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22 dead as bus plunges off Philippine highway
AFP, Published on 16/12/2013
» Twenty-two people were killed when a commuter bus plunged from an elevated highway onto a van in the Philippine capital Manila on Monday, police said, warning the death toll could rise.
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Major US highway collapses after vehicle fire
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - A fire caused an overpass on one of America's busiest highways to collapse early Sunday in Philadelphia, authorities said, as reports attributed the cause to a truck that burst into flames under the bridge.
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One dead in mudslides that cut off Vancouver from rest of Canada
AFP, Published on 17/11/2021
» OTTAWA - Police said Tuesday at least one person has died in torrential rains that trapped motorists in mudslides, forced thousands to evacuate their homes and cut off Vancouver from the rest of Canada.
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Fresh flood warning issued in Australia as PM visits
AFP, Published on 05/02/2019
» TOWNSVILLE, Australia: Heavy rain continued to pelt Australia's flood-ravaged northeast Tuesday, prompting the authorities to warn of further flash flooding in the hours ahead.
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Bumpy road for Rio transport projects ahead of Olympics
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro was supposed to get a dazzling array of shiny new transport projects for the Olympics, but with weeks to go, there are big bumps in the road.
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'Hand of God' untangles Philippine traffic mess
AFP, Published on 25/08/2015
» MANILA - An 83-year-old Catholic cardinal in the Philippines came to the rescue of thousands of stranded motorists over the weekend after single-handedly untangling a traffic jam in Manila during a typhoon.
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Seoul elevates gardening to high art
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» SEOUL - From stylish, manicured creations to small vegetable plots, gardens are taking to the rooftops of the South Korean capital Seoul -- bringing dashes of spontaneity and colour to the skyline of one of the world's most densely populated cities.
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Big US defense blimp stirs privacy jitters
AFP, Published on 11/02/2015
» ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND (UNITED STATES) - On a crisp winter's day, a tethered blimp almost as big as a football field slowly rises into the blue Maryland sky, casting its radar eye over greater Washington and well beyond.
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Powerful quake jolts major New Zealand cities
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» A powerful earthquake rattled major cities across New Zealand on Friday, sending terrified office workers fleeing as central Wellington shook "like jelly", but authorities reported no major damage.
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Development-weary Singaporeans back 'Green Corridor'
AFP, Published on 21/02/2012
» The air is crisp and sunlight filters softly through foliage punctuated by pink and yellow flowers as birds and crickets supply the soundtrack for joggers, cyclists and nature lovers.
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