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Haiti earthquake: Frustration grows over lack of aid as death toll crosses 2,000
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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