Mount Anak Krakatau continues erupting, Indonesia urges vigilance
Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia's South Lampung regency continued erupting Saturday morning, with booming and rumbling sounds heard from a nearby volcano observation post, authorities said.
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UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size
The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.
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Bolivia military barracks explosions kill 2, leave 7 missing
At least two people were killed, seven remained missing, and 59 others were injured after two explosions Friday at the Bolivar Regiment in Viacha, about 35 km from La Paz, local media reported, citing police.
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Nepal FM says China-shared data aids mudslides disaster response
Satellite and other monitoring data shared by China following the devastating mudslides are supporting Nepal's ongoing disaster response and helping authorities track further risks that could cause additional damage, Nepali Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has said."China has almost provided Nepal
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Highest landslide warning issued for southwestern Japan's Yakushima
Japan's weather agency on Saturday issued a Level 5 emergency warning for landslides, its highest-level alert, for Yakushima Town in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as Typhoon Krovanh and an autumn rain front combined to bring record-breaking rainfall to the region.
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Hawaii under state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell strengthens
Hurricane Lowell, located several hundred miles south of the Hawaiian Islands, has been rapidly strengthening, prompting Hawaii Governor Josh Green to declare a statewide emergency on Thursday to support preparations for potential impacts from the storm.
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Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino
The Panama Canal on Friday began reducing the number of ships passing through due to a drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.T
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US judge extends block on Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots
A federal judge on Friday extended a block on US President Donald Trump's executive order curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute ahead of November's midterm elections.
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Trump threatens halting trade with some countries unless Fed cuts rates
US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to completely stop trade with countries running trade surpluses with the United States unless the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.
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Spain equalled September heat record Thursday at 45.7C: weather agency
Spain registered its joint-highest temperature for September on record with 45.7C measured in a southwestern town as exceptional heat hits the country, weather agency AEMET said on Friday.
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Mudslide-stranded Nepalese border residents in China's Xizang get assistance
Nepalese border residents stranded by a deadly mudslide in Gyirong Town in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region have received assistance and arrangements from the Chinese side for orderly return home or continued stay.Caused by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal on Aug. 26, the mudslide swept
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Russia rejects Ukraine's warning over Russian airspace safety
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the notice issued by Ukraine claiming that Russian airspace was not safe for civilian aviation distorts facts, misleads users of Russian airspace and carries no legal force.
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Trump's envoys to visit Moscow, Kiev over Russia-Ukraine conflict
US President Donald Trump said Friday that two US envoys, Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, are traveling to Moscow and Kiev to seek chances to end the years-long Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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China to join demining exercise in Russia: spokesperson
The Chinese People's Liberation Army will send troops to Russia to participate in a field training exercise for demining, a defense spokesperson said on Friday.The field training exercise of the Experts' Working Group (EWG) on Humanitarian Mine Action under the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus
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