With California Ablaze, Firefighters Strain to Keep Up

[Sign up here for our California Today newsletter.] LOS ANGELES — At one smoldering end of California, Capt. Alex Arriola and hundreds of other firefighters charged up flaming hillsides in the middle of the night Monday to battle a brush fire that exploded on ...

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'Global ring' involved in smuggling 39 people found dead in UK truck, court told

CHELMSFORD, England (REUTERS) - A court heard on Monday (Oct 28) that a global ring had been involved in smuggling the 39 people whose bodies were found in a truck near London, as the driver faced charges of manslaughter and people-trafficking.

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Popular app "Tiktok" causing national security concerns

The teenager in your life probably has the popular app "Tiktok" on their phone right now. There is growing concern from lawmakers that it could pose a threat to out nation's security. Tiktok describes itself as "the leading destination for short-form mobile video.

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Nigeria's unemployment rate frightening, says AfDB

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Abuja. The African Development Bank on Monday said the unemployment situation in Nigeria was frightening and could become catastrophic if decent jobs were not created for the country's youth population. It raised the concern at the ...

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After Baghdadi, a candidate to lead ISIS emerges

(CNN) What remains of ISIS -- the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria -- is yet to acknowledge the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi who died in a raid by US forces in northern Syria on Saturday. At this early stage it's not clear who will succeed him ...

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Russia's canny pivot towards Africa

Tayo Oke. The first ever Russia-Africa Economic Forum took place as part of events around the Russia-Africa Summit hosted by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in Sochi, Russia, last week, October 23-24, 2019. Nigeria was, of course, prominently ...

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A rainy week ahead, big chill for the weekend

We will have the same front that pushed through over the weekend return as a warm front, supplying us with moisture for showers and maybe a few storms. The timing when it comes to Halloween on Thursday for showers and storms is still to be determined.

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