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RI's bullion banks manage 153 tons of gold: Prabowo

Antara News

RI's bullion banks manage 153 tons of gold: Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto highlighted, Friday, that Indonesia’s bullion banking ecosystem has accumulated ...

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Africa: Exclusive - What Nigerian Delegates, African Group of Negotiators Will Demand At COP17

[Premium Times] Nigeria and other African countries will push for a legally binding instrument on drought management and increased financing to tackle desertification, land degradation and drought at the 17th session of the Conference of…

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'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' - Data reveals most popular songs played during this week's solar eclipse

Euronews

'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' - Data reveals most popular songs played during this week's solar eclipse

As millions turned their eyes to the skies for Wednesday's solar eclipse, fresh data shows they also listened to the much-missed Bonnie Tyler and her 80s power ballad 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'...

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France evacuates 525 as another wildfire hits southwestern pine woods

France evacuates 525 as another wildfire hits southwestern pine woods

LUGLON, France, Aug 14 - French authorities evacuated 525 villagers after a wildfire broke out in the pine woods of the southwestern Landes region, near an area already devastated by major blazes this summer.

Wildfire descends on Croatian tourist town, injures at least 19

Wildfire descends on Croatian tourist town, injures at least 19

Aug 14 - A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis on Friday, forcing hundreds to evacuate and threatening homes and vehicles, local media reported.

Zambia voters decide President Hichilema’s fate

Daily Trust

Zambia voters decide President Hichilema’s fate

Zambians went to the polls Thursday in an election focused on economic hardships in the copper-rich nation, where President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking a second term. Voters queued from early morning to cast their ballots in a test of…

Daily Trust

Germany evacuates about 1,800 people as wildfire reaches border village

Germany evacuates about 1,800 people as wildfire reaches border village

BERLIN, Aug 14 - Authorities in Germany ordered about 1,800 people to evacuate their homes in the early hours of Friday, after a wildfire in the western region spread towards a village close to the border with Belgium.

Deluge at Tokyo airport kills four and strands 7,000 as Hawaii braces for tropical storm

SBS News

Deluge at Tokyo airport kills four and strands 7,000 as Hawaii braces for tropical storm

Areas around Tokyo have recorded 360mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to Friday, causing widespread chaos and damage, while Hawaii prepares for Tropical Storm Lala.

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Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat

Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat

From chefs to paramedics, workers tell the Guardian how they are coping and unions outline the changes needed in the workplace In the sweltering kitchen of the Plimsoll pub in north London, the head chef, Joshua Swinney, has a frozen tea…

‘We feared we’d all be drowned’: the Indian floods that killed more than 100 and left thousands homeless

‘We feared we’d all be drowned’: the Indian floods that killed more than 100 and left thousands homeless

More than 2,600 villages have been flooded in Assam this year, in a climate disaster made worse by uncontrolled deforestation and mining in the region It was a normal July morning in the Indian state of Assam. After finishing her chores…