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Sydney floods force thousands more to flee

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Sydney, July 5 (AFP/APP): Rain-swollen Rivers spilled mud-brown waters across swathes of Sydney on Tuesday, swamping homes and roads while forcing thousands to flee. Emergency services have now instructed about 50,000 people to evacuate or to prepare to escape the rising waters in New South […]

Italy declares drought emergency in 5 northern regions

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Rome, July 4 (AFP/APP): Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern regions and announced emergency funds on Monday over a worsening drought that has plagued the Po Valley in recent weeks. The cabinet approved a state of emergency in five regions — Friuli-Romagna, […]

Tokyo shares close higher

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Tokyo, July 5 (AFP/APP): Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday, with exporters buoyed by a weaker yen, and investors watching speculation that Washington could roll back some tariffs on Chinese goods to battle inflation. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 1.03 percent, or 269.66 points, to […]

Dismantling shut ski resorts an uphill battle in Swiss Alps

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BourgSaintPierre, Switzerland, July 5 (AFP/APP): In a remote, secluded valley in the Swiss Alps, a line of rusty ski lift masts scar the grassy hillside where cows lazily graze. The lifts at the once bustling Super Saint Bernard ski resort in Switzerland’s southern Wallis canton, […]

Pakistan Railways demolish illegal structures

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SARGODHA, July 05 (APP): Pakistan Railways on Tuesday demolished several illegal structures during a crackdown against illegal occupants on Railways properties in Sargodha division. According to Railways spokesman here, the department conducted raids and retrieved railways state land. The team demolished illegal structures including houses, […]

SAS files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in US

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Stockholm, July 5 (AFP/APP):Scandinavian airline SAS said Tuesday it has filed for so-called Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, as a part of a restructuring plan, a day after pilots walked out on strike. In order “to proceed with the implementation of key […]

Chinese astronomers detect 9 super lithium-rich unevolved stars

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BEIJING, Jul 5 (XINHUA/APP): Using China’s largest optical telescope, astronomers have discovered a record number of unevolved stars rich in lithium, a key chemical element linking cosmology to the structure and evolution of stars. With the help of the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic […]

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