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Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy’s Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals…
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A former Jehovah's Witness has been detained on suspicion of setting off an explosive device that killed three people and wounded 50 others at a denomination gathering in southern…
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MORE than 70 people were missing today after a boat capsized in Taraba State. The boat was carrying traders returning from a fish market in Ardo-Kola district late Saturday when it…
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AN unknown gunman opened fire outside the US embassy in Beirut late Wednesday night. Embassy spokesperson Jake Nelson said in a statement that "small arms fire was reported in the…
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AT least 42 women have been abducted by Islamic extremist rebels during an attack in Borno state, locals told The Associated Press yesterday. The rebels attacked the women as they…
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Greek firefighters found the bodies of 18 people in an area ravaged by a major wildfire burning for days, authorities said Tuesday. Hundreds of firefighters have struggled to…
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China's capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where…
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THE wildfire on the Spanish island of La Palma charred at least 3,600 hectares (8,896 acres) of land and forest over the weekend, provincial head Sergio Rodriguez said on Monday. …
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 AT least five people were killed after a helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashed Tuesday near Mount Everest in Nepal, and one other person on the aircraft was still missing. …
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MIKE Pence, the nation's 48th vice president, will formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination with a video and kickoff event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, which is his…
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