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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.

BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since floodwaters that inundated the whiskey-making campus receded.

PASADENA, California (AP) — Aty Rotter lost her family home and her spiritual home in the ravenous fire that scorched a large swath of Los Angeles County earlier this year.

British Columbia's overall snowpack increased slightly throughout March, but the average is still sitting at just 79 per cent of what's considered normal and the province is sounding the alarm about the potential for drought.

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for its steady rainfall, Colombia ’s capital once seemed immune to water scarcity .

BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called by major parties to facilitate relief efforts after the country’s devastating

As Alberta heads into the heart of wildfire season, the province is committing almost $1 million to upgrade its early-warning systems.

BANGKOK (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar has made a visit to the military-ruled nation, meeting Wednesday with the foreign minister as the country recovers from an earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people.