| Philippines lowers volcano alert, thousands can return home -  An explosive eruption of the Philippines' restive Taal volcano no longer appears imminent, authorities said Sunday as they lifted most of a mass evacuation order but warned residents to remain ready to flee. Warning signs like earthquakes have been steadily waning since Taal burst to life two weeks ago with plumes of ash and lava, forcing over 135,000 people into shelters over fears a massive blast was coming. The nation's seismological agency said steadily shrinking ash and gas emissions were signs of "decreased tendency towards hazardous explosive eruption", leading them to drop the alert by a notch.
Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:56:00 -0500
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| Chinese Uighurs in Saudi face impossible choice -  His eyes brimming with tears, a Uighur student in Saudi Arabia holds out his Chinese passport -- long past its expiry date and condemning him to an uncertain fate as the kingdom grows closer to Beijing. The Chinese mission in Saudi Arabia stopped renewing passports for the ethnic Muslim minority more than two years ago, in what campaigners call a pressure tactic exercised in many countries to force the Uighur diaspora to return home. Half a dozen Uighur families in Saudi Arabia who showed AFP their passports -- a few already expired and some approaching the date -- said they dread going back to China, where over a million Uighurs are believed to be held in internment camps.
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 21:18:12 -0500
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| China virus death toll rises to 56, total cases near 2,000 -  The death toll from a virus in China has risen to 56 and the number of people infected across the country is nearing 2,000, authorities said Sunday. Fifteen more people have died and at least 688 new cases of the coronavirus have now been confirmed, according to the National Health Commission. Among the new deaths, 13 were in Hubei, the province at the heart of the outbreak, while Shanghai reported its first death.
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 20:48:44 -0500
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| Family of five and their dog found dead in NC home - ![Family of five and their dog found dead in NC home]( "Family of five and their dog found dead in NC home") A family of five and their dog were found dead Friday in their Vanceboro, North Carolina home, authorities said.
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:40:08 -0500
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| Canada has confirmed its first Wuhan coronavirus case in Toronto -  Canadian public health officials announced Saturday that a man in Toronto is the country's first "presumptive" case of the Wuhan coronavirus.
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:03:46 -0500
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