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Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations

Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations

SAN JUAN ALOTENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemala's Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. The eruption started overnight.
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Drought-stricken Algeria plans to import one million sheep ahead of Islam's Eid Al-Adha

Drought-stricken Algeria plans to import one million sheep ahead of Islam's Eid Al-Adha

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president has announced plans to import a staggering one million sheep ahead of this year’s Eid al-Adha , the Muslim holiday during which families worldwide purchase livestock for sacrifice.
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A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states

A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states

ATLANTA (AP) — A potent storm system is expected to pour heavy rain on western states later this week before rumbling into the central United States, where it could spawn tornadoes in the South and dump heavy snow across the parts of the Great Plains
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Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins

Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia's prime minister cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over” as parts of two states remained inundated with perilous floodwaters on Monday, even as the initial
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Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast

Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A tropical cyclone weakened into a tropical low weather system on Saturday as it approached Brisbane, Australia’s third-most populous city, bringing flooding rain that was expected to lash the coastal region for days.
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Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers

Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who were believed to have died after being buried in snow.
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Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cuts

Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cuts

LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Officials in the Western U.S. who warn the public about avalanches are sounding a different type of alarm.
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Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Early wind and rain from a rare tropical cyclone began lashing part of eastern Australia on Thursday as schools were closed, public transport was stopped and desperate residents got around shortages of sandbags by buying po
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Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes

Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes

ATLANTA (AP) — Powerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged eastward Wednesday, spawning tornado warnings near the East Coast while heavy snow struck the Midwest and dry, win
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Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say

Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.
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