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Exclusive reporting reveals Chinese mining in shrinking reserve in Congo
West Africa newsperson Sam Mednick uncovered the extent of mining within the contested boundaries of a protected heritage ...
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Survivors recount ‘very apocalyptic’ cyclone that ripped through French territory of Mayotte
They clustered around water taps, rare sources of electricity and each other. Four days after the strongest cyclone in nearly ...
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Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake with no water and unclear death toll
Vanuatu’s capital was without water on Wednesday, a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 ...
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Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, entered Syrian territory Tuesday and said Israeli troops would remain in the ...
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As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in
As the war in Gaza rages, Syria’s government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of ...
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Southern California photo crew there first for coverage of the Franklin fire in Malibu
The explosive Dec. 10 wildfire in Malibu threatened high-end homes and had most of the students on the campus of Pepperdine ...
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AP swift to the story when Bashar Assad’s government falls
The fall of the authoritarian government of Bashar Assad in Syria to rebel fighters came swiftly and unexpectedly, but AP’s ...
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American found after Syrian imprisonment
After Travis Timmerman, an American who had been held in a Syrian prison for months, was found outside of Damascus, AP ...