DRC launching Ebola vaccination campaign to stop new outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to launch an Ebola vaccination program Monday to stop another widespread outbreak of the deadly disease. More than 4,000 doses of vaccine have been shipped to...

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