At least 35 people across Nepal have died in landslides, floods and lightning strikes since mid-June Landslides and flash floods are widespr...
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Earthquake today: Magnitude 7 quake hits Peru; tsunami warning issued.
Earthquake today - Magnitude 7 quake hits Peru, tsunami warning issued Bloomberg reported a 7.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru i...
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In the intense heat of the Hajj, at least 1,000 people, including 68 Indians, pass away.
At Least 1,000, Including 68 Indians, Die In Scorching Heat During Hajj According to an Arab ambassador who offered a breakdown indicating ...
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In Karimganj, Assam, a landslip kills five members of a family.
The deceased have been identified as Roymun Nessa (55) and her children Sahida Khanam (18), Jahida Khanam (16) and Hamida Khanam (11). Assam...
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Australia bouncy castle fall: Sixth child dies in hospital
A sixth child has died from injuries suffered in a bouncy castle accident in Australia last week, police say. (L-R) Zane Mellor, Addison Ste...
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At Least 17 Die, 60 Missing As Boat Sinks Off Madagascar Coast
Port authority chief Jean Edmond Randrianantenaina said 45 of the 130 passengers aboard the vessel were rescued and searches were continuing...
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Gas explosion in sewer kills 12 in Pakistan's largest city
Officials say a powerful gas explosion in a sewage system in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, has killed at least 12 people and injured...
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Hong Kong: 12 injured, dozens trapped on rooftop after major fire breaks out at 38-storey building
The fire started in the early afternoon at the World Trade Centre on Gloucester Road in the city's popular Causeway Bay shopping distri...
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Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens
A framed photo of Martha Thomas lies among the debris of her destroyed home in the aftermath of tornadoes that tore through the region sever...
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11 Chinese miners rescued after 14 days trapped underground - state media
Eleven gold miners have been rescued a fortnight after they were trapped by an underground explosion in China, according to state media repo...
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Tropic storm Isaias whips up eastern US, killing at least 6
At least six people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain Tuesday along the U.S. East Coast after making l...
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2,750 Tonnes Of Ammonium Nitrate Exploded: Lebanon PM On Beirut Blasts
"It is unacceptable that a shipment of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate has been present for six years in a warehouse, without taking ...
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2 major explosions kill 10, injure several in Lebanon capital Beirut; scary visuals emerge
Two major explosions rocked Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. At least 10 people were reported dead in the explosions, local security an...
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Dam blasted to release surging water as deadly flooding across China continues
Authorities in central China have blasted a dam to release surging waters during widespread flooding across the country that has claimed mo...
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Cambodian building collapse kills three, dozens feared buried
Rescuers dig through debris of seven-storey beach resort tower that was under construction in Sihanoukville Rescue workers use an earth...
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Strong earthquake hits islands off New Zealand; no signs of tsunami
The area where the earthquake hit is called the Kermadec Islands, which is about 800 kilometers (497 miles) northeast of New Zealand’s Nort...
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6-year-old Indian migrant girl dies in Arizona desert as mother left in search of water
The girl`s death, the second recorded fatality of a migrant child this year in Arizona`s southern deserts, highlighted the danger of summe...
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7 persons, including 4 sanitation workers, die of suffocation cleaning Gujarat hotel drain
Seven people, including four sanitation workers, allegedly died of suffocation while cleaning a closed septic tank of a hotel in Dabhoi to...
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Oil tanker 'catches fire' after leaving UAE port
A shipping incident is being investigated in the Gulf of Oman, near the coast of Iran, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations. B...
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Crane collapses during thunderstorm and 'slices through' apartment block in Dallas
The crane came down on the five-storey building just as extremely high winds kicked up in the area, an eyewitness says. The toppled cra...
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