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A gunfight between suspected drug traffickers and Mexico army troops in the western state of Michoacan left eight of the alleged criminals dead, the defense ministry said on Tuesday. HT Image The gunbattle erupted around daybreak in the town of Tacambaro as troops patrolled the town and encountered the drug traffickers, officials said. Tropps moved to quell the attack, and eight of the assailants were kille
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Firefighters battled to protect Ancient Olympia in Greece on Sunday as forest fires that have killed 51 people raged unabated for a third day. HT Image Fire brigades evacuated villages near Olympia, site of the first Olympic Games, as flames pushed up to the outskirts of the historic site on Greece s southern Peloponnese peninsula. The fires were nearing the site s museum, housing a number of famous classical sculptures
stanley cup such as Hermes by Praxiteles and other finds from collapsed pagan temples and sport facilities, television said. EU firefighters and planes joined the battle after Greece declared a state of emergency on Saturday. Towering walls of flame have cut a swathe of destruction through the Peloponnese and swept across other regions. The fires have bathed Athens in white ash, forced thousands to flee their villages and burned about 500 homes and thousands of acres of forest and farmland. Fire brigade spokesman Nikos Diamandis said the goal is to stop the fire from going through the Ancient Olympia site but he noted: Despite our efforts, there has been no progress. Three planes and 2 helicopters bombarded the blaze, which had reached the villages of Pelopio and Platanos near Olympia. About 90 firefighters and soldiers were deployed in t
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