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July 29, 2010 9:11 PM

At least 138 people killed in Congo boat accident

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 138 people have been killed in a boat accident in Bandundu province. A local source on Thursday said the wreckage occurred last night on a river at the section of Chenal of the Kwamouth region in the province. The source said there were more than 250 pas...

July 29, 2010 9:11 PM

At least 138 people killed in Congo boat accident

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 138 people have been killed in a boat accident in Bandundu province. A local source on Thursday said the wreckage occurred last night on a river at the section of Chenal of the Kwamouth region in the province. The source said there were more than 250 pas...

July 29, 2010 8:55 PM

More than 30,000 trapped in China floods

In China, more than 30,000 residents are thought to be trapped by floodwaters in the northeastern Kouqian town in Jilin province as torrential rain continues. According to the official figures, Jilin is the latest province to have been hit by the recent deadly floods that have killed 333 people sinc...

July 29, 2010 8:55 PM

More than 30,000 trapped in China floods

In China, more than 30,000 residents are thought to be trapped by floodwaters in the northeastern Kouqian town in Jilin province as torrential rain continues. According to the official figures, Jilin is the latest province to have been hit by the recent deadly floods that have killed 333 people sinc...

July 29, 2010 8:44 PM

Torrential rains claim 64 lives in Pakistan

In Pakistan, emergency has been declared in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where at least 64 people have been killed following torrential rains and flash floods. Addressing a news conference in Peshawar today, Provincial Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that four hundred thousand people are s...

July 29, 2010 8:44 PM

Torrential rains claim 64 lives in Pakistan

In Pakistan, emergency has been declared in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where at least 64 people have been killed following torrential rains and flash floods. Addressing a news conference in Peshawar today, Provincial Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that four hundred thousand people are s...

July 29, 2010 8:41 PM

Bangladesh hikes pay for garment workers

The Bangladesh government has raised the minimum monthly pay for garment workers to 3,000 Taka from the present 1,662. Labour and Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain made the formal announcement of the new wage structure for ready-made garment factory employees in his office at Dhaka tod...

July 29, 2010 8:41 PM

Bangladesh hikes pay for garment workers

The Bangladesh government has raised the minimum monthly pay for garment workers to 3,000 Taka from the present 1,662. Labour and Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain made the formal announcement of the new wage structure for ready-made garment factory employees in his office at Dhaka tod...

July 29, 2010 8:24 PM

At least 138 people killed in Congo boat accident in Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 138 people have been killed in a boat accident in Bandundu province. A local source on Thursday said the wreckage occurred last night on a river at the section of Chenal of the Kwamouth region in the province. The source said there were more than 250 pas...

July 29, 2010 8:24 PM

At least 138 people killed in Congo boat accident in Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 138 people have been killed in a boat accident in Bandundu province. A local source on Thursday said the wreckage occurred last night on a river at the section of Chenal of the Kwamouth region in the province. The source said there were more than 250 pas...

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