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New Delhi (Agencies): At least 18 people burned to death on Sunday when an overnight bus smashed into another vehicle carrying diesel in eastern Pakistan, officials said. The accident took place on a motorway at around 4:30 am (2330 GMT…
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New Delhi: The top US disease control agency is tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in Israel, Denmark and the United States. “CDC is tracking a…
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Jaranwala: Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims overnight after a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Quran attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon soldiers to…
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Kuala Lampur: A light plane crashed into a street in Malaysia's central Selangor state on Thursday, killing eight people on board and two motorists on the ground, the local police chief said. "For now, I can say at least 10 people were…
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Manama: Already battling extreme heat, Bahrain is scrambling to ward off another environmental threat: rising seas that could swallow parts of its coast, the island nation's oil and environment minister told AFP. By next year, the tiny…
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Hamburg: A wildfire pushed by gusty winds from a thunderstorm raced through national forest land near California's border with Oregon on Tuesday, prompting evacuations in the rural area. The blaze in Siskiyou County, dubbed the Head…
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San Cristobal: The death toll from an explosion that ripped through a commercial area of a town in the Dominican Republic has risen to 25. The blast on Monday shook the commercial area of San Cristobal, less than 30 kilometers (18…
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