Ten dead in 'intense' 7.4 Guatemala earthquake

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Guatemala, killing "around 10" people, causing panicked evacuations as far as Mexico City and a tsunami alert in El Salvador. The victims died...

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Death toll in south India floods rises to 45

The death toll from floods in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has reached 45, officials said on Wednesday, amid continuing efforts to provide relief to marooned villagers. Downpours triggered...

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Surge in deaths of migrants bound for Spain from Morocco

More than 90 illegal sub-Saharan migrants have died attempting to reach Spain from Morocco in the past two weeks, a Moroccan security source and members of the African immigrant community said on Tuesday....

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SS Wisconsin went down off Kenosha shore 83 years ago

Last week was the 83rd anniversary of a disaster on the waves just five miles from Kenosha’s shoreline. On Oct. 29, 1929, the iron-hulled steamship SS Wisconsin went down in a violent storm on its...

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Japanese dentists eye cloud computing for dental records

November 6, 2012 -- A Japanese team is proposing that 100% of the country's dental records be digitized and stored using cloud computing. This is to ensure that dental records cannot be lost --...

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CTV inquest: Rescue gear did not arrive until day after collapse

Specialist search and rescue gear did not arrive at the CTV Building collapse site until the day after it came down, killing 115 people, an inquest was told today. Key listening equipment, designed...

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Victims trapped as Ghana mall collapses

A SIX-STOREY shopping mall has collapsed in the Ghanaian capital Accra and an unknown number of victims are feared trapped in the rubble, witnesses and an AFP correspondent say. "I was very close...

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New mass graves found near site of Ivory Coast attack

Up to 10 new mass graves have been discovered near the site of a July attack on a camp for displaced people, officials said Tuesday, amid allegations that initial casualty totals were downplayed to...

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