Pandemics over the centuries

As the Ebola virus ravages the west coast of Africa, scientists in Canada have reported promising new signs in the search for a cure. This could be a major step toward beating the dreaded disease....

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Bodies from Nzoia boat mishap victims recovered

The bodies of nine people who drowned in River Nzoia last Saturday have been retrieved. The ill-fated boat, which was overloaded, was carrying 18 passengers, two motorbikes, six bicycles and five...

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Rajouri bus tragedy: 25 bodies fished out, searches on for missing

Teams of Army and police today fished out 25 bodies from the Gambhir river while searches were on to find the remaining 38 passengers of the ill-fated bus which was carrying a marriage party and was...

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193 disaster victims of flight MH17 identified [translated]

193 victims of flight MH17 identified have now been identified according to Dutch media. It was announced on Friday that ten more victims have been identified this week. Six of the ten victims are...

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Jammu and Kashmir flood situation worsens, death toll mounts to 100

The flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir continued to worsen on Saturday with the death toll mounting to 100 while rescuers struggled to evacuate thousands of people to safety as major rivers and streams...

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10 killed in house collapse due to landslide in Rajouri

Ten people were killed and some others feared missing after a house collapsed due to landslide in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. A house collapsed due to landslide from mountain...

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