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‘We dug with our bare hands’ – Neighbours save friends after Morocco earthquake

Earthquake strikes central Morocco Remarkable stories of bravery have emerged from the ruins of remote villages devastated by the Morocco earthquake. Yesterday it was announced at least 2,122 people have been killed, with more than 2,059 others injured, many of them critically, in Friday’s quake. The United Nations has estimated that some 300,000 people were affected overall. There are fears […]

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Time to treat China as a malign actor

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Time to treat China as a malign actor For decades, the guiding principle of Britain’s dealings with China has been that if we engage with the communist regime it will play with a straight bat. While ministers have occasionally criticised Beijing’s appalling human rights record, they have also bent over backwards not to alienate our fifth largest […]

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The 40 deadliest cities in the world

The 40 deadliest cities in the world: Locations with highest murder rates per population… with nine of the worst ten in Mexico, six of the list in the US, while Brazil and South Africa also dominate Each year, Mexican organisation CCPSCJ compiles list of world’s deadliest cities based on homicide rates: the number of homicdes per 100,000 people In 2022, only […]

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Moroccans starting burying dead in first funerals since earthquake

Grieving relatives of Morocco earthquake victims start burying the dead after more than 2,000 were killed in disaster as country declares three days of mourning and rescuers continue desperate hunt for survivors Moroccans are burying the victims of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake  Bodies are being buried as quickly as possible, in line with Islamic customs The earthquake has claimed the […]

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Gross Reservoir expansion by Denver Water faces new legal challenge

A years-long legal battle over the expansion of one of the reservoirs holding Denver’s water supply entered a new chapter this week when environmental groups asked a judge to invalidate the federal permits underlying the $464 million project. A coalition of environmental groups filed a complaint Tuesday that argues federal agencies failed to properly consider the massive construction project’s impacts […]

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Most of West Maui will welcome back visitors next month under a new wildfire emergency proclamation – The Denver Post

HONOLULU (AP) — Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed on Friday by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. Nonessential travel to much of the island’s western coastline has been strongly discouraged since devastating wildfires killed at least 115 people in the historic town of Lahaina last month. State tourism officials […]

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