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India warns Pakistan of more cross-border flooding due to heavy monsoon rains

India warns Pakistan of more cross-border flooding due to heavy monsoon rains

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — India warned Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding for the second time in as many weeks as monsoon deluges cause death and widespread destruction in both countries.
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Some evacuation orders lifted three weeks after start of Nova Scotia wildfire

Some evacuation orders lifted three weeks after start of Nova Scotia wildfire

HALIFAX — Three weeks after the Long Lake wildfire in western Nova Scotia forced evacuations and eventually destroyed 20 homes in Annapolis County, fire officials said some evacuation orders would be lifted Wednesday.
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Hurricane Kiko and Tropical Storm Lorena gain strength over the eastern Pacific Ocean

MIAMI (AP) — Two tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific Ocean gained strength Tuesday as they churned at sea, with one expected to bring heavy rain to Baja California, forecasters said.
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Appeals court backs EPA action terminating billions in 'green bank' grants

Appeals court backs EPA action terminating billions in 'green bank' grants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration was handed a win by a federal appeals court on Tuesday in its effort to freeze billions of dollars and terminate contracts for nonprofits to run a “green bank” aimed at financing climate-friendly projects.
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Air quality warnings in effect in most of Alberta, western Saskatchewan

Air quality warnings in effect in most of Alberta, western Saskatchewan

Smoke in much of Alberta and western Saskatchewan caused very poor air quality Tuesday, while wildfires continued to rage in Canada's North.
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Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center

Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy , a 55-acre utopian experiment in sustainable farming, vocational training and environmental schooling for kids and
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Excavator-turned-landmark stuck in Saskatchewan lake removed 11 years later

Excavator-turned-landmark stuck in Saskatchewan lake removed 11 years later

It took 11 years, loads of equipment and multiple attempts to pull an excavator-turned-landmark out of an east-central Saskatchewan lake. But for the owner of the company that got the job done, it was just another day.
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Se forma la tormenta tropical Lorena en costas del Pacífico mexicano

MIAMI (AP) — Se forma la tormenta tropical Lorena en costas del Pacífico mexicano. Associated Press, The Associated Press
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Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village in Darfur

Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village in Darfur

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan appealed for international aid on Tuesday after a landslide wiped out an entire village in western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent histor
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Pakistani rescuers use drones to help evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab

Pakistani rescuers use drones to help evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab

JHANG, Pakistan (AP) — Emergency workers in Pakistan's Punjab province used drones to find people stranded on rooftops by massive floods as the government expanded its rescue operation with more than 900,000 evacuated, officials said Monday.
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