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Navy Holds Memorial Service For USS Fitzgerald Sailors Killed In Crash

The US Navy has paid tribute to seven sailors who were killed when the USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer collided...

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Interdict BOST Director Over Sale of Contaminated Fuel – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate interdiction of the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage...

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We Didn’t Err In Dealings With Movenpiina, ZUPOIL

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), has refuted claims it failed to carry out due diligence...

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China Lowers Number of Missing In Landslide To 73

The number of people missing from a huge landslide that buried a mountain village in southwest China last weekend has...

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Yemen Cholera Outbreak Shows Signs of Slowing

A cholera outbreak in Yemen, which has claimed 1,400 lives in two months, shows tentative signs of slowing as fatality...

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BOST CEO Must Allow Probe Into Contaminated Fuel Sale

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has called on the Chief Executive Officer of the Bulk Oil Storage and...

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We Can’t Fight Fire Above 5 Floors

The Ghana National Fire Service is currently incapable of dealing with fires in high-rise buildings. The modern...

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US Navy To Hold Japan Service For Sailors Killed In Crash

The US Navy will hold a memorial service Tuesday for seven sailors killed in a collision with a cargo ship off the...

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US Firm Stops Sales of Grenfell Tower Cladding For High-Rises

The US supplier of the cladding which encased London's Grenfell Tower before it was destroyed by a devastating fire...

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WFP Chief Urges EU To Step Up Funds For Africa Famine

The UN food agency's director urged the European Union on Monday to help raise the $1 billion needed over the next few...

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10, Including Two Kids, Die In Gory Accident

A fatal road accident at Dikpa near Tinga in the Bole district of the Northern Region claimed 10 lives including two...

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China Landslide Rescuers Ordered To Evacuate

Rescuers searching for more than 90 people missing following a huge landslide in southwest China were ordered to...

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Pakistan Marks Grim Eid After Oil Tanker Inferno Kills 153

Pakistan began Eid in mourning Monday as the death toll in an oil tanker explosion rose to 153, with scores injured...

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Scores Killed In Tanker Fire Near Bahawalpur

At least 153 people have been burnt alive and dozens of others injured after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded...

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2 Kids, 9 Others Killed In Bole-Bamboi Highway Crash

Eleven people including two children have been confirmed dead after a minibus they were travelling in crashed into a...

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The Worst Oil Tanker Fires Around the World

At least 123 people were killed and scores injured in central Pakistan early Sunday when a fire erupted after crowds...

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Pakistan Oil Tanker Inferno Kills At Least 123

At least 123 people were killed when a lorry transporting oil burst into flames near the Pakistani city of Ahmedpur...

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120 Killed When Oil Tanker Explodes In Pakistan

At least 123 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that broke out after an oil tanker overturned in...

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AirAsia Plane ‘shaking Like Washing Machine’ Returns To Australia

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia Sunday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying...