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49 children die in gov't hospital in N. India in 1 month

Atleast49childrenhavediedatagovernmenthospitalinnorthernIndianstateofUttarPradeshinthepastonemonth,officialssaidMonday.AllthedeathstookplaceatRamManoharLohiaRaj

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42 children die in 48 hours in gov't hospital in northern India

HorrorreturnedtoGorakhpur'sBRDMedicalCollegeandHospitalinlessthanthreeweekswith42childrendyinginthelast48hours,reportssaidonWednesday.Nearly60childrenhaddieddue

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Zillertal Alps accident kills five German climbers in Austria

FiveGermanclimberswerekilledandanotherclimberwasseriouslyinjuredafteranaccidentintheAustrianAlps.Fiverescuehelicoptersweresenttothescene,2,900m(9.500ft)abovesea

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Fourth Russian ambassador dies within nine months

Russia'sambassadortoSudanhasbeenfounddeadintheswimmingpoolofhishome.MirgayasShirinskiy,62,diedfromanacuteheartattack,theRussianforeignministrysaid.Theveteranamb

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Indian local officials promise justice for the young victims

IndianofficialsinnorthernUttarPradeshhavepromisedjusticeforthe64childrenwhodiedatahospitalearlierthisweek.DistrictMagistrateRajeevRautelahasblamedthedeathsonapr

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Indian local officials promise justice for the young victims

Indian officials in northern Uttar Pradesh have promised justice for the 64 children who died at a hospital earlier this week.

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Update | 11 dead, 9 injured in bus, semi-trailer collision

ElevenpeoplehavediedandnineotherswereinjuredintheroadaccidentFridaymorninginnorthChina'sHebeiProvince,authoritiesconfirmedSaturday.Eightpeoplediedatthesceneandt

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8 dead, 1 missing in NE China downpour

EightpeoplediedandanotherwentmissingduringrainstormsinnortheastChina'sJilinProvince,localauthoritiessaidSaturday.TorrentialrainbatteredcentralandeasternJilinonT

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Death toll rises up to 18 in India's Assam flood

ThedeathtollfromworseningmonsoonfloodsinIndia'sAssamstatehashit18withhundredsofthousandsinmakeshiftcampsandnoletupinthedeluge,officialssaidThursday."Monsoonsare

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At least 8 dead in China kindergarten blast

NANJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people have died after an explosion near a kindergarten in Fengxian County in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday afternoon, local authorities said.

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At least 7 dead, 66 injured in kindergarten blast in east China

Atleastsevenpeoplehavediedand66wereinjuredafteranexplosionnearakindergarteninFengxianCountyineastChina'sJiangsuProvinceThursdayafternoon,localauthoritiessaid.Th

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Two killed, 12 injured in gas tank explosion in E China

TwopeoplediedfrominjuriesinagastankexplosionthatleveledarestaurantinthecityofHuaian,eastChina'sJiangsuProvinceonThursdaymorning,localpolicesaid.Twelveotherswere

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US heiress, actress Dina Merrill dead at 93

AmericanheiressDinaMerrill,theHollywoodsocialitewhobecamealeadinglady,hasdiedaged93.Merrill,raisedinpartontheMar-a-LagoestateinPalmBeach,Florida,nowownedbyPresi

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Toxic liquor kills at least 32 in Pakistan

​At least 32 people have died and dozens have been left seriously ill after drinking toxic alcohol over Christmas in Punjab in Pakistan, officials say.

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Struggling Ocean Park ups prices

Ocean Park has announced a price increase of close to 14 percent after reporting a HK$241 million deficit for the last fiscal year - the biggest loss in 29 years.

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Man dies after Japan speed-eating contest

​A Japanese man has died after choking on a rice ball during a speed-eating competition.

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602 Chinese firemen died on duty since 1949

​Six hundred and two Chinese firefighters have died on duty since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Friday.