Greece closes more ancient tourist sites as heatwave persists
ATHENS - Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots...
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Jun 122 min read
Canada forecasts hotter-than-average summer as peak wildfire season nears
Canada is expecting a hotter-than-usual summer with slightly below-average precipitation in central Canada, government officials said on...
May 164 min read
Slovak PM Fico no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot, minister says
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an...
May 132 min read
Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns
TORONTO -The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as...
May 112 min read
Protesters attempt to storm Tesla German plant, clash with police
BERLIN - Protesters opposed to expansion of U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla's plant in Grueneheide near Berlin clashed with police as...
May 23 min read
Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it
ATHENS - When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above...
Apr 292 min read
Explainer-Scotland's leader Yousaf has resigned. What's next for SNP?
LONDON - Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further imperilling more than a decade of governance by the Scottish...
Apr 291 min read
Vale, BHP propose $25 billion deal to settle reparations for Mariana disaster
SAO PAULO - Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco have presented Brazilian authorities with a settlement proposal related to...
Apr 272 min read
Colombia's Chiribiquete park to receive $1 million annually for at least 30 years
BOGOTA - Colombia's parks agency, the Frankfurt Zoological Society and German fund Legacy Landscapes on Thursday launched a financial...
Apr 212 min read
Massive river flooding expected in China's Guangdong, threatening millions
BEIJING -Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China's Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the...
Apr 212 min read
Thousands protest in Spain's Canary Islands over mass tourism
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain - Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday, calling for the Spanish island to temporarily...
Apr 193 min read
In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine
KRIVELJ, Serbia - Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared breakfast for her husband then walked into her village in...
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