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• Below Deck Down Under: Jason Chambers addresses sexual misconduct row

  10-08-2023 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason Chambers thanked production crew for "breaking the fourth wall and stepping in" during filming.
  
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• The best portable blenders of 2023, according to experts

  10-08-2023 22:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shop the best portable blenders for your dorm, travel or gym session from brands like Nutribullet, Hamilton Beach, Cuisinart and more.
  
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• Drought and wind: How Maui's wildfires turned into a tragedy

  10-08-2023 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  The catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii that have killed at least 53 people in Maui and reduced much of a historic seaside town to ash were fueled by severe drought conditions and fierce, hurricane-strength winds — a confluence of extremes amplified by climate change that experts say quickly turned a bad situation into a worst-case scenario.
  
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• WATCH: Virgin Galactic launches 1st mission carrying paying customers to space

  10-08-2023 21:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Virgin Galactic launched its first mission carrying paying customers to space, weeks after the company's first flight in June.
  
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• Iran releases US dual nationals into house arrest, lawyer says

  10-08-2023 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz and a fourth man have left prison, one of their lawyers says.
  
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• Ecuador’s descent into violence reaches new low with candidate’s assassination

  10-08-2023 20:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Shock and horror after Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned on tough-on-crime platform, killed in burst of gunfire in QuitoEcuador’s terrifying descent into violence and criminality has reached a new low with the assassination in broad daylight of a presidential candidate campaigning on a tough-on-crime and anti-graft platform.Fernando Villavicencio, a former journalist who had collaborated with the Guardian, was shot and killed in a burst of gunfire on a street in Quito as he left a cam
  
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• Famous banyan tree and centuries-old church hit

  10-08-2023 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are fears the rich history and culture of Lahaina, hit by Hawaii wildfires, may have been destroyed.
  
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• Big freeze drove early humans out of Europe

  10-08-2023 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Severe cold a million years ago forced our ancestors from the continent, but they adapted and returned.
  
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• West African leaders activate standby force to put pressure on junta in Niger

  10-08-2023 20:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Ecowas says force is a last resort and would prefer diplomatic means of reinstating President Bazoum after army coupLeaders of a powerful west African regional bloc have ordered the activation of its standby force, increasing the pressure on the senior army officers who deposed Niger’s democratically elected leader last month but leaving the door open for a diplomatic solution.Speaking after an emergency Ecowas summit in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria warned that “no option
  
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• Manipur conflict drags ‘messiah of the poor’ Narendra Modi down to earth

  10-08-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Indian opposition hope to open voters’ minds to idea that PM is actually responsible for societal problemsDuring his near-decade in power, as India has convulsed with sectarian riots, mass protests at government policies, or popular rage at heinous crimes, Narendra Modi has hewed closely to playbook: say nothing, and stay above the fray.The Indian prime minister has never taken questions at a press conference in the country, declines interviews with critical journalists, and leaves daily c
  
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• Five US dual citizens detained in Iran moved out of prison to house arrest

  10-08-2023 19:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Move could indicate start of a possible prisoner swap between US and Iran, though negotiations for release of the five are continuingFive US dual citizens detained by Iran have left Tehran’s Evin prison and are now under house arrest, in a move which could indicate the start of a possible prisoner swap between the two countries.The Iranian Americans include the businessmen Siamak Namazi, 51, and Emad Shargi, 58, as well as the environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, 67, who also has British nationa
  
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• Rob Lowe compares filming 'The West Wing' to a 'super unhealthy relationship'

  10-08-2023 19:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Rob Lowe revealed why he left "The West Wing" in a new interview. Lowe, now 59, explained he felt "undervalued" while filming the show and noted that his experiences would "make your hair stand up." "I felt very undervalued. Whenever I talk to actors who complain about, you know, their relationships on their shows, it happens," he explained during an appearance on Stitcher Studios’ "Podcrushed." "It happens in any workplace. You could be in an environment where people sandbag you, want to
  
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• Hawaii wildfires: Lahaina was a vacation paradise before tragedy struck

