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Trump Is Eyeing Greenland's Oil And Minerals, But It's Difficult To Extract
Greenland is unlike where most people live. The climate is frigid. For much of the year, sea ice clings to the coast, making it inaccessible. An ice sheet, up to 2 miles thick, covers more than 80% of the island.
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China Building World's 1st Artificial Floating Island That Can Survive Nukes
China is in the process of building a 78,000-tonne artificial island designed to withstand nuclear blasts. It is a mobile, semi-submersible, twin-hull platform that could support 238 people for four months without the need of new supplies.
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Typhoon Fung-Wong Makes Landfall In Philippines, Over 1 Million Evacuated
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million.
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Video: Moment When Russian Chopper Broke Into 2 Parts Before Crash Killing 4
At least five people, including four senior executives of a Russian military factory, have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Republic of Dagestan.
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Video: US Kills 2 In Strike On Alleged Drug Boat, This Time In Pacific Ocean
The US military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
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27 Dead After Italy Migrant Shipwreck, Search Ops Underway
Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead.
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1.2 Million Displaced, 80% Water Lost: The Sinking Of Pakistan's Indus Delta
More than 1.2 million people have been displaced from the overall Indus delta region in the last two decades, according to a study published in March by the Jinnah Institute, a think tank led by a former climate change minister.
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76 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After Boat Sinks Off Yemen
At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP on Monday.
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Passengers Jump Into Sea As Massive Fire Engulfs Ferry With 280 Onboard Near Indonesia, 5 Dead
Thick black smoke was seen billowing from the upper decks of the ferry, which was carrying approximately 280 passengers.
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"Dubo-Dubo Ke Maarenge": Raj Thackeray Slams BJP's Nishikant Dubey, He Responds
BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, responding to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's "dubo-dubo ke maarenge" threat, with a question: "Did I teach Hindi to Raj Thackeray?"
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Watch: Yemen's Houthi Rebels Sink Greek Ship In Red Sea, 11 Crew Members Missing
Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said they were holding some of the crew still missing.
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Indonesian Rescuers Widen Search For Missing After Ferry Sinks
Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered.
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4 Dead, 38 Missing After Ferry Sinks On Way To Indonesia's Bali
At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali, according to local authorities who said 23 survivors had been plucked from the water so far.
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A Village In Himalayas Ran Out Of Water. Then, It Moved And Started Over
The Himalayan village of Samjung was perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang, more than 13,000 feet above sea level.
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Trump Is Eyeing Greenland's Oil And Minerals, But It's Difficult To Extract
Greenland is unlike where most people live. The climate is frigid. For much of the year, sea ice clings to the coast, making it inaccessible. An ice sheet, up to 2 miles thick, covers more than 80% of the island.
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China Building World's 1st Artificial Floating Island That Can Survive Nukes
China is in the process of building a 78,000-tonne artificial island designed to withstand nuclear blasts. It is a mobile, semi-submersible, twin-hull platform that could support 238 people for four months without the need of new supplies.
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Typhoon Fung-Wong Makes Landfall In Philippines, Over 1 Million Evacuated
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million.
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Video: Moment When Russian Chopper Broke Into 2 Parts Before Crash Killing 4
At least five people, including four senior executives of a Russian military factory, have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Republic of Dagestan.
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Video: US Kills 2 In Strike On Alleged Drug Boat, This Time In Pacific Ocean
The US military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
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27 Dead After Italy Migrant Shipwreck, Search Ops Underway
Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead.
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1.2 Million Displaced, 80% Water Lost: The Sinking Of Pakistan's Indus Delta
More than 1.2 million people have been displaced from the overall Indus delta region in the last two decades, according to a study published in March by the Jinnah Institute, a think tank led by a former climate change minister.
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76 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After Boat Sinks Off Yemen
At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP on Monday.
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Passengers Jump Into Sea As Massive Fire Engulfs Ferry With 280 Onboard Near Indonesia, 5 Dead
Thick black smoke was seen billowing from the upper decks of the ferry, which was carrying approximately 280 passengers.
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"Dubo-Dubo Ke Maarenge": Raj Thackeray Slams BJP's Nishikant Dubey, He Responds
BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, responding to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's "dubo-dubo ke maarenge" threat, with a question: "Did I teach Hindi to Raj Thackeray?"
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Watch: Yemen's Houthi Rebels Sink Greek Ship In Red Sea, 11 Crew Members Missing
Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said they were holding some of the crew still missing.
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Indonesian Rescuers Widen Search For Missing After Ferry Sinks
Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered.
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4 Dead, 38 Missing After Ferry Sinks On Way To Indonesia's Bali
At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali, according to local authorities who said 23 survivors had been plucked from the water so far.
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A Village In Himalayas Ran Out Of Water. Then, It Moved And Started Over
The Himalayan village of Samjung was perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang, more than 13,000 feet above sea level.
