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China power plant collapse kills 67: media
Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)
At least 67 people were killed when part of a power station under construction in China collapsed Thursday, state media reported, the latest industrial accident...
Thousands flee Myanmar clashes to China: Beijing
Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)
At least 3,000 people have fled into China due to fighting in northern Myanmar, Beijing said Tuesday, as the death toll from clashes between the military and et...
Scientists model mass gatherings, identify the risks of large crowds
Nov 22, 2016 (UPI)
The vast majority of mass gatherings come and go without major incident or serious injury. But there are risks lurking in crowds, and researchers at Uppsala Uni...
Pentagon softens rules on carrying of firearms in US
Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)
The Pentagon has softened rules on US troops carrying firearms while at government facilities, an action prompted by a series of deadly attacks on uniformed per...
How to stop human-made droughts and floods before they start
Nov 21, 2016 (SPX)
Alberta's rivers are the main source of water for agriculture in Canada's Prairie provinces. But climate change and increased human interference mean that the f...
Fed-up MH370 families to hunt for debris in Madagascar
Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)
Relatives of MH370 passengers will travel to Madagascar next month in hopes of re-kindling efforts to find and recover seaborne debris from the ill-fated Malays...
After bloody year, Chicago looks to tougher gun laws
Nov 20, 2016 (AFP)
On a recent evening on Chicago's southwest side, an all-too-familiar scene unfolds: within sight of the Windy City's iconic downtown high-rises, dozens of polic...
Tech would use drones and insect biobots to map disaster areas
Nov 18, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
New Zealand navy ships 'shellshocked' quake tourists to safety
Nov 17, 2016 (AFP)
There were tears and hugs in New Zealand Thursday as "shellshocked" tourists who were stranded for days by a massive 7.8 earthquake finally disembarked safely f...
Foreign medics treat wounded children in Iraq's Mosul
Nov 16, 2016 (AFP)
Foreign medics are helping Iraqi special forces personnel treat a growing number of children wounded by intense urban warfare inside the jihadist-held city of M...
International warships to help New Zealand quake relief
Nov 15, 2016 (AFP)
Warships from the United States, Canada and Australia have been drafted in to help earthquake relief efforts in New Zealand after a 7.8 tremor devastated parts ...
Natural disasters push 26 million into poverty annually
Nov 14, 2016 (AFP)
Natural disasters drive at least 26 million people into poverty each year and cause more than $500 billion in lost consumption, far exceeding the value of damag...
Giant safety arch begins sliding over Chernobyl
Nov 14, 2016 (AFP)
A giant arch shielding radioactive waste from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster began sliding into place Monday with a mission of keeping the site safe for ge...
China jails 49 over giant explosions
Nov 09, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese courts Wednesday jailed almost 50 people over last year's giant explosions in the port of Tianjin that killed 165 people, state media reported. The blas...
Iraqi investigators examine mass grave site near Mosul
Nov 08, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi investigators carried out an initial examination on Tuesday of a mass grave site discovered in an area south of Mosul that was recently retaken from the I...
Haiti aid hard to come by one month after hurricane
Nov 06, 2016 (AFP)
In southern Haiti, trunks of uprooted trees still litter fields and beaches as if Hurricane Matthew blew through and left its trail of death and destruction onl...
Brazil mine gets safety gear -- too late
Nov 04, 2016 (AFP)
Surrounded by big video screens and computers, a team works 24/7 to monitor the slightest threat of an accident at dams used by Brazil's Samarco iron ore mine. ...
Italy quake zones fear tourism collapse as displaced total rises
Nov 03, 2016 (AFP)
The number of people living in temporary shelters due to a series of earthquakes in Italy has risen to 28,000, officials said Thursday as fears mounted for the ...
Colombian president 'inspired' by N. Irish peace process
Nov 03, 2016 (AFP)
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said during a visit to Belfast on Thursday he was trying to follow Northern Ireland's path to peace and prosperity. Santo...
Aid workers 'brace for worst' from Mosul battle
Nov 02, 2016 (AFP)
More than one million civilians in Mosul are in grave danger and aid workers are "bracing for the worst", a relief group said Wednesday, after Iraqi forces reac...
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