  10-08-2023 19:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Lahaina, a historic Maui seaside town and a former capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, has been reduced to ashes by raging wildfires. 36 DEAD IN CATASTROPHIC HAWAII WILDFIRES AS HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS SLOWLY DECREASE THURSDAY Beloved by tourists, this picturesque town, where the sun always seemed to shine, was filled with restaurants, shops and art galleries bustling with visitors.  HAWAII WINDS TO LESSEN AS FIREFIGHTERS ATTEMPT TO CONTAIN WILDFIRES; CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY AND BREEZY Many of th
  
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• Indian opposition walks out as Narendra Modi refuses to discuss Manipur conflict

  10-08-2023 19:24 via theguardian.com
  
  PM attacks opposition parties during no-confidence motion called to force him to address ethnic violence in far-eastOpposition parties have walked out of the Indian parliament in protest at the refusal of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, to address ethnic violence in the state of Manipur – a situation that has been described as being close to civil war.The opposition had tabled a no-confidence vote in Modi largely to force him to appear and speak about the three-month-long crisis, about
  
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• NYC Mayor Adams says migrant crisis threatens to ‘decimate’ city as he appeals for federal help

  10-08-2023 19:22 via foxnews.com
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday that the sanctuary city’s ongoing migrant crisis threatens to "decimate" it, as he accused border states of creating a "funnel" to send migrants to it. "We have created a funnel. All of the border states have now took the funnel right to New York City," he said on CBS News. Adams was talking about a migrant crisis that has seen nearly 100,000 migrants arrive in the city since last year. While it is a small fraction of the millions that have h
  
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• Iraq bans terms including ‘gender,’ ‘homosexuality’ from media: reports

  10-08-2023 19:20 via foxnews.com
  
  The Iraqi government is rolling out a ban on terms related to LGBTQ groups and gender ideology. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) issued directives to national news outlets and social media companies banning LGBTQ-related terms such as "homosexuality" and "gender," according to reports citing a CMC document. Under the new guidelines, platforms would be expected to replace the word "homosexuality" with "sexual deviancy." IRAQ SEVERS DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH SWEDEN OVER ANTI-QURAN DE
  
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• Closure of 3 CA gas power plants delayed, ensuring state has emergency resources during extreme weather

  10-08-2023 19:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Temperatures in many California cities are cooling down this week, but a debate is simmering on how to generate enough electricity to power the state through extreme weather events while transitioning away from a reliance on fossil fuels. The California Energy Commission voted Wednesday to extend the life of three gas power plants along the state's southern coast through 2026, postponing a shutoff deadline previously set for the end of this year. The vote would keep the decades-old facilities &m
  
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• Ethiopia's military recaptures several areas from local militia fighters in embattled Amhara region

  10-08-2023 19:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Ethiopia’s government and residents say the country's military recaptured several areas in the embattled Amhara region from local militia fighters as details of dozens of civilian deaths began to emerge from the region amid an internet shutdown. The military reclaimed control of six towns, including the regional capital, Bahir Dar, and Amhara's second-largest town, Gondar, according to a government statement issued Wednesday night. The statement said a curfew was imposed in those areas but
  
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• Iraq bans the media from using the term 'homosexuality,' decrees 'sexual deviance' to be used instead

  10-08-2023 19:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Iraq banned the term "homosexuality" from being used in the media, commanding that journalists use "sexual deviance" in its place. An Iraqi Communications and Media Commission, a media regulation agency, "direct[ed] media organizations ... not to use the term 'homosexuality' and to use the correct term 'sexual deviance'," the Arabic-language statement said, per Reuters.  Critics said the rule added fuel to what was already a hostile climate in which LGBT people are frequently attacked in th
  
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• Environmental activists angry with Biden after he said he'd 'practically' declared climate emergency

  10-08-2023 19:15 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden reportedly "outraged climate activists" by saying he'd declared a national emergency on the climate crisis without taking the formal steps that would unlock newfound power for his administration to fight climate change.  "Practically speaking, Biden has devastated communities and wildlife by backing disastrous carbon bombs from Alaska to Appalachia," Kassie Siegel, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute, told The Guardian.  The let
  
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• Grocery store AI app suggests bizarre, sometimes dangerous recipes, users report

  10-08-2023 19:13 via foxnews.com
  
  A New Zealand supermarket ran into some trouble when its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) meal plan app produced recipes ranging from "disgusting" to outright dangerous.  Local food retailer Foodstuffs launched a ChatGPT-3-powered meal planning tool through its supermarket chain Pak‘nSave. The "Savey Mealmaker" app aims to encourage shoppers to "shop their fridge first before returning for another shop," the company said in its initial announcement.  "Using the magic of
  
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• Video exposes tense moments prior to deadly FBI raid on man accused of threatening Biden

  10-08-2023 19:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Harrowing video shows the moments before and after a deadly FBI raid in Provo, Utah, on the home of Craig Robertson, a 74-year-old woodworker accused of making death threats against President Biden and other high-profile Democrats. Days before the president was set to visit the state, Robertson wrote an ominous Facebook post, according to the FBI. "I hear Biden is coming to Utah. Digging out my old ghille suit and cleaning the dust off the m24 sniper rifle. welcom, buffoon-in-chief!" He had acce
  
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• ‘Pretty Little Liars’ star gained 70 pounds in 1 year, claims 15 doctors couldn't properly diagnosis her

  10-08-2023 19:09 via foxnews.com
  
  "Pretty Little Liars" quickly became one of the most talked about shows on television when it premiered in 2010. Actress Sasha Pieterse was only 13 when she started playing the presumably murdered, 15-year-old "queen-bee" Alison DiLaurentis. A few years later, she would start to notice changes in her health, particularly her metabolism. "The changes that were happening to me were documented on camera…At 17, I gained 70 pounds in the year…for no reason… There was no explanati
  
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• Quebecers take legal route to remove Indigenous governor general over lack of French

  10-08-2023 19:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Court rules judge can hear case that alleges appointment of Mary Simon violates constitutional rules for bilingualismA group of Quebecers have cleared a major hurdle in their efforts to have Canada’s governor general removed because she does not speak French.A Quebec superior court judge ruled that it could hear the case, which asserts that Queen Elizabeth II’s 2021 appointment of Mary Simon – Canada’s first Indigenous governor general – violates constitutional rule
  
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• Top House Republican rips ‘damning picture’ of Biden with Hunter-linked adviser on 2015 Ukraine trip

  10-08-2023 19:04 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is blasting a "damning photo" showing then-Vice President Joe Biden with his Hunter Biden-linked current adviser aboard an Air Force Two flight during his infamous 2015 trip to Ukraine. Amos Hochstein, President Biden’s current special presidential coordinator, was apparently in communication with Hunter and Hunter’s associates at Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings when the first son wa
  
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• Biden reaches $6B deal to free Americans in exchange for jailed Iranians: report

  10-08-2023 19:03 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden reportedly secured a $6 billion deal to free Americans in exchange for jailed Iranians. The New York Times first reported about the prisoner swap agreement Thursday. Once five Americans imprisoned in Iran are allowed to return to the United States, the Biden administration is said to have agreed to release a handful of Iranian nationals serving prison sentences for violating sanctions on Iran. Sources told the Times the United States also agreed to unfreeze nearly $6 billion of I
  
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• Philadelphia woman, 70, allegedly stabbed man with 16-inch blade hidden in her cane

  10-08-2023 19:02 via foxnews.com
  
  A 70-year-old Philadelphia woman is accused of fatally stabbing a 31-year-old man with a knife hidden in her cane, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Renee DiPietro is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and possession of a crime instrument for the killing of Michael Sides on June 10 in Ardmore.  Police initially responded to reports of a stabbing at the intersection of Cricket Avenue and Cricket Terrace in Ardmore around 1:30 a.m. on June
  
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• Massachusetts financial advisor who stole $1.2M from retirement accounts sentenced to nearly 5 years

  10-08-2023 18:56 via foxnews.com
  
  A financial adviser who stole about $1.2 million from the retirement accounts of his mostly older victims, one of whom had dementia and another of whom had a traumatic brain injury, has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison. Paul McGonigle, 67, of Middleborough, starting in 2015 pretended to be his clients on calls with their annuity companies and signed their names on forms requesting withdrawals from their annuities, the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston said Wednesday. He also induced
  
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• Utah district to pay $2M to family of Black, autistic 10-year-old who killed herself after school bullying

  10-08-2023 18:54 via foxnews.com
  
  A Utah school district has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a Black, autistic 10-year-old girl who killed herself after being harassed by her classmates. The family of Isabella "Izzy" Tichenor blamed her death in 2021 on an inadequate response by school officials to reports that the girl was being bullied over her race and disabilities. The Davis School District announced the settlement on Tuesday. The lawsuit said that Izzy, the only Black student in her class, was bullied by students
  
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• Knicks' Josh Hart stirs debate over 'outrageous' air travel garb

  10-08-2023 18:50 via foxnews.com
  
  New York Knicks guard Josh Hart has some thoughts on airplane attire.  Hart took to social media Tuesday in order to express his thoughts toward airplane travelers donning shorts on a plane.  "Shorts on a flight is outrageous," Hart said on X. NBA FINES ANTHONY EDWARDS FOR CHAIR-SWINGING INCIDENT AFTER TIMBERWOLVES-NUGGETS GAME 5 Hart’s opinion on those who have moved away from pants on a flight set off a debate in the comments.  "What? When you are flying, you wear whatever
  
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• Dem Gov Katie Hobbs requested Twitter censor critics of tweet comparing Trump supporters to Nazis

  10-08-2023 18:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Democrat Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs requested the social media website formerly known as Twitter to censor critics of her tweet that compared supporters of former President Trump to Nazis. In August 2017, while serving in the Arizona state legislature, Hobbs attacked Trump in a post, when she compared the former president's voter base to neo-Nazis. "[Trump] has made it abundantly clear he's more interested in pandering to his neo-nazi base than being [president] for all Americans," Hobbs wrote
  
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• Manchin 'seriously' considering becoming Independent, says Washington Dem brand ‘so bad’

  10-08-2023 18:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Thursday that he is "seriously" considering becoming an Independent and lamented that Washington Democrats’ brand had become "so bad." "I have to have peace of mind, basically. The brand has become so bad, the D brand and R brand," Manchin told West Virginia Metro News "Talkline" host Hoppy Kercheval. "In West Virginia, the D brand because it’s [the] national brand. It’s not the Democrats in West Virginia, it’s the Democrats in Washington."
  
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• New York City's Lincoln Center announces 60 new performances

  10-08-2023 18:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Lincoln Center will present about 60 performances from September through late February, including the U.S. premiere of Les Arts Florissants’ new staging of Purcell’s "The Fairy Queen" and Turtle Island Quartet’s "Island Prayers." "The Fairy Queen" production, directed by Mourad, opens on Aug. 19 at William Christie's Festival Dans les Jardins in Thiré, France, and will be presented on Nov. 2 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center said Thursday. "Island Prayers" includes com
  
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• Baby monitor from Amazon explodes, mom gives urgent warning about 'terrifying experience'

  10-08-2023 18:39 via foxnews.com
  
  A mom in Rugby, England, is warning parents about a baby monitor purchased off Amazon she said spontaneously burst into flames and "completely filled" her kitchen with smoke "within seconds." Shannon Makepeace, 31, told The Sun she had been baking cakes when her Hello Baby monitor, which was on the kitchen counter, started "hissing" and smoking. She reportedly grabbed her one-year-old daughter Bonnie, who was asleep upstairs, and her son Joey, three, before dashing out their Warwickshire home. T
  
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• Lebanon, Kuwait move to ban ‘Barbie’ over gender, sexuality themes ahead of Middle East debut

  10-08-2023 18:37 via foxnews.com
  
  "Barbie" is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film over its themes about gender and sexuality have raised questions over how widely it will be released. Kuwait announced its ban late Wednesday, saying the film promotes "ideas and beliefs that are alien to the Kuwaiti society and public order," without elaborating, according to a statement published by the state-run KUNA news agency. In Lebanon, Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada said the fi
  
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• GOP lawmakers barred from re-election in Oregon after 6-week walkout, state secretary says

  10-08-2023 18:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Oregon Republican leaders who orchestrated a six-week walkout from legislative sessions to stall Democrat-led bills will not be allowed to run for re-election when their term ends in 2024, Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Tuesday. Griffin-Valade, a Democrat, vowed to uphold a 2022 law passed by Oregon voters known as Measure 113, which says lawmakers with more than 10 unexcused absences from the legislative session will not be eligible for re-election. "It is clear voters in
  
