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Smoke From Australian Bushfires Reaches South America

MONTEVIDEO, Jan 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Smoke from Australia’s bushfires has reached Uruguay, darkening the sky of the South American…

Tokyo Prosecutors Obtain Arrest Warrant For Ghosn’s Wife

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant for Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan Motor Co.…

Ukrainian passenger plane crashes near Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) — A passenger plane has crashed near the Imam Khomeini International Airport in southern Tehran, according…

Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

Charred farmland in Cobargo, Australia SAO PAULO, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on…

US aviation regulator bans airlines from flying over Gulf, Iraq, Iran after missile attack

US Federal Aviation Administration ban civilian flights over the airspace of Iraq and Iran, as well as over waters in…

Philippines Orders Mandatory Evacuation Of Filipinos In Iraq

MANILA, Jan 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines said today (Wednesday) that, it is imposing a mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in…

US: Pres Trump backs off threat to bomb Iran’s cultural sites

Iran’s Bam and its Cultural Landscape represents an outstanding example of an ancient fortified settlement: UNESCO WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

International Aid, Donations Pour In For Australian Bushfire Crisis

SYDNEY, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The international community has rallied behind Australia, during the ongoing bushfire crisis, which in many…

Update: Pres Trump says ‘all well’ after Iranian missiles target US troops

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said that initial casualty assessments indicated “all is well” after Iranian missiles…

New Zealand Forest Fire Continues

WELLINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Firefighters are working today (Wednesday), to contain a large forest fire, which started on Monday…