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Japan Holds Evacuation Drills As N.Korea Missile Fears Grow

Hundreds of residents of a small Japanese coastal town took part in an evacuation drill Sunday as fears grow that a...

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Memorial Service Held For June 3 Victims [Photos]

A memorial service has been held for victims of the June 3 twin disaster which happened at the Goil fuel station near...

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Herbert Mensah Consoles June 3 Victims

Mr. Herbert Mensah; President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), has expressed his condolences to the families...

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27 Dead As Yemen Army Closes In On Taez Palace

Yemeni government forces fought Saturday to capture a rebel-held presidential palace in the southwestern province of...

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Three Explosions Rock Funeral of Kabul Protester

Explosions Saturday rocked the funeral ceremony of an Afghan man killed during protests over the worsening security...

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Joyce Aryee Charges Ghanaians To Learn From June 3 Disaster

Ahead of the second anniversary of the June 3 fire and flood disaster today , Reverend Joyce Aryee has bemoaned the...

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Sri Lanka Targets Unauthorised Builders After Monsoon Deaths

Sri Lanka announced plans Saturday to prosecute a slew of companies and individuals behind illegal construction...

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‘Tragic’ Measles Vaccine Blunders Kill 15 Children In South Sudan

Fifteen children died in South Sudan after receiving contaminated measles vaccines that had not been properly...

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Zoomlion Cleans June 3 Disaster Site Ahead of 2nd Anniversary [Photos]

Waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited in collaboration with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on Friday...

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Contaminated Vaccines Kill 15 Children In South Sudan

Fifteen children died in a South Sudanese village last month after being administered with contaminated measles...

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Bangladesh Rescues 24 More Cyclone Survivors From Sea

The Bangladesh navy said Friday it has rescued 24 more fishermen from the Bay of Bengal, bringing the total to 80 since...

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Farmers In Ziope Lament Army Worm Invasion

Farmers in Ziope in the Volta Region are counting their losses following an evasion of army worms in their farms. The...

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Taiwan Battles Floods As Torrential Rain Hits

Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, with rescuers helping residents evacuate...

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China Says Arson Behind Deadly School Bus Fire

A bus fire that killed 11 kindergarteners in eastern China last month was intentionally set by their disgruntled...

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Japan Men Take Out ‘groper Insurance’ Against Sex Pest Claims

In Japan, where train travel can often be a perilous ordeal for women, an insurance company is reporting a sudden run...

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We’re In Charge – Interior Minister

The Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has stated that government will not allow security and public safety to deteriorate...

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Taiwan Acquits Two Over Deadly 2014 TransAsia Crash

Two air traffic control officers accused of causing a plane crash in Taiwan that killed 49 people in 2014, the island's...

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S.Korean Linked To Ferry Disaster To Be Extradited Tuesday

The daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for the deadly 2014 Sewol ferry disaster will be extradited on Tuesday...

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Lack of Aid Funds Fuelling C. Africa Crisis

A dire lack of aid funds in the strife-torn Central African Republic risks leaving a vacuum that armed groups will...