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Thousands More Canadians On Evacuation Alert As Wildfires Spread

Thousands more Canadians were warned Monday they could face evacuation under threat of huge forest fires that have...

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Canada Fires Drive Thousands More Out of Their Homes

Thousands of people fled their homes in western Canada over the weekend as strong winds fanned forest fires that have...

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Behind the Visuals of ‘Planet of the Apes’

As Caesar sits astride a horse rallying his legions to battle you'd be forgiven for thinking you were watching a...

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Martial Arts Experts Leads Mongolia Presidential Election

A brash businessman with martial arts skills was leading Mongolia's first-ever presidential runoff election early...

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What Is the Hebron Row?

The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian...

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UNESCO Puts Hebron On Endangered Heritage List, Outraging Israel

UNESCO on Friday declared the Old City of Hebron an endangered world heritage site, sparking outrage from Israel in a...

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Mongolians Vote In Their First Presidential Runoff

Mongolians head to the polls on Friday in the country's first-ever presidential runoff after the first round elections...

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Palestinians, Israelis Square Off On UNESCO Vote On Hebron

The United Nations' cultural arm will decide whether to declare the Old City of Hebron a protected zone this week, the...

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From Backwater To Metropolis

Modern-day Hong Kong is best known for its sprawl of skyscrapers, a bustling financial hub off the southern coast of...

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US Imposes Second Round of Tariffs On Canadian Lumber

The United States slapped a new anti-dumping tax on Canadian softwood lumber, the latest escalation in a trade dispute...

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Corruption Scandals Muddy Mongolia’s Presidential Vote

Mongolians pick a new president Monday after a campaign marred by corruption scandals plaguing all three candidates,...

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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Heading For Egypt To Reignite Gamers

Ubisoft's blockbuster "Assassin's Creed" video game is heading for Egypt, taking the serial's storyline back to an...

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Ananya Vinay, 12, Wins US Spelling Bee With ‘marocain’

A 12-year-old girl from California has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tense final in Washington. Ananya...

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Ghanaian Found Dead Near Manitoba Border Reportedly Trying To Reunite With Daughter

It was the scenario that residents of Emerson, Man., had been fearing for months — that someone among the throngs who...

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Ghanaian Woman Dies of Hypothermia Trying To Cross US-Canada Border

A 57-year-old woman believed to be from Ghana was found dead near the U. S.-Manitoba border last week after officials...

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Sky-High PNG Trees Cause Re-Think On Forest Assumptions

Remote mountains in Papua New Guinea could be home to some of the world's tallest trees at extreme altitudes,...

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Lauryn Hill And Nas Embarking On North American Tour

Lauryn Hill and Nas will be taking their legendary sounds and infectious tunes on the road together for their North...

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King Tut’s Bed, Chariot Paraded Through Cairo To New Home

The first of the many wondrous artefacts found in Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun's tomb were transported carefully...

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Tutankhamun’s Golden Treasures Harbour Secrets

The legendary treasure of ancient Egypt's boy king Tutankhamun, whose tomb British archaeologist Howard Carter...