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378 killed in Thailand's road accidents during Songkran festival

Atotalof378peoplehavebeenkilledandmorethan3,500othersinjuredinThailand'sroadaccidentsinasix-daytimeduringSongkranfestival,accordingtoanofficialreportreleasedonT

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46 people die during Holy Week in Nicaragua

Atleast46peoplewerekilledinNicaraguaovertheHolyWeekfromMarch25to31,thenationalpolice'sspokesperson,VilmaGonzalez,announcedonSunday.Speakingatapressconference,Go

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Death toll from Hurricane Harvey in US state of Texas hits 88

HurricaneHarveytookthelivesofatleast88intheU.S.stateofTexasdirectlyorindirectly,preliminarynumbersreleasedbytheDepartmentofStateHealthServicesshowedonFriday.The

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Study: 4,500 deaths a year from high Europe diesel emissions

Researcherssaytherehavebeenmorethan4,500prematuredeathsannuallyinEuropebecausedieselcarsemittedhigherlevelsofpollutionthanclaimed.ThestudycomestwoyearsafterVolk

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42 children die in 48 hours in gov't hospital in northern India

HorrorreturnedtoGorakhpur'sBRDMedicalCollegeandHospitalinlessthanthreeweekswith42childrendyinginthelast48hours,reportssaidonWednesday.Nearly60childrenhaddieddue

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US, Canada to investigate deaths of endangered whales

MarineauthoritiesintheU.S.andCanadasaidFridaytheywillmarshalresourcestotrytofindoutwhat'sbehindastringofdeathsofendangeredNorthAtlanticrightwhales.Theanimalsare

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30 children die of insufficient oxygen supply in Indian hospital

Atleast30childrenhavediedatagovernmenthospitalinthenorthernIndianstateofUttarPradeshinthepast48hoursduetoinsufficientoxygensupply,officialssaidFriday.Thedeathso

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M6.3 earthquake hits Luzon island in Philippines

A6.3-magnitudeearthquakehitthePhilippinenorthernislandofLuzonat1:28p.m.localtimeonFriday,accordingtoChinaEarthquakeNetworksCenter(CENC).Theepicenter,withadeptho

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Extreme weather 'could kill up to 100,000 a year' in Europe by 2100

Extremeweathercouldkillupto152,000peopleeachyearinEuropeby2100ifnothingisdonetocurbtheeffectsofclimatechange,scientistssay.Heatwaveswillcausemostweather-related

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Deadly heatwaves surge in India, with worse ahead, researchers say

IncreasinglyscorchingsummerheatinIndiaisleadingtoabigjumpinheatwavedeaths–andmuchworseislikelyontheway,researcherssaidonWednesday.Amodest0.5degreeCelsiusriseina

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Death toll in flood hit Sri Lanka rises to 164, foreign aid pours in

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusain COLOMBO,May29(APD)-ThedeathtollfromthedevastatingfloodsandlandslideswhichhashitSriLankasinceFridayhasrisento164with104peoplemissing,theD

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Why has there been a spike in drownings in Australia?

Since Christmas Day, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has endured a devastating 17 deaths by drowning.

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At soaring rate, Nepalis seeking jobs abroad come home dead

​The number of Nepali workers going abroad has more than doubled since the country began promoting foreign labour in recent years: from about 220,000 in 2008 to about 500,000 in 2015

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IKEA give no solutions to "problematic dressers" on time

IKEA still has not made a final decision on whether to extend a recall into China, on adresser that's been blamed for several accidental deaths overseas.

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Number of civilian deaths in U.S. drone strikes report greatly understated, rights groups say

​Human rights groups are criticizing a recent White House report on the civilian deaths caused by U.S. drone strikes abroad for missing key information as the numbers are far too low.

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At least 886 people die of swine flu in Brazil in 2016

At least 886 people have died of the influenza A virus subtype H1N1, or swine flu, in Brazil so far this year, said a report released on Friday by the country's health ministry.

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Financial crisis may have caused 500,000 cancer deaths worldwide: Study

The global financial crisis may have caused an additional 500,000 cancer deaths from 2008-2010, a new study said Thursday (May 26), with patients locked out of treatment because of unemployment and healthcare cuts.