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Death toll of stampede at Soleimani's funeral rises to 40

The death toll of a stampede at the funeral of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Iran's Kerman city rose to 40 on Tuesday, with the number of the injured risin

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Death toll rises to 24 in Australian fires

02:37 At least 24 people have now died from wildfires in Australia, but officials say massive evacuations kept the toll from going even higher.Cooler temperatures and calmer winds gave

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Death toll in Indonesia's capital floods rises to 43, 390,000 displaced

The death toll in flooding that hit Indonesia's capital of Jakarta and its peripheral areas has risen to 43, with more than 390,000 people displaced, the Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB)

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Death toll in Indonesian floods jumps to 19, likely to rise

The number of people died in floods in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and its peripheral areas has jumped to 19, the government said on Thursday. "It has been confi

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Death toll in South Korea's hospital fire surges to 31

Thedeathtollfromahospitalfire,whichoccurredatasoutheasterncitySouthKorea,surgedto31,multiplelocalmediareportedFridaycitingthecountry'sfirefightingauthorities.Th

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Kabul hotel attack killed 40 people: official

Atleast40peoplewerekilledintheattackonKabul'sluxuryIntercontinentalHotelattheweekend,officialfiguresshowedThursday--almostdoubletheearliertollreleasedbyAfghanau

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Death toll in Indian plastics factory fire rises to 13

ThedeathtollinMonday'sfireataplasticsfactoryinnorthernIndianstateofPunjabhasrisento13,officialssaidWednesday.ThefireengulfedthefactoryatMushtaqNagarintheindustr

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Death toll from Pakistan's Wednesday night road accident rises to 27

ThedeathtollfromtheroadaccidentthattookplaceinPakistan'seasternprovinceofPunjab'sAttockdistrictonWednesdaynighthasrisento27,localmediareportedonThursday.Accordi

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Death toll from India power plant explosion rises to 26

Thedeathtollfromanexplosionatagovernment-runcoal-firedpowerplantinnorthernIndiahasrisento26,thegovernmentsaidThursday,asmorepeoplediedfromtheirinjuries."Thedeat

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Death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria rises to 34

ThedeathtollinPuertoRicofromHurricaneMariahasmorethandoubledto34,aspokesmanforGovernorRicardoRosellosaidonTuesday.TheworsthurricanetohittheUSterritoryinmorethan

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From bitcoin to big business, Blockchain technology goes mainstream

Thetechnologybehindbitcoinandothercryptocurrenciesisbeinglookedatbymoreconventionalcompaniesandbusinesses.Knownasblockchain,itisapublicdigitalledgerthatkeepsaru

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Indonesia to open 392 km of new toll roads in 2017: minister

An Indonesian minister said on Monday that the government has set a target to open 392 km of new toll roads in 2017, adding the total new toll roads opened by the government since 2015 to 567.9 km.

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EU Commission, Germany agree on planned German road toll

The European Commission and the German government agreed to settle differences over Germany's plan to introduce a highway toll for cars after months of dispute, EU officials said on Thursday.

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‘No plan yet to raise toll for eligible highways’

The Works Ministry has no plans yet to allow an increase in toll rates for some eight highways which are eligible to do so next year.

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Road charging in Europe easier said than done

​Europe's new transport commissioner Violeta Bulc has arguably one of the most challenging jobs in the entire European Commission (EC).

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Indonesia eager to build sea toll road to link islands

​Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo said on Tuesday that Indonesia is expected to see the operation of the so-called sea toll road within next four to five years, to link islands across the country.

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Death toll rise to 181 in S.Korean ferry sinking disaster

Death toll from a sunken South Korean ferry continue to rise to 181 on Friday morning as divers kept searching bodies, or possible survivors, inside the submerged vessel.