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Blast kills dozens of coal miners in Kazakhstan
World

Blast kills dozens of coal miners in Kazakhstan

CNN  —  At least 45 coal miners were killed in a fire sparked by a methane gas explosion at a…
Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
World

Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect…
More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
World

More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN

More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year because of wars and climate disasters, with…
Indian police file homicide case after overpass collapse kills 23
World

Indian police file homicide case after overpass collapse kills 23

Indian police on Friday opened a case of culpable homicide against the company building an overpass that collapsed in the…
Top Cairo official gets 5 years in Duweiqa case
Egypt

Top Cairo official gets 5 years in Duweiqa case

A Manshiyet Nasser misdemeanor court has handed down sentences to a number of top Cairo officials for the September 2008…
Plane crashes in India, 160 people feared dead
World

Plane crashes in India, 160 people feared dead

New Delhi--As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India Express plane arriving from Dubai crashed and…
Egypt: Perpetually unprepared for disaster
Egypt

Egypt: Perpetually unprepared for disaster

It’s a growing expectation that with each disaster that strikes in Egypt, two separate crises will unfold: the first a…
Confusion remains over Rashid ferry crash
Egypt

Confusion remains over Rashid ferry crash

Eyewitnesses to Friday's ferry crash in Rashid have offered conflicting reports of what happened when two ferries on the Nile…
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