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Yemenite Jews reach Israel after secret airlift

" A small group of Yemenite Jews has reached Israel after a secret airlift from their Arab homeland. The quasi-governmental Jewish Agency said on Thursday that it brought the 10 people to Israel on...

created by tikun | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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sylweczka

K2 disaster evacuation hindered by bad weather

Poor weather hampered the efforts of the evacuation on the world's second highest mountain today. Clouds were built up near K2's advance base camp, so helicopter crews were waiting for them to clear before they...

created by Amy Judd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Jeff Sullivan

Wildfires Rage in California

"Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County. Along the coast in the...

created by steve468 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Hundreds to be airlifted from flood-threatened Ontario communities

The Albany River in northern Ontario has overflowed due to a large backlog of ice, forcing the evacuations of about 2,000 people.Residents are expected to be away from their homes for six to eight weeks, according to the CBC."TORONTO — An airlift of the remaining some...

created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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JamesFreeman

Vote Fails to Save Historic Berlin Airport

Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, which has been on death row for awhile now, has run out of appeals. Despite its historic attributes, the airport will be bulldozed to make way for Berlin's first intercontinental...

created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Britain to airlift 2,000 Iraqis to new life : report

"London (ANTARA News) - Britain will from next month begin airlifting a total of 2,000 Iraqis out of their native country as part of a plan to help Iraqis who worked for the British military to settle here, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. Citing documents it had seen, the...

created by imung satriani | 3 years ago
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Seven rescued from cargo ship

"Seven people have been taken off the cargo ship the Horn Cliff by helicopter this morning. This includes the injured captain and six passengers. The captain has spinal injuries, one passenger has minor head injuries and another passenger has a suspected broken clavicle. The...