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Coastal towns revise evacuation maps before cyclone season
The new maps send residents to schools on higher ground, not to the hall that flooded in the last storm.
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Two neighbours agree a six-month pause on a disputed border crossing
Trade at the post will continue on a shorter list of goods while surveyors recheck the markers.
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Grain ships resume a shortened route after inspectors clear the channel
Vessels will travel in daylight only until a second sweep of the lower reach is finished.
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River towns brace for a second crest as relief crews move upstream
Families stacked sandbags before dawn while ferries ran a shortened timetable.
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A capital city extends night buses for hospital staff through winter
The extra services start when the evening shift ends and stop short of the outer suburbs.
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Island schools reopen after a week of volcanic ash warnings
Classrooms were cleaned twice, and children with breathing trouble are excused for another five days.
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Trade ministers initial a pact on medicine supplies for the next flu season
The draft lists a small set of drugs that cannot be held back by an export stop without notice.
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River commissions publish a joint reading after an unusual autumn flood
Gauges upstream and downstream were photographed at the same hour so the numbers can be compared.
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Night train between two capitals adds a quiet-carriage after commuter demand
Passengers asked for one coach without calls, and the railway agreed for a trial month.