12 h. ago More than 1,400 dead in Afghanistan earthquake with many more trapped under rubble and death toll expected to keep rising following devastating 6.0 quake

The Afghan Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday that at least 1,124 people are confirmed dead and 3,251 have been hurt, with more than 8,000 homes destroyed.

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12 h. ago More than 1,100 dead in Afghanistan earthquake with many more trapped under rubble and death toll expected to keep rising following devastating 6.0 quake

The Afghan Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday that at least 1,124 people are confirmed dead and 3,251 have been hurt, with more than 8,000 homes destroyed.

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18 h. ago Scott Spiegel dead: Evil Dead II writer dies as Bruce Campbell shares tribute

Scott Spiegel has died aged 67, it has been confirmed, with Evil Dead actor Bruce Campbell taking to social media to share a tear-jerking tribute to the writer

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44 h. ago Deadly 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan killing at least 20 and injuring more than 100

At least 20 people have been confirmed dead and over 100 injured after a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night

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44 h. ago Deadly 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan killing hundreds and injuring more than 500

At least 250 people have been confirmed dead and more than 400 injured after a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night

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44 h. ago Deadly 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan killing 600 as hundreds more injured

At least 600 people have been confirmed dead and more than several hundred more injured after a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night

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3 d. ago Ukrainian lawmaker shot dead in Lviv as Zelenskyy says hunt for killer is under way – Europe live

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says one person dead and dozens injured after five-story residential block attackedAndrii Parubii, a Ukrainian politician who previously served as the parliament speaker, has been shot dead in western city of Lviv, say officials.Confirming the news, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X:Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs Ihor Klymenko and prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko have just reported the first known circumstances of the horrendous murder in Lviv. Andriy Parubiy was killed.My condolences to his family and loved ones. All necessary forces and means are engaged in the investigation and search for the killer. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Minneapolis Catholic school shooting: two children killed and 17 injured

Suspect also dead, police confirm, and 14 of those hurt are children in shooting during mass in south MinneapolisMinneapolis shooting – latest updatesShock after shooting: ‘Kids should not be fearing for their lives’Officials said two children were killed and 17 people injured in a mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday.Police responded to a shooter incident at Annunciation Catholic school in south Minneapolis early on Wednesday morning. Brian O’Hara, Minneapolis police chief, said in a press conference that two children, ages eight and 10, had been killed in church pews during a mass. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Catholic school shooter named as Robin Westman as two children are confirmed as dead

The man behind the mass shooting at a catholic church has been named as Robin Westman, with pictures of the gunman being released as two children have been confirmed as dead

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6 d. ago Cops reveal exactly what happened in horrific school shooting

Emergency services have shared an update on the shooting in Minneapolis, with three confirmed as dead and many more in critical condition, as more information on the gunman being released

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7 d. ago Victoria police shooting live updates: two officers dead, one injured after incident at rural Porepunkah property

Follow live updatesPorepunkah shooting: two Victoria police officers dead, one injured in attack at rural propertyWangaratta police have confirmed there is still an “active incident” ongoing and are continuing to urge people to avoid the area.In a statement published to its social media page a moment ago, the local police service said Victoria police “continues to respond to an incident at a property in Porepunkah”.This is still an active incident and we will provide more information when it’s operationally safe to do so.We ask people avoid the area.Tonight’s Ordinary Council Meeting has also been postponed, and will be rescheduled for two weeks’ time. Further details will be provided at a later date.We thank you for your patience and understanding. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Isle of Wight helicopter crash latest: Three people confirmed dead in crash during flying lesson

Police said one person remains in a serious condition in hospital after the crash in a field near Ventnor

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2 w. ago Trial date set for teenagers charged with murder at seaside resort

Alexander Cashford, 49, was confirmed dead at the scene in Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey.

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2 w. ago Teenagers charged with murder at seaside resort appear in court

Alexander Cashford, 49, was confirmed dead at the scene, with the force saying multiple injuries to his body were reported.

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3 w. ago University shooting sees cop with pregnant wife shot dead in horror standoff

A shooting at Atlanta's Emory University left one police officer - with a wife and children at home - dead, with the local force confirming one of their own had fallen

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last month All five missing miners confirmed dead after Chile copper mine collapse

Body of Moisés Pavez, last missing miner, found after section of El Teniente collapsed following earthquakeAll five trapped workers who were missing in a collapsed shaft in the world’s biggest underground copper mine have been found dead, an official said on Sunday.Aquiles Cubillos, the lead prosecutor in Chile’s O’Higgins region, said the body of Moisés Pavez, the last miner to remain missing, was found at 3.30pm local time by rescue teams. They had drilled through dozens of meters of rock to reach the stranded workers. Continue reading...

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last month Chilean rescuers recover the bodies of 4 miners who were trapped in a collapsed shaft

The director of Chile’s El Teniente copper mine says the bodies of four out of five miners who had been trapped in a collapsed section of the mine since Thursday have been found

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last month Collapsed Chile mine: Race against time to rescue miners trapped under collapse at the world's largest underground copper mine after two are found dead

Chile's state-owned mining company Codelco said on Saturday that human remains had been recovered in the search at El Teniente mine in Rancagua.

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last month Body found in collapsed Chile mine as search continues for trapped miners

At least 100 people involved in rescue operation at El Teniente copper mine, which partially collapsed after ‘seismic event’One of five miners trapped after a partial collapse at the world’s largest underground copper mine has been found dead, Chile’s state-owned Codelco group announced on Saturday, as rescuers continued their search for survivors.The collapse took place on Thursday at the El Teniente mine in Rancagua, 100km south of Santiago, after a “seismic event.” Continue reading...

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