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34Palisades residents describe flight from LA wildfire inferno
BBC David Latt said they had just 10 minutes to prepare to leave their home As firefighters in California battle three different...
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Ferocious LA fire burns behind CBS reporter
The fire burning in the Pacific Palisades, an affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood near Malibu and Santa Monica, has been growing at an...
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Meghan ‘devastated’ after death of rescue dog
Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “devastated” following the death...
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124 migrants detained on an eastern Greek island after using unmarked speedboats
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece detained 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos on Wednesday after spotting speedboats without identification...
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Panama Canal will stay in our hands, minister tells Trump
Panama has insisted that its sovereignty over the Panama Canal is “non-negotiable” after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military...
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UK police face probe into handling of sex crimes allegations against Harrods owner Al Fayed
LONDON — British police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed,...
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Palisades fire burns homes as thousands evacuate in LA
The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California has triggered mandatory evacuations as a thick, heavy smoke hung over the region. Officials say...
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Ukraine claims it struck a key military fuel depot deep inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said Wednesday that it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze...
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Europe will not allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat
Reuters Donald Trump said Greenland was “critical” for the US’s national and economic security (file photo) France has said the European Union...
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531Hiker missing in Australia’s Kosciuszko national park since Boxing Day found alive | Australia news
A 23-year-old hiker missing since Boxing Day in the remote Kosciuszko national park has been found alive. Hadi Nazari stumbled into the...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father
PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen paid tribute Wednesday to her father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party...
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Israeli strikes kills 19 in southern Gaza, health officials say
At least 19 Palestinians, including eight children, were killed in Israeli air strikes in southern Gaza overnight, local health officials say. A...
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43Wednesday briefing: What Elon Musk’s focus on grooming gangs reveals about alt-right online discourse | UK child abuse inquiry
Good morning. What is a news story in the UK? Whatever Elon Musk says it is. That is the conclusion you might...
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The celebrity Los Angeles area ravaged by wildfire
Getty Images The affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades typically has strangers walking around, trying to catch a glimpse of celebrities’...
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home
ROME — An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 and whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer...
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27Birdwatch: an unlikely encounter with the least sandpiper in Somerset | Birds
If you’d asked me which rare bird I might see in Somerset in early January, the least sandpiper would have been very...
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Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Thai police on Wednesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former...
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Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
BANGKOK — A Chinese actor who disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area...
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3‘Mwah, mwah’: Croydon judge rules air-kissing is not sexual harassment | Employment law
Giving a colleague an “air kiss” does not amount to sexual harassment, a UK employment judge has ruled. Judge Perry said the...
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10Victorian police officer who allegedly performed Nazi salutes won’t be charged with making banned gesture | Australian police and policing
A police sergeant who allegedly performed two Nazi salutes in front of colleagues at the police academy will not be charged despite...
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed by Iran
An Italian journalist detained in Iran last month has been freed and is on a flight back to Rome, the Italian government...
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Japan links hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security, tech data
TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high...
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