Huge LA wildfires burn out of control with five dead and 180,000 evacuated

A pair of massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west were still burning uncontained yesterday, two days after they ignited, but fire fighters managed to beat back another blaze scorching the Hollywood Hills.

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Venezuelan opposition leader arrested after anti-government protest

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been arrested after her convoy was intercepted by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas, according to aides.

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Jimmy Carter funeral: ‘He loved people& & former US president remembered for humility and service at Washington funeral

Jimmy Carter has been remembered for his humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral.

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India readies for mammoth Hindu festival of 400 million pilgrims
NEW DELHI — The world's largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organisers expect to attract up to 400 million pilgrims.
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Rugby star Stuart Hogg spared jail over domestic abuse of wife

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg will be supervised for a year as an alternative to jail after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years.

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Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor
PARIS — The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an agency of the European Union (EU) reported on Friday.
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