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Israel Scrambles to Clean Beaches after Massive Tar Pollution

Israeli authorities on Sunday warned people to keep away from the Mediterranean shore to avoid massive tar pollution, as thousands of laborers and volunteers worked to clean contaminated beaches.

Powerful winds and unusually high waves pummeled Israel's entire Mediterranean coastline over Tuesday and Wednesday, with tons of tar staining 160 kilometers of beaches from Rosh Hanikra, just south of Lebanon, to Ashkelon just north of Gaza.

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Warmer Winters Threaten Canada's Seasonal Ice Roads

Canadian Gilbert Cardin worries about the future of the ice road he maintains every winter on a frozen river west of Montreal.

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Indonesia Volcano Erupts, Spews Red-Hot Lava

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Friday, belching out fiery red lava.

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India's Glacier Disaster Highlights Himalayan Dangers

Long before this month's deadly flash flood in a remote Indian Himalayan valley, Kundan Singh Rana knew that all the construction work in the fragile region would one day mean disaster.

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Market for Edible Flowers Blossoms in Tunisia

A Tunisian entrepreneur growing edible flowers says she is surprised by the appetite for her homegrown product in the North African country and hopes to see a "new culinary culture" bloom.

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Frigid Arctic Air, Winter Storms Grip Much of U.S.

Much of the United States was in the icy grip of an unprecedented winter storm Monday as frigid Arctic air sent temperatures plunging, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, making driving hazardous and leaving millions without power.

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Himalaya Flood Disaster Hits Delhi Water Supply

Fallout from a devastating flash flood in a remote north Indian valley hit the capital New Delhi more than 500 kilometers downstream on Monday, when water supplies were cut to tens of thousands of residents.

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Red Sea Coral Reefs 'under Threat' from Israel-UAE Oil Deal

Israeli environmentalists are warning that a UAE-Israeli oil pipeline deal threatens unique Red Sea coral reefs and could lead to "the next ecological disaster." 

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Indian Activist Detained for Farmer Protest Guide Tweeted by Greta Thunberg

An Indian climate activist has been arrested after she allegedly helped create a guide to the anti-government farmer protests that was tweeted by environmentalist Greta Thunberg.

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France to Scrap 'Obsolete' Paris Airport Expansion

The French government has decided to cancel a planned expansion of the country's biggest airport, Paris's Charles de Gaulle, a minister said in remarks published Thursday.

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