Australia bolsters defenses as cost of huge bushfires rises

Australian firefighters used cool weather on Tuesday to try to strengthen containment lines around almost 200 wildfires burning in the country's southeast, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepared to meet with insurance and bank executives to discuss the crisis.

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Australian fires hit key dairy regions, adding to woes from drought

Bushfires across Australia's east coast are set to pile on more pain for the country's dairy industry, already hurt by a prolonged drought, as processors in one of the world's largest exporters face tightening milk supplies.

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Koala mittens and joey pouches: Australian bushfires spark global knitting frenzy

Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.

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Fireballs 'like a hurricane' bring death and devastation in Australia

Just when John Aish and his partner Jenny Shea thought they had beaten the inferno ravaging their two properties in Australia's south east on New Year's Eve, a roaring fireball came through forcing them to flee.

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Puerto Rico earthquake: Punta Ventana collapses as powerful tremor hits

Punta Ventana, a well-known rock formation, collapses as a 5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes.

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India university attack: 'Students fell to the ground... they kept beating'

An investigation into what led to the brutal attack on students at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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The autistic Russian teenager amazing the art world

Markus is a 13-year-old Russian artist with autism and epilepsy. His work sells for thousands of dollars.

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren offers prayers at 'Pagla Baba' temple

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren offers prayers at 'Pagla Baba' temple

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Pentagon says will not break law of war, despite Trump threat

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper strongly suggested on Monday that the U.S. military would not violate the laws of armed conflict by striking Iranian cultural sites, a move threatened by President Donald Trump.

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Between U.S. and Iran, EU powers try mediation and pressure to ease crisis

Germany, Britain and France are scrambling to keep talks with Iran over its 2015 nuclear agreement alive despite Tehran having all but torn up the deal after the United States killed its top military commander.

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Spain's lawmakers likely to back Sanchez coalition in tight vote

Spanish lawmakers are expected to vote by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday to confirm Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez as head of a left-wing coalition government.

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U.N. chief Guterres concerned by events in Venezuela: spokesman

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned by events in Venezuela surrounding the election of the National Assembly's president, a U.N. spokesman said in a statement on Monday.

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U.S. Vice President Pence to lay out Iran policy in speech Monday: White House official

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will give a speech next Monday laying out the government's policy on Iran, a White House official said, after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general sparked protests across the Middle Eastern nation.

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Thirty killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge

At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge, sources told Reuters on Monday.

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UK stands down on emergency preparations for no-deal Brexit: Sky News

Britain's emergency preparations for a no-deal Brexit have been halted "with immediate effect", as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's deal to leave the European Union is expected to be approved by members of parliament, Sky News reported https://ift.tt/2uhKHLQ on Monday.

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Leaked U.S. letter to Iraq was a poorly worded draft: top U.S. general

A leaked letter from the U.S. military to Iraq that created impressions of an imminent U.S. withdrawal on Monday was a poorly worded draft document meant only to underscore increased movement of forces, the top U.S. military officer told reporters.

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Pentagon chief denies U.S. leaving Iraq; Tehran crowds mourn commander

The United States has no plans to pull American troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, following reports by Reuters and other media of a U.S. military letter informing Iraq officials about the repositioning of troops in preparation to leave the country.

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Trump Threatens "Major Retaliation" If Iran Avenges Commander's Killing

US President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed "major retaliation" if Tehran launches attacks to avenge the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, ratcheting up fears of a spiralling...

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3 Americans Killed As Somalian Militants Attack US Base In Kenya

Members Of Somalia's Al-Shabaab group on Sunday stormed a military base used by US forces in Kenya's coastal Lamu region, killing three American citizens and destroying several aircraft and military...

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Iraq Parliament Demands US Troop Ouster After Qaseem Soleimani Killing

Pressure against the US in Iraq ramped up Sunday, as rockets hit near the American embassy and parliament demanded the ouster of thousands of US troops over the killing of a top Iranian general.

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3 Americans Killed As Somalian Militants Attack US Base In Kenya

Members Of Somalia's Al-Shabaab group on Sunday stormed a military base used by US forces in Kenya's coastal Lamu region, killing three American citizens and destroying several aircraft and military...

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Slogans Against Cops At JNU Campus Hours After Unprecedented Violence

Unprecedented violence unfolded at Delhi's Jawaharlal University on Sunday evening when several masked men, armed with sticks and stones, barged into the university campus and targeted students and...

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