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Billie Eilish sweeps Grammy Awards with top four prizes

January 27, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, AWARDS, Basketball, Celebrities, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, GRAMMYS, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, Music, Picture available, Pictures, South Korea, Television, United Kingdom, United States, US, Video

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Teen sensation Billie Eilish swept the Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning all four top prizes –

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Death toll up to 20 after strong earthquake jolts eastern Turkey

January 25, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Disasters / Accidents, Earthquakes, Eastern Europe, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Insurance (TRBC), Major News, Middle East, Picture available, Pictures, QUAKE, South, Turkey, US, Video

ELAZIG, Turkey (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey late on Friday, killing at least 20 people and collapsing

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Australia mourns U.S. firefighters as probe into plane crash begins

January 24, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aerospace / Defense (Legacy), Aerospace and Defense (TRBC), Air Accidents, Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Disasters / Accidents, Environment, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Precipitation, Transportation (TRBC), United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Firefighters in Australia held a minute’s silence on Friday for three U.S. colleagues killed in a plane

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Australian air tanker feared crashed while fighting bushfires

January 23, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aerospace / Defense (Legacy), Aerospace and Defense (TRBC), Air Accidents, Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Coal, Disasters / Accidents, Environment, Europe, fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, PDFs, Pollution, Precipitation, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Helicopters were searching on Thursday for a C-130 Hercules air tanker feared to have crashed while fighting

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In an Olympic year, Japan faces decision over contaminated Fukushima water

January 21, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Barge, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Europe, General News, International Atomic Energy Agency, Japan, Major News, Pollution, Power Markets, US, Utilities (TRBC), Water

OKUMA, Japan (Reuters) – At the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo, workers in protective suits are still removing

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Australian government to aid tourism industry as bushfires recede

January 19, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Climate Politics, Disasters / Accidents, Fires, Floods, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Pictures, Precipitation, Tourism / Travel, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian government said on Sunday it will financially aid the country’s tourism sector that’s been badly

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Floods, road closures in Australia as storms lash some bushfire-hit regions

January 18, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Climate Politics, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Disasters / Accidents, Environment, Fires, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Precipitation, Property and Casualty Insurance (TRBC), US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Thunderstorms lashed parts of Australia’s east coast early on Saturday, causing road closures and flash flooding, but

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Philippine volcano shows signs of calming, but danger remains

January 16, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Disasters / Accidents, Earthquakes, Emerging Market Countries, General News, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, Philippines, Pictures, Science, US, Video, VOLCANO

A man catches fish as the Taal Volcano erupts in the background in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines, January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Jerome

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‘Parasite’ director Bong says ‘language barrier’ broken after Oscar nod

January 14, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Art, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, AWARDS, Celebrities, Company News, Emerging Market Countries, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Film, General News, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, NOMINATIONS, OSCARS, PARASITE, Personalities / People, Pictures, Society / Social Issues, South Korea, US, Video

SEOUL (Reuters) – “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho said he was surprised and overjoyed when the film won six Oscar nominations

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Australia ‘open for business’ as cool change eases bushfire threat

January 14, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Climate Politics, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Disasters / Accidents, Environment, Fires, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Precipitation, US, Video, Water, Wildfires / Forest Fires

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Tuesday urged international tourists to put aside concerns about raging bushfires after the United States

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