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Burlington, Vt., and Madison, Wi., leaders in energy savings

April 22, 2019 This Earth Day, Sense company delved into electricity data for more than 4000 real homes across the U.S. to find out who is leading the charge in saving energy—and who is lagging.

Some 1,800 children must be rescued from Libyan conflict

April 22, 2019 Some 1,800 children must be rescued urgently from fighting zones in Libya, ysaid the United Nations Children\'s Fund.

Angeles City Clark Airport severely damaged by earthquake

April 22, 2019 Following a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Angeles City in the Philippines, Clark Airport serving the region north of the capital Manila as an important domestic and international airport has been severely damaged.

Key Nigerian oil export pipeline under force majeure after fire

April 22, 2019 The operator of the Nembe Creek Trunk Line, one of the two key pipelines of Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude grade capable of transporting 150,000 bpd to the export terminal, declared on Sunday force majeure, due to a fire suspected to have been the result of an illegal third-party breach.

German fire department fights large forest fire near Berlin

April 22, 2019 The German Fire Department has been fighting a large forest fire some 20 kilometers to the north of Berlin.

PIA flight makes dramatic emergency landing on Peshawar airport

April 22, 2019 A plane of Pakistan International Airlines made an emergency landing at the Peshawar airport on Monday after the captain received a warning of a bomb onboard.

Kuwait Airways aircraft nose gets damaged while landing in Beirut

April 22, 2019 The nose of a Kuwait Airways aircraft was damaged during a snow-related aircraft mishap while landing at Beirut’s airport on Sunday.

Tripoli airport resumes operations after brief closure

April 22, 2019 The Tripoli-based Mitiga International Airport has been reopened for air traffic after a brief closure, according to the airport administration on Sunday.

UK police arrest almost 1000 in climate change protests

April 22, 2019 Nearly a thousand people have been arrested in London since an environmentalist protest has started a week ago, British police said Sunday.

Barclays Bank of Kenya: $108,552 stolen from 4 ATMs

April 22, 2019 Barclays Bank Kenya moved to reassure its customers of uninterrupted services after four of its Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the city were broken into on Saturday night and more than Sh11 million stolen.

5.0-magnitude quake hits 74 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

April 22, 2019 A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 74 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina at 1631 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Death toll from multiple blasts in Sri Lanka rises to 290

April 22, 2019 The death toll from the multiple explosions which occurred across Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 290 while over 500 have been injured, police said Monday.