Strong twin quakes rock central Italy
Two strong earthquakes rocked central Italy on Wednesday, toppling buildings and injuring dozens of people according to initial reports, two ...
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Up to 25 feared dead in raid on migrant boat off Libya
Up to 25 people were missing and feared drowned Friday after men on a Libyan coastguard speedboat attacked a packed migrant dinghy ...
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Italy’s 100 club village reveals its secret
Scientists revealed part of the secret to why a small village in southern Italy has an unusual number of centenarians—low ...
Read more50 people stuck in cable cars suspended over French Alps
Around 50 people were stuck in cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps late ...
Read moreItaly quake probe set after symbolic funeral
Amatrice—Italy on Tuesday held a poignantly symbolic funeral for victims of last week’s earthquake amid the ruins of Amatrice, the ...
Read moreSome 6,500 migrants rescued off Libya
Around 6,500 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya, the Italian coastguard said, in one of its busiest days ...
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Paradise lost
By Ella Ide and Giovanni Grezzi AMATRICE, Italy—We were deep in southern Italy working on a feature story when we ...
Read moreQuestions mount as Italy quake toll hits 250
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 250 as rescuers continued a grim search for ...
Read more6.8-quake jolts Myanmar–USGS
YANGON—A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported, just south of the ancient city of ...
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10 die in Italy quake
Rome— At least 10 people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of ...
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