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Iran earthquake death toll rises to 483

Tehran, Iran | AFP | The number of dead in a major earthquake that hit Iran’s western province of Kermanshah this month has risen to 483, official news agency IRNA said. The rise from a previous toll of 436 reported last week came after some people died from their injuries …

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Forty injured as Spain nightclub floor collapses

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Forty people were injured after a section of floor at a packed nightclub on Spain’s holiday island of Tenerife collapsed Sunday, sending revellers plunging into the basement, officials said. Rescuers rushed to the Butterfly Disco Club in Adeje at about 2:30 am (0230 GMT) after …

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Blast rocks Chinese megaport city, two dead

Shanghai, China | AFP | A major explosion hit China’s major port city of Ningbo on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring dozens and wrecking buildings, state media and local authorities said. The Ningbo government said on a social media account that the blast occurred in a “vacant lot” …

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Four dead in UK air crash

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Four people were killed Friday when an aircraft and a helicopter collided in Buckinghamshire, south England, local police said. Two people were killed in each aircraft, which came down in woods near Waddesdon Estate, near Aylesbury, according to Thames Valley Police said. Police chief …

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THIS WEEK: KIU students in nasty accident

THIS WEEK: KIU students in nasty accident Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six students of Kampala International University (KIU) on Nov.04 perished in a road accident along Kampala – Gulu highway in Nakasongola. Other students who all belonged to Banyarwanda students association sustained serious injuries when a commuter taxi they …

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18 soldiers killed in Malawi road accident

Blantyre, Malawi | AFP | At least 18 Malawian soldiers were killed on Thursday when the truck they were travelling in left the road at a corner and rolled three times, police said. The military truck was carrying more than 60 passengers returning from training in the northern district of Mzimba …

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Eleven hurt after car crashes near London museum

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Eleven people were injured on Saturday when a car mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians near London’s Natural History Museum, leading to the driver’s arrest, although officials ruled out a terrorist link. Police said it was a traffic incident after three attacks in the …

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Toddler shoots playmates at Michigan daycare

Chicago, United States | AFP | Two toddlers were hospitalized in serious condition after a playmate accidentally shot them with a loaded gun at a daycare in the US state of Michigan. Both of the children’s conditions were upgraded from critical a day earlier, police said Thursday, as they wrapped up …

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