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Raging wildfires trap 4,000 at Australian town's waterfront
Associated Press, Published on 31/12/2019
» PERTH, Australia: Wildfires burning across Australia's two most-populous states trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions Tuesday and were feared to have destroyed many properties and caused fatalities.
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Australia cancelling NY fireworks as bushfires worsen
Associated Press, Published on 30/12/2019
» PERTH, Australia: New Year's Eve fireworks in Australia's capital city have been cancelled as the bushfire danger worsens in oppressive summer heat, and Sydney's iconic celebrations may also be called off.
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6 men first to cross Drake Passage unassisted
Associated Press, Published on 29/12/2019
» LOS ANGELES: As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world, six men fought for 13 days to make history, becoming the first people to traverse the infamous Drake Passage with nothing other than sheer manpower.
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15 killed, 66 hurt after plane crashes in Kazakhstan
Associated Press, Published on 27/12/2019
» MOSCOW: A Kazakhstan plane with 98 people aboard has crashed shortly after takeoff early Friday, killing at least 15 people, officials in Almaty said. At least 66 others survived with injuries, 50 of them hospitalised.
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Christmas typhoon leaves 28 dead, 12 missing in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 27/12/2019
» MANILA: A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
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Hong Kong officer hit by arrow
Associated Press, Published on 17/11/2019
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong police officer was hit in the leg by an arrow Sunday as authorities used tear gas and water cannons to try to drive back protesters occupying a university campus and blocking a major road tunnel under the city's harbour.
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Attacker bites off politician's ear, others slashed in Hong Kong
Associated Press, Published on 04/11/2019
» HONG KONG: A knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong late on Sunday, as riot police stormed several malls to thwart protesters who have been demanding government reforms for nearly five months.
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Indonesia's popular president to be sworn in for final term
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's popular president who rose from poverty and pledged to champion democracy, fight entrenched corruption and modernize the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation was to be sworn in for his final five-year term with a pledge to take bolder actions.
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Typhoon leaves 25 dead as Japan launches major rescue
Associated Press, Published on 13/10/2019
» TOKYO: Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to at least 25 with more than a dozen missing. One woman fell to her death from a rescue helicopter.
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WW II-era bomber crashes, history buffs killed
Associated Press, Published on 03/10/2019
» WINDSOR LOCKS, United States: A World War II-era plane crashed and burned at Hartford airport, Connecticut, after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff on Wednesday, killing seven of the 13 people on board.
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