GAROWE, Somalia — At a glance, the desert locusts in this arid patch of northern Somalia look less ominous than the billion-member swarms infesting East Africa in the worst outbreak some places have seen in 70 years. But their time will come. Small and wingless, the hopping young locusts are the next wave in the […]
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Image copyright Getty Images After cohabiting with the European Union (EU) for 47 years, the UK is now free to play the field. But as is already clear, wooing new suitors while also trying to keep a civil footing with the ex will be tricky. With less than one year to thrash out a trading
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Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands combined for a 6-4, 6-0 doubles victory over the duo of Jelena Ostapekno and Anastasija Sevastova to give the U.S. a 3-2 win over Latvia in their Fed Cup qualifying match By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer February 9, 2020, 7:46 AM 5 min read EVERETT, Wash.
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BLAGOJEV KAMEN, Serbia — Uros Trainovic remembers when his small mining village in eastern Serbia was a vibrant home to 200 families, had a school of its own, a doctor and a shop. How times have changed. Now, 60-odd years later, it’s a ghost village with just eight residents. The transformation of Blagojev Kamen is
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A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 37,500 people worldwide February 9, 2020, 7:57 AM 2 min read A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 37,500 people globally. The latest figures reported by global health authorities as of Sunday in Beijing: — China: 811 deaths and 37,198
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Larry David’s dead-on Sen. Bernie Sanders stole the show as Saturday Night Live’s cold open revisited the Democratic debate with a motley mix of cameos and cast members. “I can’t believe all this mess happened in Iowa because of an app. Hey! I have an idea for an app; it’s called no apps,” grumbled David, a
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption In January, Storm Brendan brought gusts of more than 80mph to parts of the UK Airlines have cancelled dozens of domestic and international flights as Storm Ciara approaches the UK. Severe weather warnings have been issued for the weekend, with strong winds of up to 80mph and widespread heavy
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Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist for a career-high three-point night, and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 February 9, 2020, 6:10 AM 3 min read VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist for a career-high three-point night, and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks
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Alfie Cutting has always wanted to see the Strictly Come Dancing live show but often finds it too stressful because of his autism. So he was delighted when the dancers brought their first accessible show to Nottingham and he got to meet judge Craig Revel Horwood. Alfie, from Derby, said: “I think autistic people or
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Jon Jones faced his most serious challenge in years and ultimately held off Dominick Reyes at UFC 247, retaining his UFC light heavyweight belt following a surprisingly strong opening by Reyes By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press February 9, 2020, 6:33 AM 3 min read HOUSTON — Jon Jones faced his most serious challenge in years
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