MASON, Texas (AP) – A suspect has been taken into custody following a massive fire that destroyed the outer walls of a 111-year-old rock in a Texas courtyard. The fire began Thursday …
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Australian wildfires are estimated to destroy 30 homes
Perth, Australia (AP) – A controlled wildfire burning north-east of Perth’s Australian west coast city has destroyed about 30 homes and is causing more danger on Tuesday, with many in the region …
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PUNE, India (AP) – The building under construction of Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, caught fire on Thursday, possibly affecting its future expansion of COVID-19 vaccine production. Firefighters …
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HONG KONG (AP) – E-commerce employees who fed China during the coronovirus epidemic, also made their billionaire owners wealthy, are so unhappy with their salaries and treatment that one set himself on …
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QUEBEC CITY – Quebec public health officials said Thursday that provincial advisors have recommended a 90-day-long COVID-19 vaccination program between the first and second doses – a national advisory committee recommended a …
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DETROIT (AP) – Electric vehicles first pose safety risks according to guidelines from investigators and manufacturers that they are insufficient to deal with, according to US investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board …
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TORONTO – A Brampton, Onts. The man faces charges after he was caught allegedly stealing a package from a home on Monday and then stuck in the snow as he was trying …
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The way microorganisms behave may seem obvious to us now, as humans have been roaming space for 50 years. But we have not always been certain how space can affect certain things. …
Read More »Heavy snowfall in Bosnia camp freezes hundreds of migrants
BIHAC, Bosnia Herzegovina (AP) – Hundreds of migrants were stranded in Bosnia on Saturday, heavy snowfall occurred in the country and winter temperatures suddenly dropped. Migrants at the Lipa camp in northwest …
Read More »First responders devastated after 2 boys were killed in a Detroit home fire
Detroit – It took first responders six minutes after the fire to build the house on the east side of Detroit engulfed in flames. Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said, “Entering the …
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