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November 24, 2016 4:54 PM

40 killed after under construction platform collapses in China

In China, at least 67 people were killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in Jiangxi province. The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction. <br/><br/>State media said, one person is still missing. Jiangxi province&#03...

November 24, 2016 4:52 PM

Referendum on EU membership if it becomes more centralised: Norbert Hofer

Austria's far-right Presidential Candidate Norbert Hofer has said that he would push for a referendum on EU membership, if the EU became more centralised after Brexit. He told the BBC that while the 28-country bloc was important for Austria, he wanted a better European Union.<br/><br/&...

November 24, 2016 4:49 PM

Archaeologists unearth 5000 yr old city in Egypt

In Egypt, archaeologists have unearthed what they describe as a city that dates back more than 5,000 years, containing houses, tools, pottery and huge graves. It lies by the River Nile, close to the Temple of Seti the First in Abydos. Experts say, the size of the 15 newly discovered graves indicates...

November 24, 2016 2:48 PM

5.6-magnitude quake rocks Japan; No tsunami risk

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook northeast Japan early today, the US Geological Survey said, two days after a powerful tremor triggered a tsunami near the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. <br/><br/>It said, there were no risks of seismic waves or immediate reports of damage from t...

November 24, 2016 2:47 PM

Trump asks Americans to unite to rebuild US on Thanksgiving

US President-elect Donald Trump asked Americans to put the political campaign behind and unite to start the national campaign to rebuild the nation during his Thanksgiving video message yesterday. He asked everyone to set aside their differences and join together under the shared resolve to make Ame...

November 24, 2016 1:33 PM

40 killed after under construction platform collapses in China

In China, at least 40 people were killed after the collapse of a platform under construction at a power plant's cooling tower in Jiangxi province in Fengcheng, State run Xinhua agency said, adding that the rescue work is underway. <br/><br/>It said, workers were building a cooling t...

November 24, 2016 12:46 PM

Turkey: Two killed, 16 injured in car explosion

In Turkey, at least two people were killed and 16 others injured, some of them seriously, when a car exploded outside a Government building in the southern city of Adana today. Governor of Adana said, a vehicle blew up at a parking lot next to the entrance of the office. He said the attack is believ...

November 24, 2016 12:20 PM

Colombia, FARC rebels to sign new peace deal today

In Colombia, Government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels will sign a revised peace accord in Bogota today bringing a formal end to the 52-year civil war ever closer but the Opponents say it is too soft on the leftist FARC force which is blamed for thousands and thousands of k...

November 24, 2016 12:09 PM

Tokyo experiences first November snowfall in 54 years

In Japan, residents of Tokyo experienced their first November snowfall in 54 years today caused by an unusual cold front over the city, but above-freezing temperatures kept the snow from sticking. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of possible icy roads, snow on electric wires and trees, and the...

November 24, 2016 12:05 PM

Tokyo experience first November snowfall in 54 years

In Japan, residents of Tokyo experienced their first November snowfall in 54 years today caused by an unusual cold front over the city, but above-freezing temperatures kept the snow from sticking. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of possible icy roads, snow on electric wires and trees, and the...

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