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Search for survivors after Indian floods, landslides kill 58
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» DEHRADUN (INDIA) - Rescuers searched Tuesday for people feared missing in floods and landslides that have killed at least 58 in India, including nine who died in the collapse of a popular temple.
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Death toll from heavy rain in north India rises to almost 60
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» DEHRADUN (INDIA) - At least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and many more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday.
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Record heatwaves sweep the world
AFP, Published on 15/07/2023
» ROME: Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures, to Europe and Japan, in the latest example of the threat from global warming.
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Dead rivers, flaming lakes: India's sewage failure
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» NEW DELHI - Mohammed Azhar holds his baby niece next to a storm drain full of plastic and stinking black sludge, testament to India's failure to treat nearly two-thirds of its urban sewage.
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Delhi shuts schools as pollution 'emergency' looms
AFP, Published on 13/11/2021
» NEW DELHI: Authorities in New Delhi announced Saturday a one-week closure of schools as the Indian capital's pollution control body warned of a looming health emergency due to smog.
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Walls, mud packs and monkey removal for Trump in India
AFP, Published on 23/02/2020
» AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - US President Donald Trump makes his first official visit to India on Monday and work has been going on around the clock to spruce things up -- to the annoyance of some locals as well as monkeys.
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The lesser-spotted wonders of Lucknow
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 24/10/2019
» After a three-hour flight from Bangkok, I found myself at an immigration counter of Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, aka Lucknow Airport. An expressionless officer flipped through my passport and made a gesture signifying that I follow the instructions on the fingerprint scanner and place the fingers of my left hand, minus my thumb, on it. Obediently, I complied. The machine flashed a green light. The officer shook his head.
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29 killed in bus crash on Indian expressway
AFP, Published on 08/07/2019
» AGRA, India: A bus careered off one of India's busiest roads early Monday killing at least 29 people, police said.
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The magnificence of the Mughals
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/05/2019
» As the first rays of light began to illuminate the Taj Mahal, the stunning white marble mausoleum seems to change colour to light yellow. It is a breathtaking sight that dozens of visitors, including the writer and her travel companions, try to capture on camera.
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Sacred rituals of the coronation
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 17/03/2019
» The coronation of His Majesty the King will follow a centuries-old ritual dating as far back as the start of the Thai monarchy, replete with majesty and grandeur as the King is crowned.
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