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Merkel Faces Toxic Diesel Issue at Air Quality Meet

Three weeks before elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel will Monday face the toxic "dieselgate" scandal which pits the interests of Germany's powerful auto sector against public health fears over air pollution.

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China Starts Radiation Monitoring at N.Korea Border

China started emergency monitoring for radiation along its border with North Korea in response to the country's largest nuclear test so far on Sunday.

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People Evacuated from Area around Texas Chemical Plant

People living near a chemical plant that produces organic peroxides in flooded southeast Texas have been evacuated as a precautionary measure, authorities said Tuesday.

The plant in Harris County is owned by the French group Arkema.

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Louisiana Braces for Heavy Winds and Rain as Harvey Strikes Again

After pouring  record rains on Texas, Tropical Storm Harvey made a second landfall Wednesday to strike Louisiana, a state that still bears deep scars from 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

The second hit comes five days after the monster storm slammed onshore as a Category Four hurricane, pummeling the U.S. Gulf coast with torrential rains that turned neighborhoods into lakes in America's fourth largest city, Houston.

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Lebanon Gets First Animal Protection Law

President Michel Aoun on Tuesday signed the country's first animal welfare bill into law, guaranteeing that domestic and wild animals will be legally protected from abuse.

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France to Host Climate Pact Summit on December 12

France will host an international summit on December 12 to review progress on the 2015 global climate accord, President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Tuesday.

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30,000 Expected in Shelters following Storm Harvey

More than 30,000 people are expected to be housed in shelters as monster storm Harvey continues to devastate the Texas city of Houston and surrounding areas, a top federal emergency official said Monday.

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Houston Struggles with Massive Flooding as More Rain Forecast

Widespread flooding unleashed by deadly storm Harvey left Houston -- the fourth-largest U.S. city -- increasingly isolated Monday, with airports and highways closed and residents being rescued from their inundated homes by boat and helicopter.

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Human Chains and Jet Skis: Texans Come to the Rescue

Bryan Curtis normally rides his jet ski for fun. On Sunday, he turned it into an emergency rescue vehicle.

Curtis -- who lives in Conroe, a little to the north of Houston -- was one of the many civilians who pitched in to help evacuate those stranded in rapidly rising floodwaters in Texas's biggest city unleashed by monster storm Harvey.

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Harvey Unleashes Catastrophic Flooding in Houston

Tropical Storm Harvey unleashed catastrophic flooding in Houston Sunday, turning streets in Texas' largest city into raging rivers as trapped residents climbed to higher floors and the death toll rose.

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