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China allows non-residents of Wuhan to leave virus centre

Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation

11:31 pm January 26, 2020

BEIJING: A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while the US Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. China’s health minister said the […]

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Death toll rises to 11 in Spain as Storm Gloria ebbs

Death toll rises to 11 in Spain as Storm Gloria ebbs

5:32 am January 24, 2020

Barcelona: The death toll from a violent storm that has wrought havoc across huge swathes of Spain’s eastern and southern coastline rose to 11 on Thursday, with rescue workers still searching for four people. The latest victim was a 50-year-old man who was fishing in coastal Ametlla de Mar, according to civil protection authorities in […]

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Anti-CAA stir: Death toll in UP violence rises to 11

Anti-CAA stir: Death toll in UP violence rises to 11

1:44 pm December 21, 2019

Lucknow: At least 11 people, including an 8-year-old boy, have lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh as the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent in the state, officials said on Saturday. After Friday prayers, protesters clashed with police at several places in the state and hurled stones and torched vehicles, they said. While […]

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China landslide death toll rises to 36 with 15 still missing

7:35 pm July 28, 2019

Beijing: The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 36, state broadcaster CCTV said Sunday, with 15 still missing days after the disaster struck. The state-run People’s Daily said rescue work is ongoing at the site in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, where a thick torrent of mud buried […]

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Two more die in Bihar floods, death toll reaches 106

11:05 pm July 23, 2019

Patna: Two more people died in Bihar flood on Tuesday, with the death toll climbing to 106 in the calamity that affected 80.55 lakh people in 12 districts, officials said. Both the deaths have taken place in Madhubani district. However, water levels have started receding in several districts and consequently the number of relief camps […]

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