northern

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A man died after a shark attack in northern Queensland state on Sunday, the third fatal shark attack this year in Australia.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, England—This redbrick northern market town isn’t exactly famed as a British political bellwether.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The peak can be tackled from both Nepal and the northern face in Tibet, but Chinese authorities have closed the latter route this year.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Conversely, tsunamis generated further away from France, for example off the northern coast of North Africa, can reach the French Riviera in less than 90 minutes.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The soccer field had become the plains of northern Kenya, the great savanna.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola