Cleansing ceremonies held at Chitungwiza’s “house of death”

Hundreds of people drawn from different Christian denominations yesterday descended on Chitungwiza’s “house of death” for a cleansing ceremony, blaming traditional healers for the death of five people...

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6 dead, 7 hurt as van falls into 300-meter ravine in Benguet

Six people were killed while seven others were injured when a van fell into a ravine in Atok, Benguet, on Sunday, the state disaster agency said. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...

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8 die when Russian fishing boat sinks in Sea of Japan

Six crewmen were killed and nine were still missing after a Russian fishing vessel sank off the coast of the Russian Far East, the emergency situations ministry said on Monday. Rescuers found a second...

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7 dead in NE China train-bus collision

Seven people died after a cargo train and a passenger bus collided on Monday morning in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local government sources said. The collision happened at 7:36 a.m....

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Coalmine gas kills 8 in Balochistan

At least eight laborers were killed as toxic gas filled a coalmine in Dakki area of Loralayi in Balochistan. Quoting rescue sources, Geo News reported on Monday morning that at least eight coalmine...

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Death toll rises to 7 in Sirnak collapse

Death toll rises to seven in Turkey's south eastern province of Sirnak following the collapse of the sustaining wall on Sunday. Fire brigade and search and rescue teams have continued their search...

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8 bodies found in Mexico where band went missing

At least eight bodies were pulled from a well in northern Mexico on Sunday near the site where 20 people went missing late last week, including members of a Colombian-style band, according to a state...

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Victims of Nazi anatomists named

Liane Berkowitz was just 19 years old when she was executed by the Nazis. She was arrested by the Gestapo in 1942 when they caught her putting up posters that displayed messages of protest against...

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Toxic smoke, blocked exit caused Brazil nightclub fire deaths; 3 still unidentified

A fire sparked by a music band’s fireworks swept through a nightclub thronged with University students in Southern Brazil’s Santa Maria, killing at least 233, with most of them dying after inhaling...

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