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One dead, 25 injured in fires raging close to Athens: Greek emergency services
Greek emergency services said on Monday that one person had been killed and 25 persons were injured in wildfires that raged unabated for hours in the country. At least si...
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Man arrested after knife incident near Canada Parliament: military
A man armed with a knife was arrested after an incident during a military ceremony on Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital Ottawa on Monday, the defense ministry said, adding...
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Greece seeks help from European allies to tackle raging fires
Greece has appealed for help from other countries to help tackle a spate of fires which were raging uncontrolled in the country on Monday, its fire brigade said. "Due to ...
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Congo opposition leader Bemba to return next week for presidential bid
Congolese opposition leader and former warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba, whose war crimes convictions were quashed in May, will return to the country next week to submit his candidacy ...
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Greek PM cuts short visit to Bosnia over fires raging close to Athens
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has cut short a visit to Bosnia and would return to Athens on Monday, where massive forest fires were raging close to the capital, a governme...
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Ghana leader names new election chief, opposition dismayed
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday named lawyer and governance specialist Jean Mensa to head the national electoral commission, dismaying the main opposition party whi...
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Toronto police seek motive after gunman kills two, injures 13
Toronto police on Monday sought a motive after two young women, ages 10 and 18, were killed and 13 other people were wounded by a gunman on a busy, restaurant-filled street. The...
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Greece appeals for help as forest blazes force residents to flee
Greece issued an urgent appeal for help to tackle forest fires which raged uncontrolled in several places across the country on Monday, destroying homes, disrupting major transp...
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