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Search underway for missing American journalist in Norway after solo hike

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A search operation is underway in Norway for an award-winning American climate journalist, Alec Luhn, who went missing in bad weather while on a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna National Park.Luhn, 38, who has worked for The Guardian, The New... Read More.

Russia’s major earthquake prompts string of 7 volcanic eruptions

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula last week has triggered the activity of seven volcanoes in the area, according to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences... Read More.

2 hikers rescued by helicopter from remote beach after rising tides cut off exit route

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

Two hikers were rescued by helicopter after becoming stranded on a remote beach in California after rising tides cut off their exit route, police said.The Marin County Fire Department received a call on Saturday to assist with two stranded hikers who became trapped on... Read More.

8 die from hunger, including child, in Gaza over past day, health ministry says

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(CAIRO) -- Hospitals across the Gaza Strip recorded eight deaths -- a child among them -- "due to famine and malnutrition" over the past 24 hours, Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health said Tuesday.At least 188 Palestinians, including 94 children, have died from hunger in... Read More.

Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators

Tuesday, August 5 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- A Denmark zoo is asking the public to donate their pets -- particularly chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs -- so that they can feed them to the zoo’s predators.“In zoos we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the... Read More.

5 die of malnutrition in Gaza in past 24 hours, health officials say

Monday, August 4 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded five deaths over the past 24 hours due to malnutrition, the Gaza Ministry of Health in the Hamas-run territory said on Monday.All of those who died from malnutrition in the past 24 hours were adults, according... Read More.

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers at North Korean border

Monday, August 4 by ABC News

(SEOUL) -- The South Korean military began dismantling loudspeakers that had been placed along its border with North Korea, South Korea's Defense Ministry said.The speakers along the Demilitarized Zone were used by the prior administration to broadcast music and news across the border, where... Read More.

5 die of malnutrition in Gaza in past 24 hours, health officials say

Sunday, August 3 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded five deaths over the past 24 hours due to malnutrition, the Gaza Ministry of Health in the Hamas-run territory said on Monday.All of those who died from malnutrition in the past 24 hours were adults, the... Read More.

Netanyahu pushing ‘military solution’ to free hostages: Source

Sunday, August 3 by ABC News

(JERUSALEM) -- Unable to find a diplomatic answer to the hostage crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a "military solution" to free the remaining hostages being held by Hamas terrorists, an Israeli official told ABC News on Sunday.Netanyahu has suggested expanding... Read More.

Ukraine urges Trump admin to ‘strangle’ Russian economy amid nuclear tensions

Sunday, August 3 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top adviser urged the U.S. to "strangle" Russia's economy by imposing secondary sanctions on Moscow's trading partners, as the White House push for a ceasefire appears to languish."Sanctions are working," Andriy Yermak, the head of Zelenskyy's office, wrote... Read More.

Author: ABC News

Search underway for missing American journalist in Norway after solo hike

Russia’s major earthquake prompts string of 7 volcanic eruptions

2 hikers rescued by helicopter from remote beach after rising tides cut off exit route

8 die from hunger, including child, in Gaza over past day, health ministry says

Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators

5 die of malnutrition in Gaza in past 24 hours, health officials say

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers at North Korean border

5 die of malnutrition in Gaza in past 24 hours, health officials say

Netanyahu pushing ‘military solution’ to free hostages: Source

Ukraine urges Trump admin to ‘strangle’ Russian economy amid nuclear tensions

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