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Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid

Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has so far claime
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Alberta providing $149 million to cover municipal costs after Jasper wildfire

Alberta providing $149 million to cover municipal costs after Jasper wildfire

JASPER, ALTA. — The Alberta government is providing close to $150 million to cover costs for the town of Jasper, Alta., a third of which was destroyed in July's wildfire.
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'She is dying': Lawsuit asks Lake Winnipeg to be legally defined as a person

'She is dying': Lawsuit asks Lake Winnipeg to be legally defined as a person

WINNIPEG — A court has been asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of person in a case that may go further than any other in trying to establish the rights of nature in Canada.
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Climate, food security, Arctic among Canada's intelligence priorities, Ottawa says

Climate, food security, Arctic among Canada's intelligence priorities, Ottawa says

OTTAWA — The pressing issues of climate change and food security join more familiar ones like violent extremism and espionage on a new list of Canada's intelligence priorities.
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Canada makes small emissions cut in 2023, but must ramp up to hit key targets: report

Canada makes small emissions cut in 2023, but must ramp up to hit key targets: report

Hikes to oil production and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada's climate progress last year, a report published Thursday by a leading policy institute found, though the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissio
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Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe

Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland laid sandbags Wednesday near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe.
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in a remote part of a national park

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in a remote part of a national park

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes is erupting again in a remote part of a Hawaii national park.
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Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam

Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon.
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EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm

EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm

BRUSSELS (AP) — Devastating floods through much of Central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a “climate breakdown” that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken, the European Union's head office said Wednesday.
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Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding

Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking live
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