New research shows that many more lives have been lost due to torrential rains and fluctuating temperatures. Unusually bad weather can have a significant impact on deaths from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research. Through a detailed analysis of the ice core …
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An image from a video posted on Youtube by Russian media Rusvesna shows American and Russian armored vehicles speeding near an exciting meeting in eastern Syria on August 25, 2020. Washington Russia on Thursday accused the United States of a tense confrontation in Russia Syria in which Russian military vehicles …
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A collision between Syrian troops and American troops reportedly left at least one Syrian dead – a rare confrontation on a battlefield, confused by an abundance of foreign intervening forces during the prolonged civil war. Some local media outlets said a U.S. military official was injured in the incident at …
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Smoke and flames rise after airstrikes by Israeli army carried out airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah on August 12, 2020. SAID KHATIB / AFP via Getty Gaza City Israel attacks targets of the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza and stopped fuel supplies to the enclave Thursday in …
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The misery index over the Middle East right nowGif: Ground Wind Map As the global feast and celebration for Muslims around the world known as Eid ended on Thursday night, the Middle East has been caught in a searing heat wave. The region, where 20% of the world’s Muslim population …
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