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8 killed in Indonesia quake, president orders rescue effort
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday ordered swift rescue and relief efforts after eight people died in an earthquake that hit off southern Java island.
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Prince Philip's funeral will be held April 17, palace announces
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'You cannot claim any more:' Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic
Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor — and below it — and that has one northern security expert worried about consequences for other Arctic countries like Canada.
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Ash-covered St. Vincent braces for more volcanic eruptions
People who ignored an initial warning to evacuate the area closest to a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent raced to get clear Saturday, a day after it erupted with an explosion that shook the ground, spewed ash skyward and blanketed the island in a layer of fine volcanic rock.
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Stress from police restraint 'more than Mr. Floyd could take,' chief medical officer testifies
Restraint used by police on George Floyd was too much for his underlying heart condition and caused the death of the 46-year-old Black man, the local county's chief medical officer told a Minneapolis court at Derek Chauvin's murder trial on Friday.