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Dad Breaks Window to Save 7 Infants in NICU Hospital Fire, but Wasn’t Able to Rescue His Twin Daughters
The Nov. 15 fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in India killed 10 newborns Yakoob Mansuri and his wife brought their twin…
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Gunmen open fire in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 and injuring 7
HUEHUETOCA, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen open fired in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 people and injuring seven, a local official said. The…
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Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are `fueling the fire,' warns UN Chief
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,”…
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Police in Mozambique fire tear gas at opposition politician as post-election tensions soar
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Police in Mozambique fired tear gas at the country's leading opposition politician and supporters as he spoke…
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Fire kills 94 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria
A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria killing at least 94 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking…
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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital ignites devastating fire
The Israeli military has launched a series of deadly strikes in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, including on a flour distribution…
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A Tesla car crashes and catches fire in France, killing 4
PARIS (AP) — Four people have died in a car crash in France after their Tesla vehicle reportedly hit a road sign and caught fire, police…
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Ghost train ride catches fire at centuries-old German carnival
Five people were injured on Sunday when a ghost train caught fire at a bustling carnival in a town in north-eastern Germany, police said.…
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A fire on board an oil tanker off Germany's Baltic Sea coast has been extinguished
BERLIN (AP) — A fire that broke out on board an oil tanker off Germany's Baltic Sea coast has been extinguished, authorities said…
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Oil tanker on fire off German coast, major rescue operation under way
An oil tanker is on fire in the Baltic Sea off the coast of north-eastern Germany, the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service said on…
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Footage shows Brazil fire, not Hezbollah attack on Israel
Screenshot of the false post The video was shared with similar claims elsewhere on X and Facebook. It was also shared in Arabic. Hezbollah…
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UN: Two peacekeepers in Lebanon injured by Israeli tank fire
An Israeli tank fired on the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, resulting in two members of the force being…
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Two civilians killed by Hezbollah rocket fire in northern Israel
Two civilians have been killed and several others wounded after the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired at least 150 rockets into…
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Clip of students dancing on a bus taken weeks before fatal Thai school bus fire
Social media users have falsely claimed footage of children dancing in a vehicle was taken before a devastating fire on a school bus in…
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6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a fleeing truck near the border with Guatemala, Mexico's…
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Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country
With as much as 80 percent of Brazil under a blanket of smoke from historic wild fires, face masks last used during the coronavirus…
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A Russian spy plane violated Japan's airspace 3 times, driving it to scramble its fighters and fire flares
Japan said a Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace three times on Monday. The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled…
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Another arms depot in northwestern Russia on fire after Ukrainian drone strike
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A blaze tore through a Russian arms depot deep inside the country, triggering explosions and the closure of a major…
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What we know about the fire 'pandemic' plaguing Brazil
Brazil is burning. From the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands, flames have consumed millions of hectares of forest and farmland…
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Brazil vets heal burns of jaguar burned in Pantanal fire
At a shelter for big cats in Brazil, a vet gingerly dresses wounds on a jaguar that was caught in wildfires raging in the world's largest…
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Colombia's Petro under fire after calling female journalists 'dolls of the mafia'
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is facing criticism from press freedom groups after some comments made about female reporters, calling…
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Ex-boyfriend who set fire to Ugandan athlete dies
The former boyfriend of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after he set her on fire, has himself died after succumbing to burns,…
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Girls boarding school engulfed by fire in Kenya
At least three students have been injured after a fire broke out at a girls boarding school in central Kenya's Isiolo town on Saturday,…
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Kenya probes school fire cause as death toll rises
Police in Kenya have been ordered to investigate the circumstances that led to a deadly fire at a boarding school, which killed at least…