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Kabul: Three people were killed and 13 others injured in Afghanistan's twin bomb explosions, the latest in a string of attacks in the militancy-hit country, authorities said on Wednesday. In the capital city Kabul, two police officers…
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Lucknow: The toll in the head-on collision between two Uttar Pardesh Roadways buses on Wednesday on the Lucknow-Hardoi road reached six, with over a dozen injured, police said. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the…
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Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 15 cases of methanal poisoning due to ingesting alcohol-based hand sanitizers. The 15 cases, including four deaths, were reported in the states of Arizona…
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Beirut: As many as 100 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured in two huge explosions that rocked downtown Beirut, the Lebanese Red Cross said on Wednesday. The blasts took place on Tuesday evening (around 6.10 p.m. local time),…
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Kabul: At least 13 people were killed and 42 others injured in an attack on a prison in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city that continued on Monday after it began the previous evening, officials said. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the…
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Visakhapatnam: At least 10 persons were reported killed and several others injured when a jetty crane collapsed on Saturday at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited premises. According to eyewitness accounts, the mishap occurred between 11.30…
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Anchorage: Two aircraft collided midair on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, which led to the death of seven persons including a state Republican Representative. The accident took place on Friday near the Soldotna Airport, reports Xinhua…
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Guwahati: With six more deaths in Assam on Monday, the death toll in the ongoing floods has risen to 50 while the situation was deteriorating in 27 of the state's 33 districts affecting around 24 lakh people, officials said. Officials of…
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Tokyo: Japan is bracing for more heavy rain after a weekend of flooding left at least 37 people dead, with 13 others reported missing in the island of Kyushu, officials said on Monday. The prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima have been…
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Beijing: At least 19 people were killed and 172 others injured in a tanker blast in China's Zhejiang province, local authorities said on Sunday. The tanker loaded with liquified petroleum gas exploded near the Liangshan village in the…
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