36 m. ago Myanmar military accused of possible war crime after 34 killed in hospital strike

Hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel force ‘completely destroyed’

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3 h. ago Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state

Conflict monitors say the junta has increased airstrikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil warDozens have been killed in a military strike on a hospital in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, according to an aid worker, a rebel group, a witness and local media reports, as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month.“The situation is very terrible,” said on-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung. “As for now, we can confirm there are 31 deaths and we think there will be more deaths. Also there are 68 wounded and will be more and more.” Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Palestine Action protesters 'likely to die in custody' as hunger strike leaves five in hospital

Eight activists are involved in the strike in total with five now in hospital and one losing 10kg after 37 days without food. It is thought to be the biggest in the UK since 1981.

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22 h. ago Will the BMA call off the doctors strike? New offer raises hopes as superflu threatens to overwhelm hospitals

It comes as Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns a strike in the run-up to Christmas would carry a ‘much different degree of risk’ to other walkouts

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41 h. ago ‘A generation lost at sea’: the desperate Rohingya falling prey to traffickers as they flee Bangladesh

Barred from work and school in Bangladesh, thousands of refugees are making the perilous voyage to Malaysia by boat – with some beaten en route to extort even more moneyMajuma Begum stayed awake until 3am waiting for her son to return from the market before accepting he was not coming home. The next day he phoned to say he was on the Bangladeshi coast, waiting to begin a boat journey to Malaysia that she had desperately tried to stop him taking.It was the start of weeks of worry for the 58-year-old, whose fears deepened when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized near Malaysia in early November, killing dozens. She felt as though she could finally breathe again when he finally reached his destination. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Dozens killed in Haiti's capital as armed men break away from gang coalition in bid for power

A human rights group says dozens of people in Haiti’s capital have been killed in a clash between a powerful gang coalition and armed men who apparently broke away from it

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3 d. ago Doctors are urged to call off strike as NHS issues urgent flu vaccination warning after London hospitalisations triple and schools shut amid 'superflu' outbreak

Medical leaders have pleaded with junior doctors to 'end their painful' strikes amid safety fears as it could clash with the worst outbreak in decades.

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5 d. ago Tourists among 25 dead after fire tears through packed dance floor at nightclub in Goa

Over a dozen kitchen staff among those killed in fire that is believed to have started with an exploding gas cylinder

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5 d. ago Fire at nightclub in Goa kills at least 25 people including four tourists

Over a dozen kitchen staff among those killed in fire that is believed to have started with an exploding gas cylinder

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1 week ago Level crossing where 14 year old boy was killed seen 'dozens of near misses'

Talented Josh Travis was killed on a level crossing in Burton Joyce which locals claim has been the site of dozens of near misses, including a famous much-loved TV presenter

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1 week ago Dozens killed in landslides and flash flooding as rescue crews struggle to find victims

More than 3,200 homes and buildings have been submerged

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2 w. ago Hong Kong fire live updates: rescue crews search apartment blocks for survivors; dozens killed and hundreds missing after blaze – latest

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district. Follow the latest updates liveFull report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingWhat we know so far about the blazeBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russian barrage kills 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy heads for talks with Turkish leader

Officials say Russian drone and missile attack has killed 10 people and injured dozens in Ukraine

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3 w. ago Several dead as heavy rain triggers landslides and floods with search operation launched

Heavy rain swept central Vietnam on Monday, triggering landslides and floods, killing at least seven, injuring dozens and stranding thousands as a major search operation is underway

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3 w. ago Indonesian rescuers search for nearly three dozen people after landslides killed at least 18 people

Rescue workers are digging through tons of mud and rubble as they searched for 34 missing people after two separate landslides in two different regions on Indonesia’s main island of Java that killed at least 18 people

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3 w. ago Nigerian gunmen abduct 'dozens' of girls from boarding school after killing deputy head teacher in chilling echo of Chibok kidnappings

The assailants attacked the Maga Comprehensive Girls' Secondary School in Kebbi state, at around 1am on Monday morning. Pictured: Boko Haram with the Nigerian schoolgirls they kidnapped in 2014.

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3 w. ago Moment twister which killed one Brit rips through holiday park

Videos have appeared on social media of a massive twister that ripped through part of Portugal, killing one British pensioner and seriously injuring dozens of others

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3 w. ago One worker killed and dozens hurt in accidents at controversial fish farming firm

Documents released through freedom of information reveal 50 workers hurt - one fatally.

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3 w. ago British woman, 85, is killed and dozens injured as Storm Claudia winds rip through Portugal holiday campsite

A British woman has been killed after Storm Claudia winds ripped through a Portuguese holiday campsite.

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3 w. ago Russia hammers Kyiv with hundreds of drones killing six and injuring dozens as apartment building is hit directly

VLADIMIR Putin has launched another merciless drone attack on Kyiv - killing six and injuring dozens. Hundreds of devices swarmed Ukraine's capital in the early hours of this morning, blasting apartment buildings and setting the city alight. The sound of explosions boomed across the city and lit up thesky as at least 35 were injured...

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