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Wildfires rage in Russia's Ural mountains, Siberia

Wildfires rage in Russia's Ural mountains, Siberia

MOSCOW (AP) — Wildfires have engulfed large areas in Russia's Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them.
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Russians stage a rare protest after a dam bursts and homes flood near the Kazakh border

Russians stage a rare protest after a dam bursts and homes flood near the Kazakh border

Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest Monday, calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and subsequent flooding in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan.
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Russia declares flood-hit Orenburg region a federal emergency with other regions under threat

Russia declares flood-hit Orenburg region a federal emergency with other regions under threat

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s government declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency on Sunday, with preparations for possible flooding underway in three other regions, state media reported.
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Water levels rise and homes flood in Russia after a dam bursts near the Kazakhstan border

Water levels rise and homes flood in Russia after a dam bursts near the Kazakhstan border

Russian officials scrambled to help homeowners displaced by floods as water levels rose in the Ural River, authorities said Wednesday.
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Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk

Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk

MOSCOW (AP) — Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural River broke a dam in a city near Russia's border with Kazakhstan, forcing some 2,000 people to evacuate, local authorities said.
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Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

MOSCOW — Russia's security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations.
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Young Thug trial on pause until January after co-defendant is stabbed in jail

Young Thug trial on pause until January after co-defendant is stabbed in jail

ATLANTA (AP) — The trial for rapper Young Thug and five other people is on pause until early next year after one of the defendants was stabbed in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.
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Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

MOSCOW — Russia's security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War.
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Georgia Supreme Court reverses contempt ruling against rapper Young Thug's lawyer

Georgia Supreme Court reverses contempt ruling against rapper Young Thug's lawyer

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court on Tuesday reversed a judge's contempt ruling against a lawyer for rapper Young Thug who refused to tell the judge how he found out about a meeting between the judge, prosecutors and a prosecution witness.
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Young Thug trial delayed at least a day after co-defendant is stabbed in jail

Young Thug trial delayed at least a day after co-defendant is stabbed in jail

ATLANTA (AP) — One of the five co-defendants on trial with rapper Young Thug has been stabbed at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, delaying the proceedings for at least a day, authorities said.
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