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Firefighters in Australia, which is emerging from last week’s record heat wave, are using cooler temperatures to contain wildfires that destroyed property and claimed lives.
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Pauline Esther Phillips, who was known to millions of newspaper readers as the “Dear Abby” advice columnist Abigail Van Buren, has died. She was 94.
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Samsung Electronics Co. should post a bond equal to 88 percent of the value of smartphones found to infringe Apple Inc. patents if it loses a U.S. trade ruling and wants to keep selling the devices, a judge said.
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Eighteen members of Eritrea’s national soccer team applied for political asylum in Uganda, citing fear of forced conscription and “bad governance” in their native country, the Refugee Ministry said.
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At least 18 members of Eritrea’s national soccer team have gone missing in Uganda after being eliminated from a regional tournament, the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations said.
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Larry Hagman, whose portrayal of a rapacious, roguishly charming Texas oilman on the nighttime soap opera “Dallas” left a worldwide television audience wondering, “Who shot J.R.?”, has died, the New York Times said. He was 81.
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Jonathan L. Auerbach, who explored new frontiers for investors as co-founder of Auerbach Grayson & Co., a brokerage that specializes in international trading, has died. He was 70.
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Sun Myung Moon, the Korean-born founder of the Unification Church and self-proclaimed messiah who built a secretive global business empire that sells cars, guns, newspapers and sushi, has died. He was 92.
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The United Arab Emirates agreed to buy K11 rifles from South Korea, becoming the first export customer for the weapon, United Press International reported, citing the U.A.E.’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration.
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Israeli defense chief Udi Shani has flown to South Korea for talks on a $1 billion contract for trainer jets, United Press International reported yesterday, without citing anyone.
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