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Thousands ordered to flee homes as Indonesian volcano eruption sparks tsunami warning
Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes after an Indonesian mountain erupted, sending ash thousands of feet high. Ruang mountain, a 725m volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island, has erupted at least five times in 24 hours, according to Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation. People were told to stay at least 3.7 miles away, and a nearby airport - Sam Ratulangi in Manado - has been closed, affecting nine flights so far.
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'Human-induced' climate change caused deadly Sahel heatwave, says study
The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without "human-induced" climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday. The West African nations of Mali and Burkina Faso experienced an exceptional heatwave from April 1 until April 5, with soaring temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius triggering a large number of deaths.Observations and climate models used by researchers at the WWA showed that "heatwav
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'You are my son': stabbed Sydney bishop forgives attacker
A Sydney bishop brutally stabbed during a live-streamed sermon said Thursday he is recovering and forgives his attacker, declaring: "You are my son.""I forgive whoever has done this act and I say to him: You are my son, I love you and I will always pray for you.
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Water levels rise in rivers in Russia's Kurgan, Tomsk regions
In the city of Kurgan, the Tobol has risen to 970 centimeters as of Thursday morning, the regional administration said, urging people to evacuate areas threatened by floods. The Interfax news agency cited the government of the Tomsk region as saying that water levels in the Ob river were above dangerous marks in parts of the region, but were subsiding in its tributary river, the Tom.
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Poland's president becomes latest leader to visit Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a second Trump term. The presumptive Republican nominee hosted Duda at Trump Tower, where the two discussed the war in Ukraine and Duda’s push to boost NATO members’ defense spending, according to a readout from Trump’s campaign.Duda, who has long expressed admiration for Trump, is also a staunch supporter of U
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Stop giving dementia patients antipsychotic drugs to avoid risk of strokes and broken bones, says research
Experts say side effects linked to antipsychotics for dementia patients “may be more severe than previously understood”
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Shortages of life saving medicines has become ‘new normal’ for UK
‘The medicines supply chain is broken at every level,’ warns Dr Leyla Hannbeck
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