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3:31pm, 5th May, 2019

Bernie Sanders promises help for family farms, rural residents on trip to Iowa

U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders unveiled a plan on Sunday to help family farmers and rural residents, promising to break up corporate agricultural monopolies and invest heavily in social and economic programs in struggling rural communitie...

Putin: nothing wrong with us giving passports to east Ukraine residents

6:03am, 25th April, 2019

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Putin: nothing wrong with us giving passports to east Ukraine residents

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday a decision to give residents of Ukrainian rebel regions fast-track access to Russian passports was no different from what some European Union states were already doing.

Hawaii residents return to new normal after epic volcano eruption

6:23am, 4th April, 2019

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Hawaii residents return to new normal after epic volcano eruption

For weeks on end last year, Darryl Clinton watched the Kilauea Volcano from a front-row seat on the deck of his friend's house in Kapoho on Hawaii's Big Island, only leaving after a "lava bomb" from an erupting ground fissure flew onto the...

Texas residents ordered indoors, schools closed after chemical plant fire

10:12am, 21st March, 2019

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Texas residents ordered indoors, schools closed after chemical plant fire

Residents of two Houston-area cities were told to stay indoors and schools in six communities were closed on Thursday due to air pollution by a cancer-causing chemical after a petrochemical plant fire.

Residents told to shelter in place after Texas petrochemical plant fire

8:03am, 21st March, 2019

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Residents told to shelter in place after Texas petrochemical plant fire

Residents of a Houston-area community were told to remain indoors and schools were closed on Thursday after a petrochemical plant fire that burned for days released high levels of volatile organic compounds into the air.

Venezuelan blackout hits oil exports, residents scramble for food

1:56pm, 11th March, 2019

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Venezuelan blackout hits oil exports, residents scramble for food

Much of Venezuela, including parts of the capital Caracas, remained without power on Monday for a fifth day, crimping vital oil exports and leaving people struggling to obtain water and food.

Alabama residents survey wreckage after tornadoes kill at least 23

1:13pm, 4th March, 2019

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Alabama residents survey wreckage after tornadoes kill at least 23

Alabama residents and rescue workers on Monday dug through the remnants of homes destroyed by a spate of tornadoes that killed at least 23 people, including two children, the deadliest U.S. twisters in almost six years.

'Disgusting' razor wire must go, say U.S. border city residents

3:23am, 8th February, 2019

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'Disgusting' razor wire must go, say U.S. border city residents

When Sherrie Nixon saw the six strands of razor wire strung along the U.S.-Mexico border fence in her Arizona city, she said she wanted to cry.

In Papua New Guinea shanty-towns, residents question APEC legacy

1:48am, 21st November, 2018

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In Papua New Guinea shanty-towns, residents question APEC legacy

Barely a five-minute drive from the $50 million conference venue for the just-concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea's capital, a makeshift squatter settlement is tucked away from visiting world leaders.

'Get out!' Some Mexico border residents reject migrant arrivals

4:56pm, 15th November, 2018

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'Get out!' Some Mexico border residents reject migrant arrivals

Demonized by U.S. President Donald Trump and exhausted after a harrowing journey, migrants from Central America in a caravan now face a new threat: open hostility from some Mexicans.

Waterways rise in South Carolina, residents told to leave

4:25am, 25th September, 2018

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Waterways rise in South Carolina, residents told to leave

Authorities urged thousands of people to leave their homes around the city of Georgetown, South Carolina as water dumped by long-departed Hurricane Florence surged down rivers and threatened to bring devastating floods.

Massachusetts residents cleared to return to areas hit by gas explosions

11:03am, 16th September, 2018

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Massachusetts residents cleared to return to areas hit by gas explosions

Residents of three Massachusetts communities were allowed to return to their homes on Sunday for the first time since a series of gas explosions killed one man and set dozens of buildings on fire.

Syria and Russia resume Idlib air strikes: residents, rescuers

6:01am, 9th September, 2018

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Syria and Russia resume Idlib air strikes: residents, rescuers

Russian and Syrian jets resumed intensive strikes in Idlib and Hama on Sunday, residents and rescuers said, as Damascus stepped up its assault on the rebels' last major stronghold after a Russian-Iranian-Turkish summit failed to agree a ceasefir...

Arizona residents line up to mourn Senator John McCain

12:44pm, 29th August, 2018

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Arizona residents line up to mourn Senator John McCain

Residents lined up at the Arizona statehouse on Wednesday to pay respects to the late U.S. Senator John McCain, the Vietnam War hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate whose body will lie in state for the day at the Capitol Rotunda in Pho...

Hawaii residents hunker down as Hurricane Lane approaches

3:36pm, 22nd August, 2018

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Hawaii residents hunker down as Hurricane Lane approaches

Hawaii residents already reeling from months of explosive eruptions from Kilauea volcano braced on Wednesday for Hurricane Lane, which was bearing down on the U.S. island chain with high winds and lashing rains and the potential to trigger flooding a...

Brazilian border town residents drive out Venezuelan immigrants

2:54pm, 18th August, 2018

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Brazilian border town residents drive out Venezuelan immigrants

Angry residents of a Brazilian border town, Pacaraima, ran riot and drove out Venezuelan immigrants on Saturday after a local restaurant owner was stabbed and beaten, residents and government officials said.

California 'fire tornado' forced residents to flee in chaos

9:37am, 1st August, 2018

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California 'fire tornado' forced residents to flee in chaos

The "fire tornado" that ripped through Northern California last week forced residents to flee their homes chaotically, many with their pets and little else, people sheltering in Red Cross evacuation centers said.

One killed in raging California wildfire as residents race to flee

1:32am, 27th July, 2018

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One killed in raging California wildfire as residents race to flee

One person was killed in a raging, out-of-control wildfire that sent residents racing to flee a northern California city on Friday as flames burned homes and businesses and knocked out power, fire officials said.

Greek wildfire kills at least 24 near Athens, residents flee homes

1:46am, 24th July, 2018

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Greek wildfire kills at least 24 near Athens, residents flee homes

At least 24 people died and more than 100 were injured when a wildfire swept through a small resort town in eastern Greece, with many victims trapped by flames as they fled.