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48 died on same floor since July at tainted Yokohama hospital

A hospital here that is the centerpiece of a series of suspected poisoning murders of patients has seen a total of 48 inpatients die on its fourth floor since July this year, sources close to the institution have revealed.

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Whitney Houston, Prince memorabilia to hit auction block

From costumes to instruments, a selection of music memorabilia will go under the hammer in Beverly Hills this week, including items belonging to late singers Whitney Houston and Prince.

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Will 2016 be worst year for rock stars dying since Hendrix and Janis Joplin in 1970?

David Bowie, Prince, Glenn Frey, Maurice White, Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner, Frank Sinatra Jnr among those to have died in first four months - and with each death, we lose a part of ourselves

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3rd adult died from Zika virus in Brazil

Brazil's Health Ministry confirmed Thursday the death of a third adult due to the Zika virus. Although the 20-year-old woman in the northern state of Rio Grande do Norte died in April 2015, the results of tests were just revealed.

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Mother of toddler killed in Jewish arson attack dies of sustained wounds

​Mother of the Palestinian toddler killed in a Jewish arson attack near the West Bank city of Nablus on July 31 died of her sustained wounds, her family confirmed on Sunday.

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22 Myanmar survivors from sunk Russian fishing trawler return home

​A total of 22 Myanmar surviving sailors from a sunk Russian fishing trawler returned home by air on Sunday from Russia via South Korea, official media reported on Monday.

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3 killed, 30 injured in vehicle pileup accident in Pennsylvania

At least three people died and 30 people were injured Wednesday afternoon in a multiple vehicle accident on Interstate 80 in Clarion County, U.S. State of Pennsylvania.

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Taiwanese singer Frankie Kao dies

Taiwanese rock star and entertainment show host Frankie Kao Ling-feng died on Monday evening at the age of 63.

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44 die from swine flu in Egypt: official

The number of people died from swine flu in Egypt since the beginning of December 2013 has increased to 44, Ahmed Kamel, spokesman of the Egyptian Health Ministry, told Xinhua Thursday.

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China reports new H7N9 death

Two H7N9 avian flu patients, including a medical worker, have died in Shanghai, the local health authorities said Monday.

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3 killed in bus robbery

A knife-wielding attacker has robbed a bus in central China's Henan Province, killing three people and injuring another 12.

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China reports 5th death from H7N9 bird flu

Authorities in Shanghai said Thursday night that another person has died from H7N9 bird flu, bringing the death toll from the new deadly strain to five around the country.