northern

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The BBC's Will Grant visited a makeshift shelter in Catia la Mar, a town on the country's northern coast, where survivors who have been left with nothing sleep outdoors or in tents.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

In 2025 the value of its exports across the northern and southern borders reached almost $59 billion, more than one-third of total U.S. ag exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Movement on the northern edge of the Caribbean plate caused the magnitude 7 earthquake in 2010 in Haiti that killed 316,000 people, one of the worst natural disasters in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

The Po River has never fallen this low so early in the year, raising fears of a devastating drought in July in this corner of northern Italy.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

The pale figure of a woman appeared at the northern gateway.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan