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10 dead, 50 more injured in South Africa's Johannesburg after gas explosion

A total of 10 people died on the scene and approximately 50 others were injured after a gas explosion in Boksburg in South Africa's largest city of Johannesburg Saturda

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Brazil storm death toll rises to 171

The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 171, authorities said on Sunday.

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At least 30 killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen base, spokesman says

At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday in Houthi strikes on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition in southwest Yemen, a spok

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At least 30 killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen base, spokesman says

At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday in Houthi strikes on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition in southwest Yemen, a spokesman for the southern forces a

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Industrial fire in U.S. state of Illinois allowed to burn

00:57 A massive industrial fire broke out at a chemical plant in the U.S. state of Illinois on Monday.The fire will likely be allowed to burn for days as officials hope to protect the n

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PhonePe in talks to acquire Indian app store Indus OS

Walmart-backed Indian payments services firm PhonePe is in advanced stages of talks to acquire Samsung-backed Indus OS, a startup that operates an eponymous third-party Android app store, a source fam

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Man With Molotov Cocktail Detained for Attempting to Break Into Macron's Residence, Reports Say

The suspect's motives remain unclear, as the detainee who attempted to break into the residence of French President Emmanuel Macron said he was an artist and had no evi

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Traffic jam at the Suez Canal

01:12 A stuck vessel blocking the Suez Canal is causing massive losses to the shipping industry.Two international teams are trying to help re-float the ship, but it's unclear how long

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Fire at migrant facility in Yemen kills at least eight, UN says

A fire at a holding facility for migrants in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has killed at least eight people including guards, and injured more than 170 others on Sunday, the United Nations Migration Agenc

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At least 20 killed, hundreds injured in Equatorial Guinea explosions

At least 20 people are feared dead, with around 300 more injured and others trapped in rubble after four explosions rocked Equatorial Guinea's commercial hub, Bata, on Sunday, the country's health au

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Global Political Calendar: Trump's impeachment trial, Chinese New Year

Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial; Chinese New Year.Trump impeachmentThe historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump is scheduled to begin in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after bei

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Samsung vice chairman Jay Y. Lee sent back to prison in bribery case

Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee is back in prison following a retrial of his 2017 conviction in a bribery case that helped lead to the downfall of former South Korean president Park Guen-

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Kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys reuniting with families

More than 300 boys who were kidnapped by armed attackers last week from their boarding school in Kankara, Nigeria and released Thursday are reuniting with their families Frida

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Explosion strikes ship off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: media

An explosion rocked a ship off Saudi Arabia's port city of Jeddah on the Red Sea, local media reported on Monday.The cause of the explosion was unclear.

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California begins new lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge

02:26 A new targeted stay-at-home order has taken effect in severalpartsof California, as the state grapples with record numbers of new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.The

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France reports bird flu outbreak in duck farm

FILE PHOTO: Ducks confined at a farm in western France in 2017 amid a bird flu outbreak. /AFP The French ministry for agriculture and food on Tuesday reported a highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu

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Driver kills pedestrians in Germany

00:42 A Range Rover sped through a busy German pedestrian area in the city of Trier, killing two and injuring many others, authorities say. a 51-year-old man from the area was arrested