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

In 2023, a collapse at an open-pit coal mine in the northern Inner Mongolia region killed 53 people.

From BBC • May 23, 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

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

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan