Venezuela braces for rival protests at Maduro swearing-in
CARACAS - Venezuela is on tenterhooks as it braces for pro- and anti-government protests on Thursday — the eve of President Nicolas Maduro&s swearing-in for a third term rejected by the opposition and much of the international community as illegitimate.
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30,000 ordered to evacuate as LA wildfire burns out of control
LOS ANGELES — Raging flames driven by a fierce windstorm scorched a rapidly growing area of Southern California on Tuesday, destroying homes, forcing at least 30,000 residents to evacuate and choking the sky with smoke, with officials warning that the worst was yet to come.
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China's viral wild boar hunters attract fame and concern
WEINAN (CHINA) - In the frigid night of China's Qinling mountains, hunters with huge social media followings scour the landscape in pursuit of wild boars menacing local farmers' livelihoods.
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Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS
NIMRUD (IRAQ) - A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments.
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Rescuers comb ruins in quake-hit Tibet, confirmed toll 126
BEIJING - Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.
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Freewheeling Trump sets out territorial ambitions
PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighboring Canada, in a meandering press conference Tuesday a day after Congress certified his election victory.
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