Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 15,000, cold compounds misery
Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed at least 15,000 people, as rescuers raced...
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Sad! Over 2,300 Killed, Thousands Injured As Huge Earthquake Hits Turkey & Syria
At least 2,300 have been confirmed dead in a combined death toll in Turkey and Syria following Monday’s huge earthquakes At least 1,498 people were...
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EU donates Shs20 billion to fight hunger in Karamoja
The European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department has given World Food Programme (WFP) a cash grant of Sh20b to fight hunger in...
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One of Central America’s most active volcanoes erupts again
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday, releasing a huge plume of ash and smoke into the air. The volcano overlooks the tourist city of Antigua,...
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Kenya drought leaves wildlife gasping for breath
As he peers at the carcass of the young elephant, Kenyan park ranger Josphat Wangigi Kagai says such disturbing sights have become all too familiar...
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Indonesia earthquake: Many school children killed as toll soars to 268
Many of those killed and injured in a major earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java were children, rescuers say, as the death toll soars...
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Food insecurity, malnutrition in Karamoja worsens
A new analysis from Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) indicates that more than half of the population in Moroto District goes without any food...
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Storm Eunice heads for UK and prompts danger to life warning
Parts of the UK are bracing for the impact of one of the most serious storms in years after the Met Office issued a rare...
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Petrópolis: Hopes fade for survivors in flood-hit Brazil city
Alarms rang out across the Brazilian city of Petrópolis on Thursday, warning of more heavy rain to come after floods and landslides killed at least...
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Counts dead as earthquake hits western Afghanistan
Dozens killed, more than 700 homes damaged in the western Badghis province after 5.3-magnitude earthquake. At least 26 people have been killed after an earthquake...
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Tonga calls for ‘immediate aid’ after volcanic eruption, tsunami
Official says there is an immediate need for drinking water and food, as efforts begin to assess the scale of the damage. Tonga is calling...
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3 people missing, hundreds of homes destroyed in Colorado fire
Official says the three missing people all lived in homes consumed by the wind-stoked urban wildfire. Three people are missing and feared dead after a...
