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Niger attack kills 71 soldiers, ISIL claims responsibility

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6 killed in New Jersey shootout, including one police officer

AuthoritiesinJerseyCity,NewJersey,confirmsixpeople,includingapoliceofficer,threebystandersandtwosuspectswerekilledinaneruptionofgunfireTuesdayafternoon.Theysayt

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At least one Chinese national among those injured in New Zealand volcanic eruption

TwoChinesenationalswereamongthose47peopleonNewZealandsWhiteIslandatthetimeofavolcaniceruptiononMonday,theNewZealandpolicesaidonTuesday.AtleastoneChinesenational

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Death toll from Nairobi building collapse rises to 7: local media

Sevenpeopleareconfirmeddeadand35othershavebeenrescuedfollowingthecollapseofasix-storeybuildinginEmbakasiEastareaintheKenyancapitalNairobi,accordingtolocalmediar

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Death toll mounts from latest sinking of migrant vessel off coast of Mauritania: IOM

TheInternationalOrganizationforMigration(IOM)saidonFridaythatthedeathtollfromWednesdaystragicsinkingofafishingboatcarryingmigrantstotheCanaryIslandsroseto62asof

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IOM: Up to 57 dead after migrant boat sinks off Mauritanian coast

Upto57peoplehavediedafterashipfromGambiacarryingaround150migrantssankoffthecoastofMauritaniaonWednesday,theUNmigrationagencysaid.TheperilousseapassagefromWestAf

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M4.5 earthquake hits Tangshan in N China

Amagnitude-4.5earthquakestrucktheFengnanDistrictofTangshanCity,northChinasHebeiProvinceonThursdaymorning,accordingtotheChinaEarthquakeNetworksCenter(CENC).Thequ

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APD | Eleven deaths reported as “Kammuri” leaves the Philippines

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaMANILA,Dec.4(APD)–Severetropicalstorm“Kammuri,”knowninthePhilippinesas“Tisoy”leftatleast11personsdeadasitaffectedabouthalfamillionFilipino

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11 wounded in New Orleans shooting

11peoplewerewounded,twoofthemarecriticallyinaNewOrleansshootingonSunday.ItoccurredinthelegendaryFrenchQuarterofthecity.Asuspectisnowincustody.But,authoritiessay

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Seven confirmed dead in southwest China mine gas blast

SevenoftheeightminerstrappedinacoalandgasblastinsouthwestChinasGuizhouProvinceMondaywereconfirmeddead,asrescuersretrievedthelastbodyonSunday.Onlyoneminercameout

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APD | Typhoon “Kammuri” enters Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaMANILA,Nov.30(APD)–Typhoon“Kammuri”hasenteredthePhilippineAreaofResponsibilityalittleoveranhourago.Ithasbeennamed“Tisoy”andthe20thtropical

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Aftershock in Albania as quake deaths rise to 46

ThedeathtolloftheearthquakethathitAlbaniaearlyTuesdaymorninghasclimbedto46,saidlocalauthorities.Thehopeoffindingmoresurvivorsisfadingasrescueoperationsarecoming

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At least 19 killed in suspected Islamist attack in eastern DR Congo

TheUnitedNationsmissionintheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(MONUSCO)reportedthat19peoplewerekilledinanewattackbysuspectedrebelsfromtheAlliedDemocraticForces(ADF)ea

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Five dead, four injured in U.S. high-rise building fire

Fivepeoplewerekilledandfourothersinjuredasaresultofahigh-risebuildingfireinMinneapolisinthenorthernU.S.stateofMinnesotaonWednesdaymorning,authoritiessaid.Thefir

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At least 41 reportedly die in heavy rains, landslides in DRC: UN

Atleast41peoplehavebeenreportedlykilledinthelatestheavyrainsandlandslidesthathaveaffectedalmost430,000peopleintheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC),aUNspokesmans

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M6 quake jolts Greece's Crete island

Amagnitude-6.0earthquakejoltedtheGreekislandofCreteonWednesday,accordingtotheU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS).Thequakewasrecordedatadepthof71.8kilometers.Therewerenoi

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APD | Eight dead, nine hurt in bus-van mishap in the Philippines

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaAtleasteightpeoplediedwhilenineotherswereinjuredwhenabuscollidedwithapassengervanandatricycle(motorcyclewithsidecar)inPamplona,CamarinesSu