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• To protect veterans' mental health, senators and vets push for more access to service dogs: ‘Powerful avenue'

  10-08-2023 18:33 via foxnews.com
  
  This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). New bipartisan legislation has been introduced to support the mental health of America's military veterans. Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., are leading the charge on the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act, which aims to match veterans with their own service dogs. The legislation wil
  
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• Opponents to new Maine abortion law won't attempt to nullify through so-called People's Veto

  10-08-2023 18:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Groups opposed to Maine's new law expanding abortion access won't attempt to nullify the statute through a so-called People's Veto referendum. Republican Rep. Laurel Libby, leader of the Speak Up for LIFE group, said Wednesday that allies have decided to focus their resources on electing candidates who are opposed to abortions instead of collecting signatures and running a referendum campaign. "At the end of the day, we want to put our effort into the most effective place possible," Libby, a Rep
  
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• US, UK and Canada impose sanctions on ex-governor of Lebanon’s central bank

  10-08-2023 17:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Riad Salameh accused of corrupt actions to enrich himself and associates ‘contributing to breakdown of the rule of law’The US, Britain and Canada have announced sanctions against the former governor of Lebanon’s central bank, Riad Salameh, accusing him of corrupt actions to enrich himself and his associates.Salameh, in messages to Reuters, denied the allegations made by the three sanctioning countries and said he would challenge them. Some of his assets had already been frozen
  
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• Resident films charred remains of downtown Lahaina

  10-08-2023 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mobile phone video taken near the waterfront reveals the devastation caused by a wildfire.
  
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• Quiz of the week: What had Simone Biles jumping for joy?

  10-08-2023 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
  
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• Ecuador politician murder: Prison gangs in terror reign

  10-08-2023 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A presidential candidate has been killed in the latest assassination in Ecuador as gang crime soars.
  
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• Maui resident: 'We still have dead bodies floating in the water'

  10-08-2023 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Lahaina resident talks about the recovery efforts after a wildfire swept through the Maui town.
  
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• At least 17 people dead after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes off coast of Myanmar

  10-08-2023 14:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Search for survivors continues in latest tragedy as persecuted Muslims make perilous sea journeys in search of better livesAt least 17 people have drowned and 33 are missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to Malaysia capsized on Monday.The bodies of 10 women and seven men have been recovered after being washed up on the coast of Myanmar, said Bya Latt, a spokesperson for the rescue group Shwe Yaung Matta Foundation. Eight people who were rescued are being held at a local po
  
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• African penguins could be extinct by 2035, campaigners say

  10-08-2023 14:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Population has declined dramatically due to overfishing and environmental changes in the Indian OceanAfrican penguins are on track for extinction by 2035 if measures are not taken to ensure their survival, campaigners have said.The population of African penguins has declined dramatically over the past 100 years. In the early 20th century, it is thought that there were probably several million breeding pairs: today, fewer than 11,000 breeding pairs remain, and the population continues to fall sha
  
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• Hawaii wildfires scorched land 'like an apocalypse'

  10-08-2023 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drone and helicopter footage shows Maui neighbourhoods burnt to the ground.
  
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• WATCH: Fish swim around house after Philippines flooding

  10-08-2023 13:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  House ends up filled with tiny fish after severe flooding hits parts of the Philippines.
  
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• Why is Poland sending 10,000 troops to Belarus border?

  10-08-2023 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Poland is sending extra troops to its border with Belarus after an alleged military incursion.
  
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• Gordon Brown calls for Taliban to face crimes against humanity charges

  10-08-2023 11:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-PM urges UK and allies to impose sanctions on Afghan regime over its ‘brutalisation’ of women and girlsUK politics live – latest updatesGordon Brown has called for the Taliban to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, as he urged the UK government and its allies to impose sanctions against the Afghan regime.The former Labour prime minister appealed to the international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for the “systematic brutalisation of women and girl
  
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• Maui wildfires live updates: Death toll rises to 36 as residents scramble to evacuate

  10-08-2023 10:48 via abcnews.go.com
  Fierce winds and drought conditions are causing major wildfires on Maui.
  
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