Northern and Eastern posts
The Wall Street Journal Buses resumed evacuating those still remaining in eastern Aleppo following days of delays, and others departed with the sick and wounded from two rebel-besieged Shiite villages in the country’s north.
Fragile Cease-Fire Resumes in Aleppo
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Evacuations of civilians and rebels from the last opposition-held eastern neighborhoods of the northern Syrian city restart.
111 months ago
The Wall Street Journal The Syrian military says it has gained control of 98% of eastern Aleppo.
Syria Rebels Near Defeat in Aleppo
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Syrian military says it has gained control of 98% of the formerly rebel-held eastern area of the northern city.
111 months ago
VICE News There are about 275,000 people still living under siege in eastern Aleppo.
Syrian government forces deal major blow to rebels in Aleppo
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Syrian government forces announced they had taken control of key northern districts in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, effectively splitting the territory in two.
112 months ago
National Geographic Tonight: Sky watchers with clear skies across Canada, the northern United States, and other northern latitude countries should be on the lookout for the northern lights. Here's how to see them.
Aurora Alert! Watch Now for Northern Lights
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All this sky action is caused by a strong gust of solar wind that erupted off the sun’s surface this past weekend.
116 months ago
MSN News The winter storm will hit the eastern United States with the potential for heavy snow to impact more than 50 million people at the end of the week.
Major snowstorm may threaten DC to NYC Friday into Saturday
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The heavy snow with the storm is likely to have a fairly sharp northern edge. At this time, the northern edge is most likely to extend from southern Ohio to southern New England.
122 months ago
TreeHugger Here's our reader photo of the day!
Photo: Northern copperhead in North Carolina
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This beautiful northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) is native to the eastern United States.
124 months ago
Los Angeles Times Travel
Ablaze with fall color, these are 3 Eastern Sierra canyons you need to see right now
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You know the old saw "he who hesitates is lost"? It couldn't be truer of the fall color showing right now in the northern stretch of the Eastern Sierra.
125 months ago
Slate.com Northern Ireland is the midst of a full-blown political crisis.
The Situation in Northern Ireland Is Looking Extremely Fragile
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Prominent Northern Irish political leader Gerry Adams will not be prosecuted for his involvement in the 1972 murder of Jean McConville by members of the Irish Republican Army, a case that has haunted Northern Ireland and its leaders for decades. The Read more ... news comes at a time when Northern Ireland is...
126 months ago
Reuters The problem of the so-called jigger parasite - female sand fleas that burrow their way under skin - is widespread in eastern, northern and northeastern parts of Uganda. See more: http://reut.rs/1VbqMRH
Fighting the jigger parasite
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All this started when a friend who works with NGOs travelled to eastern Uganda. It was very shocking for him to see a human body consumed with flea parasites, only two hours from the capital. My friend showed me a picture of Yusuf Kagwa, a 45-year-ol Read more ... d farmer.
127 months ago
NBC News Residents of northern and eastern Australia prepared for what was being dubbed a “cyclone sandwich” as two powerful storms threatened the region.
Double Whammy: 'Cyclone Sandwich' Heads for Australia
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Cyclone Marcia was nearing the coast of Queensland near the city of Brisbane. Meanwhile, Cyclone Lam was due to hit the Northern Territory some 120 miles from the city of Darwin.
133 months ago