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Astonishing video shows Australian fire crew survive being overrun by bush fire as wildfire crisis deepens

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

Erin Donalson/iStock(LONDON) -- The Fire and Rescue team from New South Wales survived an astonishing drive through a bush fire, as the country reissued emergency warnings heading into the New Year.In astonishing footage captured by the besieged crew members,... Read More.

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize to solve Earth’s environmental problems over the next decade

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

RomoloTavani/iStock(LONDON) -- Prince William is looking ahead to the next decade with a plan to solve some of the world's biggest environmental problems.William, the Duke of Cambridge, unveiled on Tuesday a new initiative called the Earthshot Prize, described by... Read More.

Chinese scientist who reportedly ‘gene-edited’ babies sentenced to prison

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

DanHenson1/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The Chinese scientist who used gene-editing technology to create the world's first genetically-edited babies has been sentenced to three years in prison, according to Xinhua, China's tightly controlled state run news organization.He Jiankui prompted outrage in... Read More.

Iraqi protesters march on US embassy, torch guardhouse to protest airstrikes

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

CT757fan/iStock(BAGHDAD) -- Hundreds of angry mourners have advanced on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to protest the deadly U.S. airstrikes this week. Photos from the scene show a compound sentry box had been set on fire by protesters, and... Read More.

Thousands of people at risk as Australia wildfires spread

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

Erin Donalson/iStock(VICTORIA, Australia) -- A heatwave bringing scorching temperatures exceeding 104 degrees Fahrenheit and extreme winds are fueling the already deadly bushfires racing across large swathes of the Australian state of New South Wales. The dangerous fires are now... Read More.

Samoa ends measles state of emergency

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

Hailshadow/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The government of Samoa ended the state of emergency it had declared in response to a measles outbreak that swept the small island nation of fewer than 200,000 in December.Over the course of the outbreak, more... Read More.

‘Stay vigilant’ with North Korea despite failure to deliver ‘Christmas gift’: Experts

Saturday, December 28 by ABC News

iStock/nigelcarse(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Christmas passed without the promised "gift" from North Korea's Kim Jong Un, but South Korean authorities are still keeping an eye on possible provocations by the North.Kim announced in the Supreme People’s Assembly speech in... Read More.

South Korea trains grandmothers to become professional storytellers

Saturday, December 28 by ABC News

iStock/nigelcarse(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Park Jeonghee, 64, donned a traditional Korean dress embroidered with tiny flowers and sat down in front of a class of preschoolers. Children gathered around her, their eyes twinkling with curiosity and anticipation. Once Park... Read More.

12 dead after plane carrying 98 people crashes seconds after takeoff from Kazakhstan airport

Friday, December 27 by ABC News

iStock(ALMATY, Kazakhstan) -- Twelve people were killed early Friday morning when a commercial airplane carrying 98 passengers crashed just seconds after takeoff from Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan, according to officials.The Kazhak Ministry of Interior confirmed that 12 others... Read More.

Trump sends warning to Assad and his allies against Syrian military offensive

Thursday, December 26 by ABC News

iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump issued a Twitter warning Thursday to Syrian strongman President Bashar al Assad and his backers Russia and Iran amid their assault on the last rebel stronghold in the war-torn country.It’s at least the third... Read More.

Quick-thinking police sergeant saves choking toddler on Christmas Eve

Thursday, December 26 by ABC News

Facebook/Western Australia Police Force(PERTH, Australia) -- A quick-thinking police sergeant rushed to the aid of a choking toddler in a dramatic Christmas Eve rescue that was captured on surveillance video.A man and woman dashed into a police station in... Read More.

Christmas wasn’t held at Notre Dame Cathedral for 1st time since French Revolution

Wednesday, December 25 by ABC News

ABC News(PARIS) -- For the first time in centuries, Christmas mass was not held at Notre Dame Cathedral.The famed church has been off limits to parishioners since April 15, when a massive inferno brought down its iconic spire and... Read More.

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Astonishing video shows Australian fire crew survive being overrun by bush fire as wildfire crisis deepens

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize to solve Earth’s environmental problems over the next decade

Chinese scientist who reportedly ‘gene-edited’ babies sentenced to prison

Iraqi protesters march on US embassy, torch guardhouse to protest airstrikes

Thousands of people at risk as Australia wildfires spread

Samoa ends measles state of emergency

‘Stay vigilant’ with North Korea despite failure to deliver ‘Christmas gift’: Experts

South Korea trains grandmothers to become professional storytellers

12 dead after plane carrying 98 people crashes seconds after takeoff from Kazakhstan airport

Trump sends warning to Assad and his allies against Syrian military offensive

Quick-thinking police sergeant saves choking toddler on Christmas Eve

Christmas wasn’t held at Notre Dame Cathedral for 1st time since French Revolution

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