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25 killed, including 10 military personnel as wildfires rage through Algeria
World | Jul 25, 2023, 08:38 AM ISTThe wildfires spread across 16 regions of Algeria due to high winds, creating 97 blazes in different parts of the African nation.
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China: 11 killed after roof of school gym collapses in Heilongjiang amid heavy rains
World | Jul 24, 2023, 09:10 AM ISTA preliminary investigation revealed that perlite was illegally used on the roof of the gym by construction workers while constructing another teaching building near it.
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Sudan: 9 killed, including 4 military personnel, as civilian plane crashes due to technical failure
World | Jul 24, 2023, 03:02 PM ISTThe conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began on April 15, entered its 100th day on Sunday with an reported airstrike killing 16 people.
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Afghanistan: 31 killed, 41 missing in flash floods as heavy rainfall lashes country
World | Jul 24, 2023, 06:42 AM ISTHundreds of houses were damaged in the heavy rains in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province and many people are believed to be trapped under the debris.
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Mexico: 11 killed as man sets bar on fire after being kicked out for disrespectful behaviour
World | Jul 23, 2023, 09:05 AM ISTThe accused person apparently threw a Molotov cocktail at the Beer House bar in Sonora after he was thrown out for misbehaving with women.
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Russia-Ukraine war: 8 civilians killed as Russian strikes target 11 Ukrainian areas
World | Jul 22, 2023, 04:52 PM ISTAt least four people, including a married couple, were killed in a shelling by Russian forces in Niu-York, south of Bakhmut city, which has witnessed the longest and the most brutal fighting until its capture in May.
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Colombia: 14 killed as mudslide blocks important highway amid heavy rains
World | Jul 19, 2023, 08:42 AM ISTThe Bogota-Villavicencio highway, which was blocked due to landslide, is an important transit route for beef, rice and palm oil.
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Bangladesh: 4 killed as waterbus sinks in Buriganga river near Dhaka, several others missing
World | Jul 17, 2023, 10:13 AM ISTRescue teams have managed to rescue eight people from the waterbus, including a child and three women.
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China: 6 killed in stabbing attack outside kindergarten in Guangdong province
World | Jul 10, 2023, 02:40 PM ISTA spade of mass stabbings, particularly focusing on children, across China in recent years have sparked public anger.
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Pakistan: 76, including 31 children, killed as incessant rains continue to devastate country
World | Jul 09, 2023, 02:54 PM ISTPakistan, which is already vulnerable to extreme weather, is also facing extensive waterlogging in roads and nearby streets that has crippled traffic movement and cut electric supplies. At least 133 people have been injured due to the rains since June.
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500 days of Russia-Ukraine war: Another Russian shelling in the Donetsk region kills 8; 13 wounded
World | Jul 10, 2023, 02:58 PM ISTAs the Russia-Ukraine war completed 500 days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid a visit to Snake Island and thanked his soldiers.
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Brazil: Building collapse in Pernambuco kills 14, including 6 children
World | Jul 09, 2023, 06:35 AM ISTThe building that collapsed was located in the Janga neighbourhood near Recife, the state capital. Three people have been rescued so far.
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Italy: 6 killed, 80 injured after fire breaks out in elderly retirement home in Milan
World | Jul 07, 2023, 04:09 PM ISTAbout 80 people were wounded after the fire broke out at the 'Home of the Spouses' facility in Milan, including three in critical condition.
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Mexico: 29, including toddler, killed after passenger bus falls into ravine in Oaxaca
World | Jul 06, 2023, 09:29 AM ISTA one-and-a-half year-old toddler was among the 29 people killed in the tragic bus accident in Mexico's Oaxaca state on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Collision between 2 speeding buses kills 7 people, injures 20 in Sindh
World | Jul 01, 2023, 11:52 AM ISTA similar incident had taken place earlier this month when two coaches had collided near Nawabshah in Sindh's Benazirabad district, killing seven people and injuring 42 others.
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8 killed as car hits truck in Assam
India | Nov 20, 2019, 01:07 PM ISTThe car was returning to Tezpur from Baihata. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, a police officer said.
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15 people killed in coal mine blast in China
World | Nov 19, 2019, 10:56 AM ISTAuthorities said that 15 people were killed in the blast. "Eleven miners managed to escape," the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
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15 killed in Indonesia landslide
World | Jan 02, 2019, 08:53 AM ISTAccording to a government official, around 20 persons are still missing in the Monday landslide which hit Sukabumi district, burying more than 30 houses, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Tanzania ferry collapse: Death toll rises to 100, 37 rescued
World | Sep 21, 2018, 03:34 PM ISTThe ferry was traveling between Ukara and Bugolora and capsized near the area of Mwanza.
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Six killed, nine injured as motorist drives vehicle into New York City bike path, attacker held
World | Nov 01, 2017, 02:44 AM ISTA man in a rented truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring several others