Day: 5 December 2022
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North Carolina: FBI investigates gun attack on Moore County power grid
Tens of thousands are without power and schools have been closed following the incident.
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Mount Semeru: Indonesian volcano spews ash 15km into sky
Nearly 2,000 people have been evacuated from the area around Mount Semeru.
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Colombia mudslide: Search for buried bus passengers
At least 20 people are still missing after a landslide engulfed a bus and several other vehicles.
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Miner Glencore pays $180m in latest corruption case
The Swiss-based mining firm strikes deal with Democratic Republic of Congo to settle corruption claims.
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China Covid: Xi’s face-saving exit from his signature policy
If you want to know what the government’s plan is, look at what it does rather than what it says.
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Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa president’s fate in hands of the ANC
Leaders of South Africa’s governing party are deciding whether to sack President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Explosions hit two military airfields in Russia – reports
It is not known what caused the blasts., which happened hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
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Tasmanian tiger: Remains of last thylacine found in cupboard after 85 years
The pelt and skull of the last known thylacine are identified in Hobart, solving an 85-year mystery.
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China fire was government’s fault – victim’s daughter
There were widespread protests after 10 people died in a tower block fire in the city of Urumqi.
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EasyJet flight safely diverts to Prague after bomb threat
A plane from Krakow to Bristol landed safely and no dangerous object was found, officials say.