Mediterranean Graveyard, The nameless dead of Malta

They're stacked in silver tubes. One on top of another. They are sealed in black plastic bags with marker-scribbled signs hung at their feet: Unknown Number 7, Unknown Number 10. Here, we can count...

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Death toll rises to 19 in N China mine flooding

Nineteen people were confirmed dead as of 10 a.m. Wednesday at a flooded coal mine in the northern province of Shanxi, according to the nation's work safety regulator. Rescuers have retrieved 19...

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Sudan gold mine collapse leaves six people dead, dozens missing

A gold-mine collapse in Sudan’s western region of Darfur killed six people and may have left more than 30 others trapped underground, a community leader said. The disaster occurred last week at the...

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South Korea sets plan to raise 'corroded' Sewol ferry year after disaster, nine still missing

South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children, yielding to pressure from mourning families who have called for...

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