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January 2, 2019 8:42 PM

Death toll in Russia blast rises to 21

<span style="color: #222222;">The death toll in a gas explosion that hit a residential house in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk has risen to 21. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style=&am...

January 2, 2019 7:14 PM

Gas explosion in coal mine kills 4 people in Pakistan

<span style="color: #222222;">A gas explosion inside a coal mine on Wednesday killed at least four workers and seriously injured another miner in Pakistan's Balochistan province. </span><br />'' <br /&...

January 2, 2019 6:24 PM

China's two-child policy fails to make any impact

<span style="color: #222222;">China's two-child policy has failed to make any impact on the country's low birth rate as the number of new-borns dropped by two million last year.<br />'' </span><br /&a...

January 2, 2019 4:50 PM

Italian adviser survives rogue attack in Afghanistan

<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, an Italian military adviser escaped unhurt after a rogue border policeman opened fire on his armoured vehicle in the western Herat province on Wednesday.</span><br />'' <br /&am...

January 2, 2019 4:49 PM

Six killed in Danish bridge train accident

<span style="color: #222222;">Six people were killed in a train accident Wednesday on a Danish bridge linking the central islands of Zealand and Funen. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span sty...

January 2, 2019 1:58 PM

Russia: 14 confirmed dead in Magnitogorsk city high-rise blast

In Russia, at least 14 people are confirmed dead from the New Year's Eve explosion at a high-rise apartment building in the Magnitogorsk city. Citing local emergency officials, the RIA Novosti, TASS and Interfax news agencies said, the number of dead had risen to 14 as rescuers pulled more bodi...

January 2, 2019 1:51 PM

Far right Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's president

Far right Leader Jair Bolsonaro, was sworn in as president of Brazil yesterday. Mr. Bolsonaro took over as President at a ceremony held at the National Congress building in the capital Brasilia.<br />''<br />''In his inaugural speech, Mr. Bolsonaro pro...

January 2, 2019 1:47 PM

Rescuers recover six more bodies after Indonesian landslide

In Indonesia, rescuers have recovered six more bodies from the debris following a landslide that hit a hilly village in West Java province on Monday. Fifteen people have died so far while 20 others are still missing.<br />'' <br />''The landslide in Si...

January 2, 2019 8:36 AM

37 killed in hunter-farmer conflict in Mali

In Mali, 37 civilians were killed and many were injured when armed men believed to be traditional Dogon hunters attacked a village of Fulani herders yesterday. The violence was fuelled by dispute over access to land and water. The government said that the attackers, who were dressed as tradition Dog...

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