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Hearings in $1 Billion Lawsuit Filed by Auto Tycoon Carlos Ghosn Against Nissan Starts in Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) — Hearings in the $1 billion lawsuit filed by auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn against Nissan and other defendants started in Beirut on Monday with lawyers of both sides meeting the judge in charge of the case, judicial officials …

UN Warns Disease Outbreak in Libya`s Flooded East Could Spark ‘a Second Devastating Crisis’

DERNA, Libya (AP) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of diseases in the country`s northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis,” with Libyan authorities reporting the …

Libya Investigates Dams’ Collapse After Flood Last Weekend Killed More than 11,000

DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a week after the deluge killed …

The Cost of Damage from the Record Floods in Greece Estimated to Be in the Billions

ZAGORA, Greece (AP) — The apples were almost ripe for harvesting when the worst storms in more than a century struck Greece`s breadbasket in Thessaly. Now, farmers on the forested slopes of Mount Pilion, which overlooks the plain of Thessaly, …

Sydney Blanketed by Smoke for a 4th Day Due to Hazard Reduction Burning

SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney was blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season. Australia’s most populous city after Melbourne has recorded some of the world’s …

Libyan City Buries Thousands in Mass Graves After Flood, Death Toll May Triple

DERNA, Libya (AP) — The Libyan city of Derna has buried thousands of people in mass graves, officials said Thursday, as search teams scoured ruins left by devastating floods and the city’s mayor said the death toll could triple. The …

Freed Cruise Ship Shows Risks of More Traffic in Remote Arctic

The grounding of a luxury cruise ship off the coast of Greenland on Monday highlighted the irony of touring the fast-warming Arctic on vessels powered by fossil fuels, the main culprit in climate change. But the incident also underscores the …

Australian Authorities Protect Outback Town Against Huge Wildfire

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Emergency crews were working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with containment lines on Wednesday as a huge wildfire threatened the remote community of 3,000. The fire has scorched 10,000 square kilometers (3,900 …

Toll from Devastating Floods in Libyan City Passes 5,100 Dead

DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea for bodies in a devastated eastern Libyan city on Wednesday, where authorities said massive flooding had killed at least 5,100 people, with the toll expected to …

Responders Dig for Bodies in Moroccan Mountain Villages After Earthquake

IMI N`TALA, Morocco (AP) — The stench of death wafted through the village of Imi N’Tala high up in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, where last week`s catastrophic earthquake razed the hamlet`s mud-brick buildings and killed dozens of residents. On Tuesday, bulldozers …

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