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Update | 6.2 Mexico quake spreads alarm, some rescue efforts suspended

Amagnitude6.2earthquakethatshooksouthernMexicoonSaturdayspreadfearinthecapitalandfrustratedrescuers,someofwhomwereforcedtosuspendthesearchforsurvivorsofanearlie

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Death toll in Mexico quake climbs to 293

Some293peoplehavebeenconfirmedkilledinthe7.1-magnitudeearthquakethathitcentralMexicoonTuesday,theheadofthenationalcivilprotectionagency,LuisFelipePuente,saidonF

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Adele just hosted a cinema trip for the Grenfell survivors

Adele has gone out of her way to offer support to the survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire. In the wake of the June tragedy that claimed the lives of at least 80 people, she made numerous visits to the scene in North Kensington, including bringing cake to the firefighters who had worked so bravely during the rescue operation. Now it's emerged that she has recently hosted a cinema trip for the survivors of the devastating west London fire.

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Adele just hosted a cinema trip for the Grenfell survivors

AdelehasgoneoutofherwaytooffersupporttothesurvivorsoftheGrenfellTowerfire.InthewakeoftheJunetragedythatclaimedthelivesofatleast80people,shemadenumerousvisitstot

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Update | India building collapse death toll rises to 17

ThedeathtollinabuildingcollapseinIndia'sMaharashtrastatehasrisento17,while11otherswererescuedininjuredconditionfromtherubbles,officialssaidWednesday.The40-year-

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Anger over tower block disaster a challenge for British leaders

ThescaleoftheGrenfellTowerdisasterinwhichatleast58peoplehavediedhasreceivedworldwidecoverageandprovokedanunusualamountofangerintheBritishpublic,witharesultingim

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Roundup: human rights body, opposition party slam Nepalese gov't for dragging post-quake reconstruction

​The Nepalese National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the opposition party in the country have slammed the government for slow action in the post-quake reconstruction.

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Mediterranean shipwreck survivors haunted by cries of kids

It was the cries of children — and the moment they decided they must save themselves — that haunt the survivors of a shipwreck that claimed hundreds of lives.

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700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean crossing: UNCHR

​Some 700 migrants and refugees are feared to have died in three shipwrecks that occurred in the southern Mediterranean this week, the United Nation refugee agency UNCHR and charities assisting survivors in Italy said on Sunday.

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500 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean tragedy: UN refugee agency

As many as 500 people may have lost their lives when a large ship went down in the Mediterranean Sea at an unknown location between Libya and Italy this weekend, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.

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Ecuador counts over 400 quake deaths and billions of dollars in damage

Touring a city ravaged by the earthquake that killed at least 413 people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa contemplated a rebuilding costing billions of dollars and a potentially "huge" impact on the fragile Opec economy.

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92-year-old Nanjing Massacre survivor has miraculous escape

One of the 100 or so survivors of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937 has been saved after a life-threatening lung condition at a hospital in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, the Modern Express reported.

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Bangladesh's worst ever industrial tragedy survivors still in desperate conditions

​Two years after Bangladesh's worst ever industrial tragedy, a rather gloomy picture has been captured in a research survey conducted by a leading international charity.

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South Korean lawmakers pass resolution to salvage Sewol ferry

​South Korean lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution that calls for the salvaging of the sunken Sewol ferry, which has been demanded by family members of the victims and survivors.

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China discloses more massacre evidences at anniversary

Nanjing released new evidence and testimony on Friday from survivors of the massacre that took place in the city 76 years ago.

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Death toll from Philippine maritime tragedy climbs to 75

Four more bodies were recovered from a maritime tragedy in the central Philippine province of Cebu, bringing the death toll to 75, the Philippine Coast Guard said Thursday.