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At least 10 injured as blast brings down building in Belgium

Atleast10peoplewereinjuredafteranexplosioncausedabuildingtocollapseintheBelgiannortherntownofAntwerponMondayevening.Theexplosionoccurredinadowntownneighborhoodi

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Man dies as high winds hit Spain

A56-year-oldmandiedonWednesdaywhenhewasblownoffthebalconyofhishomebyhighwinds,Catalanauthoritieshaveconfirmed.Theaccidenthappenedasthemanwasattemptingtocarryout

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Natural disasters kill or leave 386 missing in Vietnam since January

Naturaldisasters,including14typhoonsandstormsandmanyflashfloodsandlandslides,havekilledorleft386peopleinVietnammissingsofarthisyear,andcausedpropertylossesof2.6

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55 injured in 6.1-magnitude quake in Kerman, Iran

Atleast55peoplewereinjuredfollowingtheearthquakemeasuring6.1ontheRichterscalethatjoltedHojadkcityinIran'sKermanProvinceWednesdaymorning,stateIRIBTVreported.Thee

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$129 bn in extreme weather losses last year: climate report

Extremeweathercausedsome$129billion(111billioneuros)ineconomiclosseslastyear,saidareportTuesdaythatwarnedthebillwillkeepclimbingasclimatechangeboostsdroughts,st

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Death toll from Hurricane Harvey in US state of Texas hits 88

HurricaneHarveytookthelivesofatleast88intheU.S.stateofTexasdirectlyorindirectly,preliminarynumbersreleasedbytheDepartmentofStateHealthServicesshowedonFriday.The

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5 dead in central China rain

TorrentialrainincentralChina'sHubeiProvincehasleftfivedead.Thedownpourforcedtheevacuationof26,700people,destroyedmorethan8,500housesandcauseddirecteconomiclosse

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U.S. military aircraft may have crashed in Okinawa: local media

AU.S.militaryaircraftmayhavecrashedonWednesdayinnorthernOkinawa,localmediareported,quotinglocalfiredepartmentsources.Localauthoritieswereinvestigatingtheinciden

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China will use social media to select new typhoon name

TheChineseNationalMeteorologicalCentermetonSept12tochooseanewnameforTyphoonHaima,whichcausedabout$19.3billionofdamageinthePhilippines.Duringthe49thsessionoftheT

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Do you know the cost of fighting in public in China?

TheYunxipolicestationinsouthwesternChinesecityofChengdurecentlypostedwarningsignslistingthefinancialpenaltiesforfightinginpublic.Thenoveltyofthisgesturecausedph

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Power outage wreaks havoc on Tokyo train lines, 41,000 affected

Anoperationalerrorwhichoccurredatasubstationcausedapoweroutageaffectingaround41,000passengerstravelingonmajortrainnetworksinTokyoonTuesdaymorning,EastJapanRailw

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Exploding e-cigarette causes scare at London train station

BritishpolicesayascareatabusyLondonrailwaystationhasturnedouttohavebeencausedbyanelectroniccigarette.BritishTransportPolicesaidinastatementonTuesdaynightthatoff

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23 killed in Thailand flooding, damage estimated at $300 mln

Atleast23peoplehavebeenkilledinwidespreadfloodinginThailand,withafurtheronemillionaffected.Authoritieshavedeclared10ofthecountry's77provincesdisasterzonesasthec

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Death toll climbs to 153 in oil tanker fire incident

ThedeathtollfromSunday'soiltankerexplosioninPakistanclimbedto153.ThetragedystruckPakistanontheeveofEidholidayonSunday.ThefestivalmarkstheendoftheMuslimfastingmo

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Gas explosion in NE China causes injuries

AgasexplosionatLinghenightmarketinJinzhoucity,northeastChina'sLiaoningProvinceinjured11peopleonTuesdaynight,accordingtolocalgovernment.Theexplosionreportedlyocc

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India: Bird delays hundreds travelling on Delhi metro-train

A short circuit caused by a bird, delayed trains on Delhi metro on Tuesday. The metro’s Blue Line that runs between Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank came to a halt when an eagle hit overhead wires, causing a short circuit.

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India: Bird delays hundreds travelling on Delhi metro-train

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,June14(APD)-Ashortcircuitcausedbyabird,delayedtrainsonDelhimetroonTuesday.Themetro’sBlueLinethatrunsbetweenIndraprasthaandYamu