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Crowds of angry protesters stormed the Kuwaiti consulate building in Iraq’s Basra., NewsFeed Crowds of angry protesters stormed the Kuwaiti consulate building in Iraq’s Basra after rockets fired from the direction of Kuwait hit a house in nearby Khor al-Zubair, killing at least three people and wounding five others, officialsContinue Reading

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Video showed orange flames and thick black smoke pouring from “black oil” storage tanks in Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq., NewsFeed Video showed orange flames and thick black smoke pouring from “black oil” storage tanks in Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq. Officials said first responders succeeded in preventing the fire from spreadingContinue Reading

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Evacuations will remain suspended until further notice, WHO says, adding that the incident is under investigation., Evacuations will remain suspended until further notice, the WHO says, adding that the incident is under investigation. The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt after a contract workerContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. About a decade ago, India’s government began subsidizing the purchase of liquid petroleum gas, or LPG, to promote greater adoption among its lower-income citizens. Switching to gas was considered a safer and more reliable alternative to burning woodContinue Reading