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- 12 killed and over 20 injured in collision between two buses in PakistanIslamabad, Oct. 23 (BNA): 12 people were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a minibus in the Lasbela area of Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan. In a statement, Pakistani police said the accident occurred at Zero Point in Uthal, Lasbela, when a passenger bus travelling from
- Casualties reported after 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest ChinaBeijing, Oct. 22 (BNA): Casualties have been reported after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County of Nagqu City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to local authorities. The earthquake struck at 10:33 p.m. on Thursday (Beijing time), at a depth of 10 kilometres. The epi
- Nigeria reports first Ebola case in AbujaAbuja, Oct. 21 (BNA): Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in about a decade on Tuesday after a foreign woman living in the capital, Abuja, tested positive for the viral infection after arriving from Uganda. Muhammad Ali Pate, Nigerian Health Minister, told public broadcaster NTA that the woman was
- UNEP calls for rapid action to limit global warmingNew York, Oct. 21 (BNA): The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that urgent and substantial cuts in greenhouse emissions are needed to limit peak global warming rise to between 1.7 C and 1.8 C above pre-industrial levels by mid-century. In its annual "Emissions Gap Report", UNEP
- Army major, 4 militants killed in security operations in southwestern PakistanIslamabad, Oct. 19 (BNA): The Pakistani military announced that at least one Pakistani soldier was killed and four militants were killed in a security operation in Balochistan province in south-western Pakistan. The military’s media wing said in a statement that Pakistani security forces carried out
- Hurricane Trudy weakens off Mexico's Pacific coast as cleanup effort beginsMexico City, Oct. 19 (BNA): Hurricane Trudy weakened slightly off Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday and was expected to begin rapidly losing strength later in the day as it moved away from the mainland, forecasters said. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Trudy was located about 180 miles (
- Hurricane Trudy gains strength near Mexico's coastMexico City, Oct. 18 (BNA): Hurricane Trudy gained some strength as it moved toward Mexico's western coast on Saturday, with forecasters warning it could strengthen a little more overnight before beginning to weaken on Sunday. The US National Hurricane Center said Trudy was about 115 miles (180 km)
- Kenya reports four new Ebola casesNairobi, Oct. 17 (BNA): The Republic of Kenya reported four new Ebola cases on Saturday, including three healthcare workers. In a statement, the Kenyan Ministry of Health said that the new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases to seven, including one death. The ministry added that a
- 5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Balochistan province in PakistanIslamabad, Oct. 17 (BNA): A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Khuzdar in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on Saturday, at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. M.A., A.A
- WHO: Bangladesh faces world's worst measles outbreakDhaka, Oct. 17 (BNA): Bangladesh is battling the world's worst measles outbreak, with 202,000 suspected cases, including 22,000 laboratory confirmed infections, and 1,147 deaths reported between mid-March and October 9, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Children under five accounted
- Wildfire destroys at least six homes in Southern CaliforniaCalifornia, Oct. 17 (BNA): A fast spreading wildfire fuelled by hot winds destroyed at least six homes in Southern California on Friday, prompting evacuations and power outages, US authorities said. More than 500 firefighters and several helicopters were deployed to contain the blaze, which spread a
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