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Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar
By Ruma Paul Reuters Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over ...Ships capsize off Taiwan and Philippines as Typhoon Gaemi strikes
By Jim Gomez Joeal Calupitan and Ken Moritsugu Associated Press Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and damage ...18 dead after Nepal plane crashes during takeoff
BY BINAJ GURUBACHARYA AP A domestic plane crashed Wednesday while taking off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and ...Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits media, financial, telecoms
BY CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP A widespread Microsoft outage was disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world ...Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaks
By Angeliki Koutantou and Stelios Misinas Reuters The biggest reservoir on the Greek island of Naxos has dried up, useful only to ...Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
By Gloria Dickie Reuters Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, ...Malawi vice president Chilima and nine others killed in plane crash
By Frank Phiri Reuters Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, were killed when ...Tensions flare on Poland-Belarus border as more migrants arrive
By Barbara Erling, Kuba Stezycki and Kacper Pempel Reuters Surrounded by lush forests, a dozen people huddled near a razor-tipped fence along ...France’s air traffic control strikes ground flights across Europe
Delays and flight cancellations were set to impact swathes of Europe on Thursday, after authorities failed to reach a deal with some ...Somali pirates say hijacked ship MV Abdullah released after $5 million ransom was paid
By Abdiqani Hassani Reuters Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on Sunday after a ...














