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Central China’s Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
World
July 21, 2021
Central China’s Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
BEIJING, July 21 (Reuters) – Large swathes of China’s central Henan province were under water on Wednesday, with at least…
Kenya: Fuel tank blast kills over dozen people
World
July 19, 2021
Kenya: Fuel tank blast kills over dozen people
At least 13 people have died in Kenya while many more have been injured after a fuel tank exploded late Saturday.…
‘It’s terrifying’: Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe
World
July 19, 2021
‘It’s terrifying’: Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe
BERCHTESGADEN/BISCHOFSWIESEN, Germany, July 18 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as…
Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90
World
July 16, 2021
Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90
BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium rose above 90 on…
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
Middle East
July 15, 2021
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
BEIRUT (AP) — At least eight civilians were killed, including three children, when Syrian government rockets hit two villages in…
Six dead, 30 missing in Germany as houses collapse in floods
World
July 15, 2021
Six dead, 30 missing in Germany as houses collapse in floods
SCHULD, Germany, July 15 (Reuters) – Four people died on Thursday and many were missing as flooding in western Germany…
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
Middle East
July 14, 2021
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward climbed to 92…
At least 8 dead in hotel collapse in city in eastern China
World
July 13, 2021
At least 8 dead in hotel collapse in city in eastern China
BEIJING (AP) — Rescue workers were digging through the remains of a collapsed hotel in eastern China looking for any…
Rioting, looting continues in South Africa, deaths up to 32
World
July 13, 2021
Rioting, looting continues in South Africa, deaths up to 32
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military…
Three dead, two rescued after family drowns in Red Sea
Egypt
July 2, 2021
Three dead, two rescued after family drowns in Red Sea
Three family members were killed on Friday after drowning in the Red Sea off the coast of Safaga, while two…