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Haiti earthquake: Frustration grows over lack of aid as death toll crosses 2,000
World
August 19, 2021
Haiti earthquake: Frustration grows over lack of aid as death toll crosses 2,000
A massive earthquake that hit last week has left Haiti “on its knees,” Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Wednesday, as…
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
KABUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Five people were killed in chaos at Kabul airport on Monday, witnesses said, as US…
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews in northern Turkey recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the…
Authoritarian states obscuring COVID death tolls, study shows
World
August 6, 2021
Authoritarian states obscuring COVID death tolls, study shows
Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, countries around the world have officially reported 4.27 million deaths from…
Three killed in train-vehicle collision in Daqahliya
Egypt
July 30, 2021
Three killed in train-vehicle collision in Daqahliya
On Thursday evening, a train heading from Cairo to Mansoura in Daqahliya hit a car, killing three people, Egypt’s Railway…
UN: Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 thought dead
Middle East
July 27, 2021
UN: Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 thought dead
CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying African migrants capsized off Libya’s coast Monday, leaving at least 57 people presumed dead,…
India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides
World
July 23, 2021
India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides
At least 36 people have died in landslides and flooding caused by heavy monsoon downpours in western India. The sudden rainfall prompted…
Nonseasonal floods kill 14 in Yemen
Middle East
July 22, 2021
Nonseasonal floods kill 14 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — At least fourteen people have been killed by flooding in Yemen in the past 24 hours,…
UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya’s coast
Middle East
July 22, 2021
UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya’s coast
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard intercepted Wednesday four boats in the Mediterranean Sea carrying migrants trying to reach Europe,…
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
World
July 22, 2021
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the…