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New Zealand: Major Fire Tears Through Former Boat Factory in Glendene, Auckland

A major fire broke out at a vacant warehouse on Culperry Road in Glendene, West Auckland, on Tuesday, April 28, sending thick black smoke over the city. More than 14 fire crews responded, containing the blaze by around 10:40am. The building, a former boat factory, was declared a total loss.

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Spain: New Railway Accident, Passenger Train Collides with Construction Crane in Murcia

The Spanish rail network experienced another accident on Thursday, January 22—the fourth in less than a week—though this incident resulted in fewer casualties than recent tragedies. The collision occurred when a tow truck crane intruded into the safety clearance of a narrow-gauge FEVE train on the Cartagena-Los Nietos route in Murcia. At the time, the train was carrying 16 passengers; at least six individuals sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

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Sri Lanka: Emergency Declared as Cyclone Ditwah Causes Catastrophic Flooding 5

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday, November 29, after Cyclone Ditwah caused catastrophic flooding, leaving over 330 people dead and hundreds more missing.

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Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows people shopping at a local supermarket in Iloilo City, Western Visayas on November 3 to prepare for the typhoon.

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Philippines: Super Typhoon Ragasa Slams Northern Islands, Over 10,000 Evacuated 5

Super Typhoon Ragasa (Nando) struck the northern Philippines on Monday, September 22, with winds up to 285 km/h, forcing over 10,000 people to evacuate across northern and central Luzon, according to the government. The storm damaged homes, schools, and power lines, and led to closures of schools and government offices, including in Manila. Despite slight weakening, authorities warned of life-threatening storm surges, floods, and landslides.

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Portugal: Firefighters Battle Major Wildfires Amid Scorching Heat and High Winds

More than 1,500 firefighters are battling several wildfires across Portugal, with the most severe blazes reported in Arouca, Ponte da Barca, Penamacor, and Mangualde. In Penamacor (Castelo Branco), more than 400 firefighters and five aircraft are working to contain the flames. Strong winds, rugged terrain, and soaring temperatures—reaching up to 40°C—are complicating efforts. Nearly all of mainland Portugal remains under high or maximum fire risk alerts.

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Australia: Empty Shelves at Supermarkets as Cyclone Alfred Approaches 2

Residents flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials as Cyclone Alfred approached. The category two cyclone is expected to make landfall late Thursday night, March 6, or early Friday morning. This video filmed on Tuesday, showing empty shelves of toilet paper at a store in Brisbane.

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Opposition Leftist Orsi Wins In Presidential Runoff - Uruguay

Voters cast their ballots for the second round of the presidential election at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, November 24, 2024. Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought. Photo by Martn Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opposition Leftist Orsi Wins In Presidential Runoff - Uruguay

A voter votes for the second round of the presidential election at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, November 24, 2024. Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought. Photo by Martn Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opposition Leftist Orsi Wins In Presidential Runoff - Uruguay

A man votes for the second round of the presidential election at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, November 24, 2024. Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought. Photo by Martn Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opposition Leftist Orsi Wins In Presidential Runoff - Uruguay

A man votes for the second round of the presidential election at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, November 24, 2024. Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought. Photo by Martn Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opposition Leftist Orsi Wins In Presidential Runoff - Uruguay

A man votes for the second round of the presidential election at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, November 24, 2024. Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought. Photo by Martn Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Constitution Referendum Day - Doha

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Doha, Qatar, on November 5, 2024. Qatari citizens began voting on Tuesday in a referendum on the 2024 draft amendments to Qatar's permanent Constitution, the state news agency QNA reported. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Constitution Referendum Day - Doha

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Doha, Qatar, on November 5, 2024. Qatari citizens began voting on Tuesday in a referendum on the 2024 draft amendments to Qatar's permanent Constitution, the state news agency QNA reported. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Constitution Referendum Day - Doha

Voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station in Doha, Qatar, on November 5, 2024. Qatari citizens began voting on Tuesday in a referendum on the 2024 draft amendments to Qatar's permanent Constitution, the state news agency QNA reported. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Constitution Referendum Day - Doha

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Doha, Qatar, on November 5, 2024. Qatari citizens began voting on Tuesday in a referendum on the 2024 draft amendments to Qatar's permanent Constitution, the state news agency QNA reported. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Elections Day - Uruguay

Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica casts his ballot for general elections at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, October 27, 2024. Polls opened on Sunday morning in Uruguay's general elections that will pick a successor to President Luis Lacalle Pou and renew the parliament for the next five years. Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Elections Day - Uruguay

Voters cast their ballots for general elections at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, October 27, 2024. Polls opened on Sunday morning in Uruguay's general elections that will pick a successor to President Luis Lacalle Pou and renew the parliament for the next five years. Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Elections Day - Uruguay

People wait to vote for general elections at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, October 27, 2024. Polls opened on Sunday morning in Uruguay's general elections that will pick a successor to President Luis Lacalle Pou and renew the parliament for the next five years. Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Elections Day - Uruguay

Alvaro Delgado (front), the presidential candidate of the ruling coalition led by the National Party, casts his ballot for general elections at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, October 27, 2024. Polls opened on Sunday morning in Uruguay's general elections that will pick a successor to President Luis Lacalle Pou and renew the parliament for the next five years. Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Elections Day - Uruguay

Yamandu Orsi (1st L, front), the presidential candidate of the left-wing opposition coalition the Broad Front, casts his ballot for general elections at a polling station in Canelones, Uruguay, October 27, 2024. Polls opened on Sunday morning in Uruguay's general elections that will pick a successor to President Luis Lacalle Pou and renew the parliament for the next five years. Photo by Nicolas Celaya/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Elections Day - Uruguay

