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Massive tornado sweeps over Andover, Kansas

A large destructive tornado swept through an area near the city of Wichita in Kansas, causing damage to as many as 100 buildings, according to media reports.

Ukraine

How the horror of war inspired this Italian's bid to save 500 refugees

"I cannot forget the faces of the people I saw [in Ukraine] who were asking me for help."

Earth News

South Africa's deadliest storm on record kills more than 300 people

Roads, hillsides and homes have been washed away by extreme rainfall in South Africa.

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Migrants pulled from the sea during dramatic Mediterranean rescues

The rescue ship Sea-Watch-3 was called into action over the past days as a number of migrants found themselves in trouble in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Couple gets married amid destruction in Kharkiv

A Ukrainian couple who met whilst volunteering to support others amid the Russian invasion got married Sunday in a metro station serving as a bomb shelter in Kharkiv

My Europe Series

'I went to rescue wife’s family from a tomb': Man's epic Ukraine trip

“To me, he’s a hero.” Alberto, 58, rescued 38 people from Ukraine, 20 of whom he is hosting at his home in Vienna.

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Wildfires rage through large areas in Argentina

Firefighters in Argentina were on Sunday continuing to battle a devastating wildfire in Argentina's northeastern province of Corrientes.

Austria

Three Polish researchers trapped by melting water in Austrian cave

Rescue services were working to reach the stranded trio on Friday.

Nature

Rescue team risk their lives to save whale entangled in rubbish

The female humpback whale was travelling with a male and a calf.

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Indonesian croc freed after five years trapped in tyre

A 5.2-metre-long wild crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years is freed, freed from its rubber vice by a local resident

Morocco

Rescuers dig to save boy, 5, trapped in a well for three days

The boy has been stuck in the well since Tuesday evening.

World News

Injured young whale rescued near Athens found dead days later

The body of the young Cuvier’s beaked whale was found Wednesday off Salamis island, near to where it had last been spotted.

Greece

Rescue operation underway to save stranded whale in waters near Athens

The whale is stranded and injured in shallow waters near Athens. Divers, vets and authorities were assisting in the rescue operation.

Travel News

Watch the moment this pilot is rescued from high speed train crash

This lucky pilot cheated death twice in one day

Nature

Rescued bears open their Christmas gifts in sanctuary

Animals Asia staff made sure that all the rescued bears at the NGO's sanctuary in Vietnam got something this Christmas.

World News

Miraculous save after surfer nearly drowns off coast of Portugal

Competitive big-wave surfer, Andrew Cotton, was saved from drowning on Friday after falling from his board into the sea in Portugal.

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Sea-Watch 4 rescues more than 100 migrants in the central Mediterranean

The migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 has reportedly rescued 107 migrants on Monday, 22 November, among whom is a one-day-old baby.

Nature

This bear has had its head stuck in a plastic container for weeks

It took weeks to track down and rescue the animal, who was a victim of plastic pollution in the US.

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Cargo plane wreck recovered from ocean off Hawaii

Federal officials have recovered a cargo plane that crashed into the ocean off Hawaii. The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday that all major components of the 737-200 jet, including the plane's black boxes, have been salvaged from about 400 feet (122 meters) of water off Oahu

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Argentina: Rescuers save a humpback whale stranded on a beach

Rescuers managed to save a humpback whale Tuesday, October 5, after the massive animal washed up on the coast of Buenos Aires province.