12 h. ago At least two dead and dozens missing after landslides in Indonesia’s Java island

Several days of heavy rainfall causes landslides that hit dozens of houses in three villages in Indonesia’s Central Java province

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3 d. ago At least two dead and dozens injured as coach carrying tourists crashes into truck in Egyptian beach resort

Some 36 other passengers - including foreigners - were injured in the devastating crash near Hurghada on the Red Sea coast.

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3 d. ago At least 21 Rohingya refugees dead and dozens missing after boat sinks near Thailand–Malaysia border

Rough seas hamper search operation near Langkawi Island

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4 d. ago Rioting at Ecuadorian prison leaves 31 inmates dead and dozens injured

Prisons officials in Ecuador say deadly rioting that broke out at a prison where inmates were set to be transferred to a new maximum-security facility has left at least 31 inmates killed and 30 others injured

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4 d. ago Maggots in the meals, glass in the rice: Indonesia’s free school meals tainted by food poisoning

Thousands of cases of food poisoning have been linked to programme launched with fanfare by the president, Prabowo SubiantoRini Irawati feared the worst when she found her teenage daughter Nabila pale and barely breathing in an emergency centre in Indonesia’s West Java. “My heart was shattered,” Rini said.After consuming one of the government’s free school meals this October, 16-year-old Nabila and 500 other students at schools in her area became violently ill. “I’ve seen nothing like it, even during Covid-19,” said Aep Kunaepi, who works at the shelter Nabila was taken to before she was admitted to hospital for three days. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Afghanistan and Pakistan are holding peace talks. Here's what to know

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been holding peace talks as a tenuous ceasefire holds following cross-border clashes last month that left dozens of people dead and hundreds wounded

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9 d. ago More Palestinian bodies returned by Israel as shaky Gaza ceasefire holds

More than a dozen more Palestinian bodies handed back to Gaza after dead Israeli soldier's remains were released as the grim corpse swap continues to hold the shaky ceasefire

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9 d. ago Horror care home fire sees at least 11 dead and dozens injured in blaze ‘of enormous proportions’

Ruza Kagic, a resident on the third floor of the care home in Bosnia, said she had gone to bed when she heard popping sounds and saw flames falling from the upper floors

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9 d. ago Horror inferno in retirement home leaves at least 11 dead & dozens hurt in ‘disaster of enormous proportions’ in Bosnia

At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 injured after a fire ripped through a retirement home in the Bosnian city of Tuzla late Tuesday night. The blaze broke out on the building’s seventh floor around 8:45 p.m. Horrifying footage shows flames and smoke on upper levels. This is where many residents were...

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1 week ago 1 child and 8 women dead after crowd surge at popular Hindu temple

9 dead and dozens injured following the surge at the Swamy Venkateswara Temple

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2 w. ago Floods kill 13 in Central Vietnam as rescue operations push forward

Rescue operations have intensified across central Vietnam as floodwaters recede after days of record rain and deadly landslides that left at least 13 people dead and 11 missing

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2 w. ago Dozens dead and homes destroyed as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across the Caribbean

The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with dozens of people killed

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2 w. ago King and Queen ‘deeply concerned’ by Hurricane Melissa destruction

The storm has left dozens of people dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica.

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2 w. ago At least 10 dead as Vietnam battered by record rainfall and extreme flooding

10 died and five missing after days of rain triggered floods and landslides

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2 w. ago Photos show massive police raid in Rio's favelas leaving dozens dead in clashes with drug gangs

Brazilian security forces launched a massive daylong operation on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, setting off fierce gun battles that left dozens dead and many wounded, in what officials called one of the largest and most violent police actions in recent years.

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2 w. ago ‘It’s more about life than death’: the growing popularity of Berlin’s cemetery cafes

While cemeteries in the German capital have long been rooted in communities, some cafe owners have gone one step furtherThey’re beautifully tucked away in some of the quietest, leafiest corners of central Berlin, and for their passionate patrons, they are a way of life among the dead.The German capital has about a dozen cemetery cafes – not necessarily spaces for mourning, although they can be that, too – but mainly serving as islands of peace in busy districts. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russian drone attack on Kyiv leaves three people dead and dozens wounded, mayor says

Vitali Klitschko says six children hurt in overnight attack that sparked fires in apartment buildingsAn overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed three people and wounded dozens, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital has said.The head of Kyiv’s military administration said early on Sunday that “several” Russian drones were operating over the city, and warned people to “remain in shelters”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two dead and dozens arrested amid Cameroon election crackdown

Wave of unrest as polling suggests victory in presidential race for 92-year-old incumbent Paul BiyaAt least two people have been killed and dozens of protesters arrested in Cameroon as the government cracks down on dissent before the announcement of final results in this month’s presidential elections.Local media reports, citing preliminary data from the electoral commission (Elecam), suggest that victory for the 92-year-old incumbent, Paul Biya, is all but certain. That prospect has provoked anger and disbelief among his opponents, leading to unrest across several regions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least one person dead and dozens injured after huge tornado strikes French town

AT LEAST one person has died and dozens injured after an enormous tornado hit a French town. The soaring twister also struck and collapsed three cranes as it tore through Ermont, northern Paris earlier today. Dozens of residents in the Val d'Oise have been evacuated from their homes and are taking shelter at a local...

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4 w. ago Peru to declare state of emergency after protests against new president leave one dead and dozens injured

Demonstrators clashed with police outside congress building amid public anger at crime crisis days after José Jerí assumed power Peru is set to declare a state of emergency after at least one person was killed and dozens of police officers were injured in widespread protests against President José Jerí who assumed power just days ago.Prime minister Ernesto Alvarez said late on Thursday that the government would declare the state of emergency in Lima within hours and is preparing a package of measures to tackle rising insecurity. Continue reading...

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