38 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations

Russian missiles hit the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, officials said, in the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in just over a week.

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55 h. ago More than 20 killed in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian city during Palm Sunday celebrations

Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15am

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3 d. ago Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight

Health officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight

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4 d. ago Mayor: Family was to celebrate child's birthday when NYC sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing 6

A family from Spain was about to celebrate the nine birthday of one of their children when their sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey

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4 d. ago Family of five killed in helicopter crash took to the sky to celebrate child's birthday

Augustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal and their three children were killed when a helicopter they were travelling in crashed into the Hudson River in New York

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5 d. ago Death toll from nightclub roof collapse hits 218 after Dominican Republic’s worst disaster in decades

At least eight of more than 20 hospitalised people remain in critical condition

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5 d. ago Nightclub roof collapse marks Dominican Republic’s deadliest disaster as death toll hits 218

At least eight of more than 20 hospitalised people remain in critical condition

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5 d. ago Tragic nightclub roof collapse death toll hits 218 as famous celebrities killed

The death toll off a horrific nightclub roof collapse has soared into the hundreds and a famous singer and multiple athletes are among the dead – rescue efforts are still ongoing

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5 d. ago Dominican Republic nightclub death toll soars to nearly 200 after deadly roof collapse

The ceiling collapsed during a concert at the famous Jet Set club in the Dominican Republic on Monday, as families waited for news of their loved ones outside the wreckage

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5 d. ago Nightclub roof collapse marks Dominican Republic’s deadliest disaster ever as death toll hits 184

At least eight of over 20 injured people still in hospitals remain in critical condition

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5 d. ago Dominican Republic ends search for survivors after nightclub roof collapse

An official statement said “all reasonable possibilities of finding more survivors” had been exhausted in a disaster that has killed at least 184 people.Rescue workers in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday ended the search for survivors of a nightclub roof collapse as the death toll surpassed 180 in the Caribbean nation’s worst disaster in decades.Emergency personnel late Wednesday reported 60 more deaths compared to the morning’s count, with the total confirmed tally reaching 184. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Merengue singer Rubby Pérez confirmed dead in Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy

Singer’s daughter had earlier told local media that he ‘started singing’ so rescue workers could hear him

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6 d. ago Rescue efforts continue in Dominican Republic after nightclub roof collapse

More than 120 people died at Jet Set club in Santo Domingo, including singer Rubby Pérez and municipal governorSearch efforts are ongoing after more than 120 people died in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic.Relatives of clubgoers gathered around the site at the Jet Set club in the capital, Santo Domingo, as rescuers transported the injured to hospital and used a crane to remove debris. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Death toll rises to 98 after Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapses

Rescue workers hearing sounds of people from under rubble

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6 d. ago Nearly a HUNDRED dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse, with famous singer and two Major League Baseball stars among those killed

Dominican merengue singer Rubby Perez, 69, was killed when the roof collapsed at the popular Jet Set nightclub. Ex-MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco are also among the dead.

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7 d. ago Horrific moment nightclub ceiling collapsed on top of singer who's now missing as death toll almost DOUBLES

At least 18 people were killed after a roof collapsed at a popular night club in the Dominican Republic early on Tuesday morning.

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2 w. ago Thousands now confirmed dead in Myanmar earthquake but woman, 63, is found alive after 91 hours in rubble

Myanmar's military-run government has reported 2,065 people killed, more than 3,900 injured and 270 missing, but most of the reports so far have come from Mandalay and the capital Naypyitaw

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2 w. ago Signs of life detected in ruins of collapsed Bangkok skyscraper as death toll tops 2,000

Aid agencies say access to victims has been an issue given the ongoing conflict in Myanmar

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2 w. ago Man, 31, told officers girlfriend was at fault after repeatedly slamming her head into the floor

Kain Tailby brutally attacked and killed his girlfriend after they returned to their flat after celebrating their one-year anniversary

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2 w. ago Volunteer rescuers race to find survivors two days after Myanmar earthquake

Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killedRescue volunteers, many of them poorly equipped local people, raced to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings across central Myanmar, two days after a huge earthquake killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.Red Cross officials said Myanmar was facing “a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia”, after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the centre of the country on Friday afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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