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Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

NEW YORK, July 17 (AFP): The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into the United States and exposing millions of people to dangerously unhealthy air.US states near the Canadian border including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and...

Andy Burnham becomes British Labour leader, next step PM

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters): Andy Burnham, nicknamed the 'King of the North', was elected leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister (PM) in a decade on a pledge to thwart the rise of the populist Reform UK.At a 'special conference'...

India launches first hydrogen-powered train in clean energy push

NEW DELHI, July 17 (AFP): India launched its first hydrogen-powered train Friday, joining a small group of nations testing the technology as part of efforts to decarbonise rail transport and cut dependence on fossil fuels.The project is part of a broader push to modernise one of the world's largest rail...

Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election

WASHINGTON, July 17 (BBC): US President Donald Trump has delivered a primetime address in which he accused China of interfering in the 2020 election and alleged "shocking vulnerabilities" in American voting systems.Trump, who spoke from the White House on Thursday, has repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud and foreign...

Uganda school bus crash kills 21

NAIROBI, July 17 (AFP): A bus full of schoolchildren returning from a trip veered off the road in Uganda, killing 20 children and one adult, police said Friday.The east African country has a notorious road safety record, frequently recording bus or truck accidents along poorly maintained highways.The bus from King...

Strikes kill eight Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq

SULAIMANIYAH (Iraq), July 17 (AFP): Strikes in Iraq's Kurdistan region killed eight members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group on Friday, the exiled party said, blaming the attack on Iran.Idriss Kohlwazi from the Komala party told AFP that "the Iranian regime attacked with drones and rockets a camp" belonging...

N Korea calls Seoul 'puppet' for its role in US maritime exercise

SEOUL, July 17 (Reuters): North Korean state media on Friday called South Korea a "puppet" following its participation in a maritime exercise led by the US, saying Seoul and Washington would need to bear responsibility for any "unpredictable escalation" in the region.The comments from North Korean state media outlet KCNA...

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Pakistan cargo crash families push for int'l help to find black boxesKARACHI, July 17: Relatives of the five crew members aboard a Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea off Pakistan last week are urging an international search effort to find the flight recorders to determine the...