World
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It might be cold and dark, but traveling to wintry places can be magical
Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it's tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play golf. But some of my favorite winter...
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New Year's Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of triple disasters in 2011
The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year's Day in central Japan did not spur massive tsunamis like those that scoured the...
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Dozens killed in twin explosions near tomb of general in Iran
A pair of explosions at a cemetery in Iran on Wednesday killed more than 70 people and injured 170 more during a ceremony to mark the fourth...
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U.S. intel confident militant groups used largest Gaza hospital in campaign against Israel
The U.S. is "confident" that Palestinian militant groups used Gaza's largest hospital to hold "at least a few" hostages seized during their bloody...
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Iran says at least 73 people killed, 170 wounded in blasts at ceremony honoring slain general
Two explosions minutes apart Wednesday in Iran targeted a commemoration for a prominent general slain in a U.S. drone strike in 2020, killing at...
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Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
Investigators were focusing on communication between air traffic control and two aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday, a day after a...
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Extreme cold grips the Nordics, with the coldest January night in Sweden, as floods hit to the south
Temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Nordic region for a second day in a row Wednesday, with the...
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Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 65 dead
Japanese rescue workers and canine units searched urgently through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted bitter cold and heavy rain in what the prime...
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Hong Kong prosecutors allege democracy publisher Jimmy Lai urged protests, sanctions against China
Prosecutors on Wednesday alleged that Hong Kong activist and publisher Jimmy Lai had encouraged the city's residents to protest and urged the U.S....
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Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
Thousands of doctors walked off the job in Britain on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike that was set to be the longest in the history of the...
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Sen. Bob Menendez faces new allegation involving Qatari royal family member in rewritten indictment
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and principal in a company with ties to the government of Qatar to a New...
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Israel suspected as drone strike kills senior Hamas officials in Beirut
A senior Hamas official who headed the group's operations in Lebanon and was a key liaison to Iran and Palestinians living in the West Bank was...