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Jan 2025
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Rescuers race to quake-hit Xizang for re...

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Rescuers from across China are racing to the quake zone in Xizang for relief and rescue efforts. Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling to contain raging blazes. The leader of Greenland has held talks with the Danish King after Donald Trump threatened to seize the Danish autonomous territory.

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