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Australian wildfires force thousands to flee to the beach
(CNN)Australians are facing a terrifying start to the new year, as bushfires rip through popular tourist spots on the country's southeast coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge on nearby beaches.Idyllic coastal towns
Tesla delivers first China-made Model 3s to its own workers
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Tesla broke ground on its Shanghai factory just under a year ago. Now, it's producing cars for customers. Fifteen employees of the electric carmaker become the first customers to receive Model
Fentanyl ravaged the US during the last decade. They may do even more damage to Asia in the next
Hong Kong (CNN)Aroon's eyes rolled back into his head, his breath became fast and labored, and his body started to quiver.It was a drug overdose.Aroon had just injected what he thought was heroin with
Somalia suicide car bomb attack kills dozens
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)At least 79 people are dead and 149 more injured after a massive car bomb exploded at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday, according to a
Fires threaten koalas in New South Wales
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Somalia suicide car bomb attack kills at least 78
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)At least 78 people are dead and 125 more injured after a massive car bomb exploded at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday, according to Abdulkadir
Grand Theft Auto V becomes latest battleground of Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong (CNN Business)The Hong Kong political crisis is now playing out in the virtual world.Popular online video game "Grand Theft Auto V" has become a battleground between protesters in the semi-autonomous Chinese city
Amazon’s big bet on UK food delivery is in jeopardy
London (CNN Business)Britain's competition regulator is escalating its investigation into whether Amazon's planned investment in UK food delivery company Deliveroo would reduce competition and harm consumers.The Competition and Markets Authority said in a statement
Earthquake strikes near nuclear power plant
(CNN)A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Iran early Friday morning in a region which houses the country's first nuclear power plant.The quake occurred just after 5 a.m. local time, 44 kilometers (27 miles) southeast
Typhoon kills at least 16 as it hits the Philippines on Christmas Day
(CNN)A typhoon that lashed the central Philippines on Christmas Day has killed at least 16 people and caused damage to homes and tourist areas.Typhoon Phanfone, known locally as Typhoon Ursula, first made landfall on