Fire kills at least six in Pakistan

Officials said at least six people were killed after a fire broke out early Sunday at a building in Lahore City in Pakistan. The exact number of individuals inside the building at the time of the...

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Sense of community begins to develop in ‘Pablo’-hit village in Davao Oriental

It has often been said that tragedy, disasters and unfortunate events often bring out the best and worst in humans; they also unite or divide a people. Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) was no exception: It...

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“We learned so many lessons from Pablo”

Typhoon Pablo taught Compostela Valley “many lessons” and the province now wants to ensure it could respond effectively should another disaster happen by allocating P2 million this year on trainings...

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Bridge collapse isolates devastated town

Another bridge has collapsed in Davao Oriental, making Caraga town isolated. The Caraga Bridge, which connects Caraga town to Manay town, was destroyed around 10:30 a.m. Sunday “by the rampaging...

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Building fire kills eight in Russia

Eight workers died in a fire that broke out in an administrative one-storey wooden building in Yekaterinburg in the Urals, the regional emergencies center reported on Sunday, RIA Novosti reports. ...

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Four Dead in Russian Coal Mine Accident

At least four miners died early on Sunday as a result of smoke inhalation during an accident at a coal mine in southwestern Siberia’s Kemerovo Region, local emergencies services reported. A total...

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15 Unidentified Bodies Found Floating on Ezu River in Anambra State

The people of Amansea community in Anambra state woke up to a gory sight on Saturday morning to find about 40 bodies floating on Ezu, a river at the boundary between Anambra and Enugu states. The...

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