Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion
Panicked residents — still struggling to get over last month’s catastrophic explosion — cracked open windows and called each other to warn them of the new fire. Local TV stations said the companies that have offices near the port have asked their employees to leave the area.
Trump deliberately played down risks of coronavirus to the public, writes Bob Woodward
“It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu,” Trump said in a recorded call with journalist Bob Woodward on February 7 — even as he publically minimized the danger posed by coronavirus, and insisted that it was under control.
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California wildfires growing bigger, moving faster than ever
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Minnesota man rescued after 4 days trapped under fallen tree
Mexico struggles with US water debt, suggests UN audit
MEXICO CITY (AP) – As Mexico struggles to pay a water debt to the United States, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday he might personally appeal to President Donald Trump for clemency, or invite United Nations experts to audit water payments.
Mexico has fallen behind in the amount …
Greece: Fire sweeps through refugee camp on virus lockdown
In dramatic scenes overnight, the migrants at Moria refugee camp fled fires that broke out at multiple points and gutted much of the camp and surrounding hillside olive groves. Protests also broke out involving migrants, riot police, and firefighters.