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2026-08-17 · 5 stories
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- Indonesia Quake Death Toll Revised From 54 to 68 as Nearly 1,600 Aftershocks Recorded
- Bald Range Fire Doubles in a Day, Forces 20,000 to Flee BC's Okanagan Valley
- Typhoon Dolphin's 216 Kph Gusts Injure Five, Cut Power to 14,000 in Okinawa
- Seoul Hits 40.2°C in Nowon, First Time Above 40 Since 2018
- Le Court overcomes crash and bike change to win Tour de France Femmes stage six
Indonesia Quake Death Toll Revised From 54 to 68 as Nearly 1,600 Aftershocks Recorded
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Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) revised the death toll from last Saturday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake from 54 to 68 late Monday, with more than 200 people
Bald Range Fire Doubles in a Day, Forces 20,000 to Flee BC's Okanagan Valley
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The Bald Range fire in British Columbia's Okanagan region has more than doubled in size since it was first spotted on Friday, growing to roughly 9,500 hectares (95 sq km) and
Typhoon Dolphin's 216 Kph Gusts Injure Five, Cut Power to 14,000 in Okinawa
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Typhoon Dolphin swept over Japan's Okinawa and Amami islands on Saturday with sustained winds of 162 kph and gusts up to 216 kph, according to Deutsche Welle.
Seoul Hits 40.2°C in Nowon, First Time Above 40 Since 2018
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An automatic weather station in Seoul's northern Nowon ward recorded 40.2 degrees Celsius at 3:28 p.m.
Le Court overcomes crash and bike change to win Tour de France Femmes stage six
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Kim Le Court crashed early in stage six of the Tour de France Femmes and was forced to swap bikes 15km from the finish, yet fought back into an eight-rider breakaway to beat
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