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Ten missing after coal ship capsizes in waters off Viet Nam

TenpeoplewentmissingafterashipcarryingcoalscapsizedonSundaynightoffthecoastofNgheAnProvinceinVietNam,undertheinfluenceofthetropicalstormTalas.Ofthe13peopleonboa

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Italy drafts code on NGO migrant rescue operations

Italy’snewcodeofconductforhumanitariangroupsthatrescuemigrantsintheMediterraneanwaspublishedbyHuffingtonPost’sItalianeditionandconfirmedbyagovernmentsourceonFri

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Italy threatens to shut ports to foreign boats saving migrants

ItalyhasthreatenedtopreventvesselsflyingunderforeignflagsfromdisembarkingmigrantsrescuedintheMediterraneaninitsports,asourceclosetothegovernmentsaidWednesday."W

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Two killed, at least 12 trapped in Colombia coal mine blast

AtleasttwopeoplewerekilledafteranexplosionrippedthroughacentralColombiancoalmineonFriday,leavingtwoothersinjured,accordingtoagovernmentstatement.Twelveto15peopl

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Over 100 people buried in landslide in SW China, rescue underway

China's land and resources ministry has upgraded its response measures to level-II, the second highest on a four-tier system against geologic disasters, following the landslide. A group of experts has been sent to the scene.

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15 missing after seven-story building collapses in Kenya

About15peoplearemissingafteraseven-storybuildingcollapsedinaresidentialareaoftheKenyancapitalNairobi,rescueservicessaidonTuesday.TheKenyaRedCrosssaidonitsTwitte

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5 killed, over 137 rescued in Indonesia ferry fire

Atleastfivepeoplewerekilledandmorethan137othersrescuedsafelyafteraferrycaughtfireinwatersofftheEastJavaprovinceinwesternIndonesiaonFridayevening,rescuerssaidSat

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Five die in India coal mine collapse in Jharkhand

​At least five workers have died and nearly two dozen are feared trapped in a coal mine which has collapsed in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.

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India launches advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR

​India Thursday launched its advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR from the spaceport of Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

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At least 12 killed, 52 wounded in attack on Pakistan court: rescue official

At least 12 people were killed and 52 wounded when two bomb blasts were detonated outside a district court in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, a rescue official said.

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China rescue team rushes to Italy for earthquake relief

A civil rescue team from China arrived at the quake-affected areas in Italy Thursday evening and has started rescue work there, official sources here said.

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Southwest China landslide kills 23, injures 7

A landslide killed 23 and injured 7 in southwest China's Guizhou Province as all missing and dead people were found Sunday morning.

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Chinese fleet arrives in Hawaii for RIMPAC 2016 drill

A Chinese fleet with about 1,200 soldiers and officers arrived in the Pearl Harbor Wednesday to take part in the Rim of the Pacific 2016 (RIMPAC 2016) multinational naval exercise.

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China to form nuclear emergency rescue team before end of 2018

​China plans to have assembled a national nuclear emergency response team of around 320 members before the end of 2018, an official said Tuesday.

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Rescue vessel eyed for the Nansha Islands

China is considering deploying an advanced rescue ship that could carry drones and underwater robots to the Nansha Islands this year to help ships in trouble, including foreign vessels.

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6-nation submarine rescue exercise to kick off in S.Korea

​South Korea will host a six-nation submarine exercise in its southern seas later in the month, Yonhap quoted the Navy as saying on Tuesday.

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22 rescued from container vessel fire off E China

Chinese marine rescuers have saved the crew of a container vessel that caught fire after colliding with a Liberian boat in the sea off east China.