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Australian PM pays tribute to victims of "Black Summer"

Australia's Parliament resumed for 2020 on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison opening affairs by expressing sympathy and gratitude to the families of the 33 people who have died during the

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Australian PM pays tribute to victims of "Black Summer"

Australia's Parliament resumed for 2020 on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison opening affairs by expressing sympathy and gratitude to the families of the 33 people who have died during the

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Kenyan official commends China's handling of coronavirus outbreak

02:49 The coronavirus outbreak continues to draw reactions from leaders across the world.China has stepped up efforts to tackle the spread of the disease and new infections, and has ev

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Five killed in gas blast in Russian factory

Five people were killed and three others injured on Friday as a gas-air mixture went off in a factory in eastern Russia, the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations said. The explosion, which happ

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Landslide kills at least 16 in Eritrean gold mine

A landslide in a gold mine killed at least 16 people in southwestern Eritrea, state media outlet Eri-TV reported on Friday. News of the landslide, which occurred on Jan. 18, came out almost two weeks

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U.S. authorities issue emergency ordinance for Kobe Bryant crash site

An emergency ordinance has been issued for the crash site where former NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others were killed, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a press conference on Monday

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Four confirmed shot at courthouse in U.S. state of Connecticut

Four people were confirmed to have been shot and wounded outside a courthouse in the U.S. state of Connecticut on Monday, local media reported. The shooting took place at the Bridgeport Superior Cour

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20 wounded as unknown men throw grenades to wedding party in E. Afghanistan

At least 20 people including women and children sustained injuries as unknown men attacked a wedding party with hand grenades in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Saturday night, provincial po

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Death toll from heavy rains rises to 14 in Brazil

The death toll from heavy rains in Belo Horizonte in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has risen to 14, the state civil defense department said on Saturday. The 14 victims were found i

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Search and Rescue Op Underway: Death Toll in Turkish Earthquake Reaches 22, 1,000 Wounded

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the tremors reached a 6.8 magnitude near the town of Sivrice on Friday. The centre added that the q

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Gas truck explodes in Lima, killing two and injuring dozens

A burned car is pictured after a tanker truck carrying gas exploded in a residential area in Lima, Peru January 23, 2020. / Reuters A truck carrying natural gas exploded on Thursday in Peru's

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Eleven killed in village fire in Russia's Siberia

Eleven people were killed in a fire that broke out at a Siberian village in Russia's Far East on early Tuesday morning, the regional office of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. The fire broke ou

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Ukraine to press for plane crash black boxes as Iran minister visits

Ukraine will press Iran to hand over the black boxes from the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane at a meeting with a visiting Iranian delegation on Monday, Foreign Mi

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Two killed, five injured in Texas shooting

At least two people were killed and another five injured in a shooting on Sunday in San Antonio, Texas, local media reported.Local police said it took place at a club. "Nothing more complicated than

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APD | Iran to send black boxes of downed plane to Ukraine

Iran is all set to send the black boxes of the unintentionally shot downed Ukrainian passenger plane to Kiev, local media reported Sunday morning.Iranian authorities ar

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Canadian gov't to offer financial aid to families of Canadian victims in Ukrainian plane crash

OTTAWA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced that his government will provide financial aid for families of Canadian victims in the Ukrainian plane crash in

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5 nations seek compensation from Iran on plane crash victims' families

Flowers and candles are placed in front of portraits of the flight crew members of the Ukrainian 737-800 plane that crashed on the outskirts of Tehran, at a memorial inside Borispil international