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Storm eases in Greece but flood risk remains high amid rising river levels
VOLOS, Greece (AP) — Bad weather eased in central Greece on Friday leaving widespread flooding and infrastructure damage across the farming region that has been battered by two powerful storms in less than a month. Divers located the body of missing pilot, a day after a helicopter...
Man who was rescued after falling overboard from tanker has died
BOSTON (AP) — A man who was rescued by the crew of a commercial fishing boat after he fell overboard from a tanker has died, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday. The crew of America pulled the man from the water Tuesday morning, and Boston Fire Department...
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Many are already struggling to access essential supplies such as food and water, because the principal means of...
Ukrainian boat captain found guilty in Hungary for the 2019 Danube collision that killed at least 27
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary's capital in 2019, killing at least 27 people who were mostly tourists from South Korea, was found guilty on Tuesday of negligence leading to a fatal mass catastrophe and sentenced to five...
White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of federal services. A...
Maine man who disappeared after driving wife to work found trapped in truck in New Hampshire woods
SANFORD, Maine (AP) — A man from Maine who was reported missing was found after being trapped for two days in his pickup truck in a muddy, wooded area in New Hampshire, authorities said. Robert Brown, 65, of Sanford, Maine, drove his wife to work about 15 miles (24.1 kilometers)...
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Sept. 8-14, 2023 Protesters celebrate the Catalan National Day in Barcelona. Rescuers search for survivors after a deadly earthquake in Morocco. Thousands of migrants arrive to Lampedusa on small, unseaworthy boats. In sports, Italy faces Ukraine in their qualifying soccer match for...
More than 700 million people don't know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again, and demand for food is rising relentlessly while humanitarian funding is drying up, the head of the United Nations food agency said Thursday. World Food...
Editorial Roundup: Kentucky
Frankort State Journal. September 12, 2023. Editorial: Be prepared for disasters, emergencies In the 1908 Boy Scouts handbook, “Scouting for Boys,” founder Robert Baden-Powell minted the motto “Be prepared.” In the book, he defined preparedness as “always in...
Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways
WASHINGTON (AP) — States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration. The rule, which takes effect in November,...
