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West demands access to Iran’s secret nuclear plant
World leaders on Friday demanded access for UN inspectors to a secret Iranian nuclear plant, threatening tough new sanctions should Tehran refuse to come clean.
War Report
West complicit in Syria ‘massacres’: rebel leader
A Syrian rebel commander has accused the West of being complicit in the "unprecedented massacres" committed by President Bashar al-Assad's forces by refusing to arm the rebels with anti-aircraft weapons.
Missile Defense
West ‘afraid’ to even talk about helping shoot down Russian missiles: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the West on Friday of being too "afraid" to even raise the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles and drones targeting Ukraine, even though it is helping Israel to do so.
Oil And Gas
West, Russia trade pressure on energy as Ukraine goes on attack
Western powers and Moscow hit back at each other Friday with painful pressure measures on energy as Ukraine said it bombed a Russian base near a nuclear plant that has caused growing concern.
Africa News
West Africa steps up battle against pirates and poachers
Armed and stony-faced, six black-clothed members of Senegal's marine special forces board the Chinese fishing boat, alerted by radio that it may be operating illegally.
Shake And Blow
West Africa flooding displaces nearly 950,000 people; charity
Severe flooding in West Africa has displaced nearly 950,000 people and disrupted children's education at the start of the school year, international charity Save the Children said Friday.
Water World
‘We’re going to sink’: hundreds abandon Caribbean island home
On a tiny Caribbean island, hundreds of people are preparing to pack up and move to escape the rising waters threatening to engulf their already precarious homes.
Fire Storm
‘We’re in unprecedented waters,’ says California firefighter
This year's ferocious wildfires on the US West Coast are taking a heavy toll on exhausted firefighters who see no end in sight to the blazes, with the coronavirus pandemic adding another layer of risk.
Disaster Management
‘We’re all dead’: Iraqis in shock after wedding fire
A huge portrait of Jesus Christ dominates the crowd, which parts to make way for a stream of coffins after a fire tore through an Iraqi Christian wedding.
Shake And Blow
‘We’re desperate’: Mexico’s Acapulco relives hurricane nightmare
Residents of Mexico's beachside city of Acapulco were reeling Friday after a hurricane left at least five people dead and neighborhoods underwater in a region still recovering from a devastating storm last October.
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Welcome to Dalian, the Bangalore of China
Once a simple port city on China's northeast coast, Dalian is now the hub of the country's booming outsourcing and IT industries, with dozens of the world's top high-tech firms on site.
Weather Report
Weird weather: Colorado goes from solar to polar in 24 hours
Coloradans were ditching the suntan lotion Tuesday and pulling out warm gloves and boots as the western US state went from blazing summer heat to snowfall in just one day.
Internet Space
Weibo parent Sina and search engine Sogou latest to delist from US
The parent company of China's vast Weibo platform and one of the country's biggest search engines have announced plans to delist from US stock…
Civil Nuclear
Weekly Japan anti-nuclear rally going strong
Thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators returned to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's executive mansion in central Tokyo Friday for a weekly rally.
Stellar Chemistry
Webb telescope captures ‘breathtaking’ images of Orion Nebula
The wall of dense gas and dust resembles a massive winged creature, its glowing maw lit by a bright star as it soars through cosmic filaments.
Shuttle News
Weather woes delay space shuttle Endeavour’s transfer
Bad weather is delaying the transfer of the shuttle Endeavour from Florida to California where it will be put on show, the US space agency said Sunday.