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou (front) casts his ballot for general elections at a polling station in Canelones, Uruguay, October 27, 2024. Polls opened on Sunday morning in Uruguay's general elections that will pick a successor to President Luis Lacalle Pou and renew the parliament for the next five years. Photo by Nicolas Celaya/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Elections Day - Uruguay

A voter casts her ballot for general elections at a polling station in Montevideo, Uruguay, October 27, 2024. Polls opened on Sunday morning in Uruguay's general elections that will pick a successor to President Luis Lacalle Pou and renew the parliament for the next five years. Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections 2nd Round - Vilnius

A voter registers at a polling station for the parliamentary elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 27, 2024. The second round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections started on Sunday to elect 63 members of the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, for a four-year term, according to the Central Electoral Commission (VRK). Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections 2nd Round - Vilnius

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station for the parliamentary elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 27, 2024. The second round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections started on Sunday to elect 63 members of the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, for a four-year term, according to the Central Electoral Commission (VRK). Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections 2nd Round - Vilnius

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station for the parliamentary elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 27, 2024. The second round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections started on Sunday to elect 63 members of the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, for a four-year term, according to the Central Electoral Commission (VRK). Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections 2nd Round - Vilnius

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station for the parliamentary elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 27, 2024. The second round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections started on Sunday to elect 63 members of the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, for a four-year term, according to the Central Electoral Commission (VRK). Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Obama Rallies Alongside Eminem - Detroit

A early voting ballot drop box in front of the Coleman Young Municipal Building in Detroit, Mi, USA, Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Photo by Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections Day - Jordan

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Amman, Jordan, September 10, 2024. Voting in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new electoral law designed to improve representation came to an end with a turnout of 32.1 percent, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections Day - Jordan

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Amman, Jordan, September 10, 2024. Voting in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new electoral law designed to improve representation came to an end with a turnout of 32.1 percent, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections Day - Jordan

(240911) -- BALQA, September 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters display ink-marked fingers after voting in Balqa, Jordan, September 10, 2024. Voting in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new electoral law designed to improve representation came to an end with a turnout of 32.1 percent, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Algerians Head To Polls - Algiers

A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Algiers, Algeria, on September 7, 2024. Algerians headed to polls on Saturday to elect their next president, with more than 23 million citizens in the country eligible to cast their ballots. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Algerians Head To Polls - Algiers

A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Algiers, Algeria, on September 7, 2024. Algerians headed to polls on Saturday to elect their next president, with more than 23 million citizens in the country eligible to cast their ballots. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Algerians Head To Polls - Algiers

A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Algiers, Algeria, on September 7, 2024. Algerians headed to polls on Saturday to elect their next president, with more than 23 million citizens in the country eligible to cast their ballots. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Potential Vice President nominee Sen. Mark Kelly speaks with reporters outside the Capitol

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks to reporters as he departs the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. Rumored to be on Vice President Kamala Harris’ short list of Vice Presidential candidates, Kelly did not answer questions about whether he would be her choice. She has said she will announce a running mate by August 7. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Potential Vice President nominee Sen. Mark Kelly speaks with reporters outside the Capitol

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks to reporters as he departs the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. Rumored to be on Vice President Kamala Harris’ short list of Vice Presidential candidates, Kelly did not answer questions about whether he would be her choice. She has said she will announce a running mate by August 7. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Potential Vice President nominee Sen. Mark Kelly speaks with reporters outside the Capitol

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks to reporters as he departs the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. Rumored to be on Vice President Kamala Harris’ short list of Vice Presidential candidates, Kelly did not answer questions about whether he would be her choice. She has said she will announce a running mate by August 7. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Potential Vice President nominee Sen. Mark Kelly speaks with reporters outside the Capitol

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks to reporters as he departs the Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. Rumored to be on Vice President Kamala Harris’ short list of Vice Presidential candidates, Kelly did not answer questions about whether he would be her choice. She has said she will announce a running mate by August 7. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Damaging Tornado Touches Down In Mount Vernon, Indiana 2

A tornado touched down in Mount Vernon, southern Indiana, on Tuesday, July 9. It caused severe damage to homes and buildings, derailed a freight train, and damaged gas lines and power lines.

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Spanish French Residents Vote At Madrid Highschool - Spain

Ballot papers for the second round of the French elections, at the Lycée Français de Madrid, July 7, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Following French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly and the call for early elections, more than 87,000 French citizens are voting from Spain in the legislative elections, in which residents abroad can participate both in person and via the Internet. Photo by Jesus Hellin/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Candidate Jean Laussucq At Polling Station - Paris

NFP Candidate, Jean Laussucq is seen casting his vote during the second round of legislative elections in Paris, France on June 7, 2024. Photo by Alain Guizard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers at the bottom of a yellow plastic bag in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

A french citizen is seeing casting his ballot at a polling station while voting during the second round of french legislative elections opposing hereduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers at the bottom of a yellow plastic bag in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers at the bottom of a yellow plastic bag in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papers at the bottom of a yellow plastic bag in a polling boothduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

Ballot papersduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

A french citizen is seeing casting his ballot at a polling station while voting during the second round of french legislative elections opposing hereduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.

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Illustration Legislative Elections - France

A french citizen is seeing casting his ballot at a polling station while voting during the second round of french legislative elections opposing hereduring the second round of french legislative elections opposing here, Claudie Chretien, NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) candidate against Marine Hamelet RN (Rassemblement National), in Moissac, France on 7 July 2024.