Asteroid lights up the sky over northern Philippines
Eyewitness video captured a fireball lighting up the night sky in the Philippines early on Thursday (September 5).The European Space Agency said an asteroid hit earth's atmosphere and harmlessly burned up.
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Funeral held for Ukraine family killed in strike as US announces more aid
Hundreds of residents of Lviv packed into a church on Friday (September 6) to mourn three sisters and their mother, killed in a Russian strike that hit their home in the western Ukrainian city many hundreds of miles from the front line. Rachel Graham has more.
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Israeli forces pull out of Jenin leaving a trail of destruction
Israeli forces pulled out of the Palestinian city of Jenin on Friday (September 6), leaving a mass of damaged buildings and infrastructure, following one of the biggest security operations in the occupied West Bank in months. Zachary Goelman has more.
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At least 17 children killed in Kenya boarding school fire
A fire raged through the dormitory of a boarding school for young children in central Kenya in the early hours of Friday, killing at least 17 boys sleeping there, police said. Sean Hogan has more.
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Music and dance welcome Pope Francis to Papua New Guinea
Singing hymns in their local dialect and waiting for hours, women from Papua New Guinea’s remote Western Highlands lined the streets of Port Moresby to get a glimpse of Pope Francis' on Friday (September 6).
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Passengers scramble in Argentina as aviation unions strike
Some 15,000 passengers in Argentina were impacted by striking aviation unions on Friday (September 6). Some passengers said they had been left stranded and that it was difficult to get information about rebooking flights.
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German athlete completes 120 long-distance triathlons in 120 days
German extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann completed his 120th long-distance triathlon in 120 consecutive days on Thursday (September 5).
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Second body found in Mallorca canyon in search for British man
A Spanish Guardia Civil team on Friday (September 6) found a body in an area they were searching for a British man who went missing while hiking when a storm hit the Spanish island of Mallorca on Tuesday (September 3).
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Super typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China's Hainan province
Schools have been shut and flights cancelled in the South China Sea region as Asia's strongest storm this year, super typhoon Yagi, hit the coastal Hainan province of China on Friday (September 6).
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U.S. pledges $250 million more in weaponry for Ukraine
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Washington had committed another $250 million in weaponry for Kyiv at the U.S.-hosted gathering of Ukraine's allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday (September 6).
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Ukraine says Russian attack causes fires, injuries
Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight caused fires and injured at least five people across the country, local authorities said on Friday (September 6).
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Vietnam provinces brace for Typhoon Yagi, evacuates thousands
Coastal provinces in Vietnam evacuated thousands of people to temporary shelters ahead of Typhoon Yagi, which is expected to make landfall in the Southeast Asian country late on Friday (September 6).
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Trump proposes role for Elon Musk on an 'efficiency commission'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he would establish a government efficiency commission headed by billionaire supporter Elon Musk if he wins the Nov. 5 election, during a wide-ranging speech in which he laid out his economic vision for the country. Ryan Brooks has more.
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Father of Georgia shooting suspect arrested, charged with murder
Georgia state officials arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected school shooter Colt Gray on Thursday in connection with Wednesday's shooting that killed four people and wounded nine at Apalachee High School. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.
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Hunter Biden pleads guilty to federal tax charges in surprise move
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday, a surprise move that avoids a potentially embarrassing trial weeks before the U.S. presidential election.
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Georgia arrests, charges father of school shooting suspect
Georgia state officials arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected school shooter Colt Gray on Thursday (September 5) in connection with Wednesday's (September 4) shooting that killed four people and wounded nine at Apalachee High School.
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Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses
Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday (September 5), which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the U.N. to declare a global public health emergency. Kristy Kilburn reports.
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Party leader who ended deal with Trudeau says election more likely
The leader of Canada's opposition New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, said on Thursday (September 5) an election was now more likely after he tore up a deal to help keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power.
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Fisherman says migrant's phone rang as body pulled from Channel
Fishermen from a northern French town were ‘shocked’ after recovering bodies of shipwrecked migrants who died on Tuesday (September 3) attempting to reach the UK. At least 12 of the people who were on the migrant boat lost their lives. Emma Jehle reports.
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Michel Barnier: Who is the new French prime minister?
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union's former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister on Thursday (September 5), in a bid to put an end to political paralysis following an inconclusive snap election. Sean Hogan reports.
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Budapest district votes on banning short-term rentals
A central Budapest district is holding a two-week referendum on a possible ban on short-term rentals, which would be the first of its kind in one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations. Kristy Kilburn reports.
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First batch of mpox vaccines arrives in Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday (September 5), which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the U.N. to declare a global public health emergency.
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Residents prepare as typhoon Yagi approaches Hong Kong
Hong Kong residents piled sandbags and taped up windows on Thursday (September 5) in preparation for the approaching Super Typhoon Yagi.
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Wildfires blanket Ecuador's capital in thick smoke and ash
The Ecuadorian capital of Quito was blanketed in thick smoke and ash on Wednesday (September 4) as volunteers struggled to douse wildfires raging on in the city.
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'We are in pain': Friends mourn death of Ugandan runner
‘’I can say we are still in shock, and we are in pain," runner Milcah Chemos-Cheywa told Reuters on Thursday, after the death of Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, four days after she was attacked by her boyfriend in Kenya.
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