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December 27, 2023

SYDNEY: Ten people have died in Australia after severe storms battered the country’s east over the Christmas holiday, authorities said on Wednesday, while tens of thousands of properties remain without power. Wild weather hit the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland on 25 and 26 December bringing large hail and torrential rain. Strong winds blew off roofs and downed trees in some of the worst-hit areas. More than 90,000 households remain without electricity. Three men were killed when a yacht with 11 people on board capsized near Green Island in Moreton Bay during the storm, Queensland Police Commissioner

December 26, 2023

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International

Indian military investigations into deaths of civilians in custody

SRINAGAR: The Indian Army has launched an investigation into the deaths of three civilians allegedly in military custody in illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and has transferred senior officers from the disputed region, a military official said on Monday. Residents in the occupied area said the civilians were detained for questioning after separatists ambushed Indian army vehicles on Thursday, killing four soldiers. The investigation was ordered as a result of the civilian deaths, said the official, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media. The ambush in IIOJK’s Poonch district forest

December 24, 2023

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International

Indonesia nickel smelter furnace explosion kills 13 workers, injures 38

JAKARTA: Thirteen workers were killed and 38 injured on Sunday in an explosion at a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on the island of Sulawesi, the owner of the industrial park where the smelter is located, said. The explosion occurred when workers were repairing the furnace and installing slabs at 5:30 a.m. Sunday (2130 Greek time Saturday), killing eight Indonesian workers and five Chinese workers, Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) said in a statement. The fire was extinguished at 09:10 local time, he added “Based on initial investigations, the explosion (was caused) probably because there

December 19, 2023

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International

6.2 magnitude earthquake kills 118 in China’s Gansu, Qinghai

BEIJING: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck one of China’s poorest regions shortly before midnight on Monday, killing at least 127 people, injuring hundreds and razing mud houses in remote villages that stood no chance. Chinese state media reached the sixth commune of Dahe village, one of the worst-hit areas in China’s northwestern Gansu province, and found that many houses were either in danger of collapsing or had already collapsed, especially houses made of mud and clay. “I’ve lived more than 80 years and I’ve never seen such a big earthquake,” said an elderly man being carried out of his damaged home

December 19, 2023

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International

6.2 magnitude earthquake kills 118 in China’s Gansu, Qinghai

BEIJING: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck a remote and mountainous region on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau just before midnight on Monday, killing at least 118 people and injuring hundreds, Chinese state media said. Authorities have quickly mobilized a series of emergency responses after the quake destroyed roads and infrastructure, triggered landslides and buried a village in mud. However, rescue operations have proved challenging in sub-zero temperatures, with most of China facing sub-zero conditions after a severe cold wave swept through the country. Earthquakes are common in western provinces such as Gansu, located on the eastern boundary of the

November 28, 2023

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International

Snowstorm kills eight in Ukraine and Moldova, power outages

Kyiv: A winter storm has battered central and southern Ukraine, killing at least five people in Ukraine and three in neighboring Moldova, with snow and strong winds knocking out power in hundreds of towns and villages and closing highways At least 19 people were injured in Ukraine and another 10 in Moldova. Forecasters said bad weather was approaching, with snow and rain across Ukraine on Tuesday. The extreme weather has hit as tens of thousands of troops man frontline positions in the 21-month war with Russia, amid fears Moscow could attack the power grid with airstrikes this winter. Ukrainian President

November 20, 2023

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The brain-eating amoeba rears its ugly head again

KARACHI: As deaths due to Naegleria fowleri, also referred to as the brain-eating amoeba, in Karachi are in double digits, there is a growing concern among the population that, like other recurring diseases like dengue and malaria, the provincial government will fail to limit its spread and prevent it from becoming a regular feature in the country’s portfolio of deadly diseases. The first outbreak of the disease in the port city was in 2008, according to the provincial health department, and since then, the number of people infected has increased. However, it is pertinent to mention that Naegleria is not

November 13, 2023

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International

Indian opposition leader criticizes international response to Gaza deaths

NEW DELHI: A senior leader of India’s main opposition Congress party on Monday hit out at the international community, calling the 10,000 death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza a “deplorable and shameful milestone”. “…over 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza, almost half of them children. A child is killed every ten minutes according to the WHO and “now the tiny babies had to be removed from their incubators for lack of oxygen and die,” Priyanka Gandhi, the party’s general secretary, wrote on X. What a sad and shameful milestone… over 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza, almost

November 11, 2023

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International

Israel faces pressure over Gaza deaths

GAUZE: Israel has faced growing international pressure, including from its main ally the United States, to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza as the death toll rose and fighting intensified near and around hospitals. The number of Palestinians killed during the shelling of the coastal enclave in the past five weeks has surpassed 11,000, as Israeli forces waged a war against Hamas resistance fighters who carried out the October 7 rampage in southern Israel. In his strongest comments yet on the plight of civilians caught in the crossfire, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told reporters during a

November 8, 2023

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International

The deaths in Gaza show something “wrong” with Israel’s action

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that the number of civilians killed in the Gaza Strip shows that something is wrong with Israel’s military operations against Palestinian Hamas militants. Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, after the militants killed 1,400 people and took more than 240 hostages in an October 7 attack. Israel has pounded Gaza – an enclave of 2.3 million people – from the air, imposed a siege and launched a ground invasion. “There are violations by Hamas when it has human shields. But when one looks at

Ten dead from storms in Australia, thousands without power

Indian military investigations into deaths of civilians in custody

Indonesia nickel smelter furnace explosion kills 13 workers, injures 38

6.2 magnitude earthquake kills 118 in China’s Gansu, Qinghai

6.2 magnitude earthquake kills 118 in China’s Gansu, Qinghai

Snowstorm kills eight in Ukraine and Moldova, power outages

The brain-eating amoeba rears its ugly head again

Indian opposition leader criticizes international response to Gaza deaths

Israel faces pressure over Gaza deaths

The deaths in Gaza show something “wrong” with Israel’s action

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