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Blast kills 3, wounds 13 in Kabul

Atleastthreepeoplehavebeenconfirmeddeadand13otherswoundedinablastthatrockedwesternedgeofKabulcity,closetoapoliticalgatheringonFriday,AfghanPublicHealthMinistryc

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Military plane crashes in SW China's Guizhou

AmilitaryaircraftcrashedduringtraininginsouthwestChina'sGuizhouProvinceMondayafternoon,China'sAirForcehasconfirmed.VideoswerepostedonWeiboshowingaplanecrashingf

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Nine workers rescued after 100-hour tunnel ordeal

Allnineworkershavebeenrescuedafterbeingtrappedforabout100hoursduetoanexpresswaytunnelcollapseinnorthChina,governmentsourcesconfirmedThursday.Theworkerswererescu

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2nd body found after gas explosion, collapse in Minneapolis

AsecondbodywasfoundintherubbleafteranaturalgasexplosiontookdownaschoolbuildingWednesdayinthemidwesternU.S.stateofMinnesota,authoritiessaid.JohnFruetel,firechief

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32 dead in China colliery blast

Thirty-two people have been confirmed dead following an explosion at a coal mine in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday.

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4 confirmed dead after shooting in U.S. Washington state

At least four people were confirmed dead Friday night after a shooting took place at Cascade Mall in Skagit county in the U.S. state of Washington, according to local media.

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Large piece of aircraft debris found in Tanzania from MH370: Aussie authorities

A large piece of airline debris found off the coast of Tanzania and examined in Australia has been determined to be from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, authorities have confirmed.

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U.S. confirms expulsion of 3 American officials by Nicaragua

​The U.S. government confirmed on Thursday that three American officials had been expelled from Nicaragua, warning that this could damage ties between the two countries.

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Spanish police arrest Moroccan recruiting for Daesh

​Spanish police on Tuesday confirmed they have arrested a Moroccan man in the city of Valencia on charges of glorifying terrorism, radicalizing and recruiting potential radical fighters over the internet.

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Murder-suicide shooting kills 2 men on UCLA campus

​Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) chief Charlie Beck confirmed the shooting incident that happened Wednesday morning at the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) is a murder-suicide and the campus is safe.

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Canada confirms first sexually-transmitted Zika virus case

Canada's Public Health Agency on Monday confirmed the first positive case of sexually transmitted Zika virus in an Ontario resident whose partner had been infected by the virus after traveling to an affected country.

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Marshall Islands declares health emergency following confirmed Zika case

The Marshall Islands has officially declared a state of health emergency, pushing the pacific island country's disease response into high gear following the confirmed diagnosis of Zika in a 25-year-old in the early stages of pregnancy.

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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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Six bird flu cases reported in east China province

Six people from east China's Zhejiang Province have contracted the H7N9 strain of avian flu this winter, local authorities said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Avian flu reported in S. Korea among migratory birds

The presence of avian influenza (AI) virus was confirmed among migratory birds, which were found dead last week in South Korea

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New H7N9 case reported in east China

A new case of human contraction of H7N9 bird flu has been confirmed in east China's Jiangsu Province, provincial health authorities revealed on Wednesday.