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Ukraine frontline town just wants 'peace and silence'
There is little left of Soledar. Everyone has left.
Firefighters tackle California wildfire as heat grips parts of US
Firefighters were battling California's largest wildfire of the summer on Monday, a blaze near famed Yosemite National Park that has forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said. The Oak Fire has forced the evacuation of some 3,000 people so far, officials said.
Iraqi Kurd farmers battle drought as Lake Dukan retreats
Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan seeking to irrigate crops face seeing their economic lifeline slip away as the waters of Lake Dukan recede and dams upstream in Iran stem the flow. Farmers in the area used to dig shallow wells fed by the Dukan so they could irrigate their crops.
Thaw and redraw: melting glacier moves Italian-Swiss border
Way up in the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted due to a melting glacier, putting the location of an Italian mountain lodge in dispute. But now two-thirds of the lodge, including most of the beds and the restaurant, is technically perched in southern Switzerland.
Alibaba seeks dual-primary listing in Hong Kong
E-commerce giant Alibaba said Tuesday it will seek a primary listing in Hong Kong, potentially giving access to China's vast pool of investors, as mainland officials indicate a long-running crackdown on the tech sector could be coming to an end. Domestically, Alibaba is still reeling from the tech crackdown as well as China's slowing economy caused by the fallout from strict Covid curbs.
Shortages leave bankrupt Sri Lanka's hospitals empty
Entire wards are dark and nearly empty in Sri Lanka's largest hospital, its few remaining patients leaving untreated and still in pain, and doctors prevented from even arriving for their shifts.
Asian traders cautious ahead of results, Alibaba lifts Hong Kong
Markets fluctuated in Asia on Tuesday as traders nervously geared up for a slew of earnings from the world's biggest firms and an expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike. After a mixed performance in New York, Asia struggled to gain traction.
Japan executes man over 2008 stabbing rampage
Japan on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing seven people in a truck ramming and stabbing rampage in Tokyo's popular Akihabara electronics district in 2008, the justice ministry said. Kato went on the stabbing spree on June 8, 2008, telling police: "I came to Akihabara to kill people.
Croatia opens bridge around Bosnia to get to Dubrovnik
Croatia opens Tuesday a long-awaited bridge linking its southern Adriatic coast including Dubrovnik with the rest of the country, bypassing a narrow strip of Bosnian territory. As a result, around 90,000 people, including residents in the country's tourism hotspot of Dubrovnik, remained cut off from the rest of the country until now.
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