Mount Semeru, Indonesian volcano, and Java Island’s highest mountain spews hot ash. The steep-sided volcano is also referred
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Destructive Landslide in Iceland
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By AAP newswire via Sheppertan news A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck the Philippines, killing at least one
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