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Rooftop collapses at City University of Hong Kong

The giant rooftop of a building on City University of Hong Kong’s campus collapsed on Friday afternoon, injuring three people.

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At least 13 dead in explosion at petrochemical plant in Mexico

The explosion that hit a plant of the Pajaritos Petrochemical Complex in eastern Veracruz state on Wednesday has left at least 13 people dead, the Mexican government said on Thursday.

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At least 30 injured in petrochemical complex explosion in E. Mexico

At least 30 workers were injured on Wednesday when an explosion hit a petrochemical complex of national oil company Pemex in eastern Mexico.

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At least 10 killed, 7 injured in firework plant explosion in Henan

Aerial photos taken on Jan. 14, 2016 show the explosion site in Tongxu County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province. The firework plant exploded at around 10:48 am on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and injured 7.

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2 injured in explosion at pizza shop in W. Japan

​Two men were injured and sent to hospital Thursday afternoon after an explosion at a pizza shop in Kobe, western Japan, local media reported.

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China issues guidelines on preventing combustible dust explosion

China on Thursday released the first national guidelines on preventing explosion of combustible dust in work places.

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5 dead, 6 injured after explosion in Spain fireworks factory

​Five people have been confirmed dead and six taken to hospital following an explosion in a fireworks factory on the outskirts of the city of Zaragoza in central Spain on Monday.

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8 injured as blast targets Egypt's police building

At least eight people were injured in the early hours of Thursday in a blast that targeted a national security building in Qalioubiya province near the capital city of Cairo, the Egyptian state TV reported.

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Bangkok explosion draws worldwide condemnation

International organizations and foreign countries have strongly condemned Monday's deadly blast in downtown Bangkok, expressing deep sympathy and solidarity with the victims and Thailand.

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S. Korea accuses DPRK of planting landmines, injuring 2 soldiers

​South Korea's military on Monday accused the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of planting anti-personnel landmines after violating the military demarcation line (MDL) that had wounded two South Korean soldiers on a regular patrol duty in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) a week ago.

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Huge blast heard near Somali gov't building; casualties feared

​A huge car bomb explosion heard near a government compound in Mogadishu's Shibis district Sunday, local police said.

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At least 10 injured after residential building explodes in NE China

At least 10 people were injured after an explosion ripped through a residential building on Friday morning in northeast China's Liaoning Province, said local authorities.

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Huge explosion, fire at fuel depot near Kiev kill several

A huge fire and explosion on Tuesday killed several firefighters and hospitalized six others at a fuel depot outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev, according to the interior minister.

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Blast kills at least 2, injures 9 in eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkov

​An explosion killed at least two people and injured nine others during a march in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkov on Sunday afternoon, local health department said.

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Explosion at chemical plant causes toxic cloud in Barcelona of Spain

​An explosion in a chemical plant in Barcelona on Thursday has caused a toxic orange cloud that forced people to stay indoors for several hours.

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Thailand issues arrest warrants for Bangkok explosion suspects

​Thailand's Criminal Court has approved arrest warrants against two suspects of a recent bomb explosion in downtown Bangkok, Deputy Police Chief Jakthip Chaijinda said Wednesday.

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2 policemen killed, 15 injured in Egypt train blast

​Two policemen were killed and 15 people injured on Wednesday night during a bomb explosion in a railway station in Egypt's Nile Delta province Minufiya, state-run Ahram Arabic website reported.