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Starvation Fears As Flood Toll Passes 900 In Indonesia
Ruinous floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, the country's disaster management agency said Saturday, with fears that starvation could send the death count even higher.
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Sri Lanka Declares Emergency As Cyclone Ditwah Death Count Hits 132
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.
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All You Need To Know About Hong Kong's Deadliest Fire In Decades
A blaze that tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex and killed more than 120 people was extinguished on Friday, as investigators pointed to construction netting catching fire as the likely cause.
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Hong Kong Fire Deaths Rise To 128, Dozens Still Missing
The death toll in a fire that ripped through a Hong Kong residential estate this week has risen to 128, the city's security chief said Friday.
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56 Dead In Lanka Floods, Landslides; Government Offices, Schools Shut
Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country rose to 56 while more than 600 houses were damaged, officials said.
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Death Count In Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Rises To 94, Many Missing
Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to at least 83, as firefighters scoured torched high-rise buildings for scores of people still listed as missing.
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Exclusive: Inside An American Mercenary Group Accused Of War Crimes In Gaza
When the gates of an aid site in Gaza creaked open shortly after dawn, a thin line of men and women waited silently behind coils of fencing. Some held plastic bowls, others documents issued by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
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World AMR Awareness Week 2025: Doctor Explains How Careful Prescribing Protects The Power Of Antibiotics
As antibiotic resistance rises globally, doctors warn that misuse and self-medication are weakening our most powerful drugs. For AMR Awareness Week 2025, an infectious-disease specialist explains how careful prescribing, stewardship and public awaren
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As More Bodies Are Exchanged, Palestinian Death Count In Gaza Crosses 69,000
Gaza health officials said Saturday that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, as Israel and Hamas completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire agreement.
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Typhoon Kalmaegi Death Count Rises To 66 In Philippines
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory.
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On CCTV, The Moment Rajasthan Truck Hit Vehicles, Killing 14
A newly surfaced CCTV video from Jaipur has captured the full horror of one of Rajasthan's deadliest road accidents.
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Heat-Related Deaths Around The World Top Half A Million A Year: Study
Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world each year, part of a heat death toll that's climbed more than 20% on a population-adjusted basis since the 1990s, according to the latest edition of the Lancet's annual report on
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New Study Suggests Air Pollution Deaths Rising; Why And Protocols To Follow
The State of Global Air 2025 examines air quality and health outcomes using the latest PM2.5 and ozone exposure data and disease burden models.
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NDTV Exclusive: What Spending 24 Hours Inside A Gaza Refugee Tent Looks Like
Before the war, Esraa's world was full of colour. Her husband worked at a large store that sold art supplies and toys. She herself painted intricate designs on glass cups and ceramic plates, sold her crafts online, and worked in digital marketing.
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Opinion | Stampede Nation: Karur To Bengaluru, How Many More Must Die Before We Learn?
India's inability to manage its mass gatherings - be they religious, political, or social - is a social and governance failure, exposing a national disregard for the value of a single human life when measured against the spectacle of a crowd.
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Starvation Fears As Flood Toll Passes 900 In Indonesia
Ruinous floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, the country's disaster management agency said Saturday, with fears that starvation could send the death count even higher.
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Sri Lanka Declares Emergency As Cyclone Ditwah Death Count Hits 132
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.
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All You Need To Know About Hong Kong's Deadliest Fire In Decades
A blaze that tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex and killed more than 120 people was extinguished on Friday, as investigators pointed to construction netting catching fire as the likely cause.
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Hong Kong Fire Deaths Rise To 128, Dozens Still Missing
The death toll in a fire that ripped through a Hong Kong residential estate this week has risen to 128, the city's security chief said Friday.
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56 Dead In Lanka Floods, Landslides; Government Offices, Schools Shut
Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country rose to 56 while more than 600 houses were damaged, officials said.
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Death Count In Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Rises To 94, Many Missing
Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to at least 83, as firefighters scoured torched high-rise buildings for scores of people still listed as missing.
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Exclusive: Inside An American Mercenary Group Accused Of War Crimes In Gaza
When the gates of an aid site in Gaza creaked open shortly after dawn, a thin line of men and women waited silently behind coils of fencing. Some held plastic bowls, others documents issued by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
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World AMR Awareness Week 2025: Doctor Explains How Careful Prescribing Protects The Power Of Antibiotics
As antibiotic resistance rises globally, doctors warn that misuse and self-medication are weakening our most powerful drugs. For AMR Awareness Week 2025, an infectious-disease specialist explains how careful prescribing, stewardship and public awaren
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As More Bodies Are Exchanged, Palestinian Death Count In Gaza Crosses 69,000
Gaza health officials said Saturday that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, as Israel and Hamas completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire agreement.
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Typhoon Kalmaegi Death Count Rises To 66 In Philippines
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory.
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On CCTV, The Moment Rajasthan Truck Hit Vehicles, Killing 14
A newly surfaced CCTV video from Jaipur has captured the full horror of one of Rajasthan's deadliest road accidents.
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Heat-Related Deaths Around The World Top Half A Million A Year: Study
Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world each year, part of a heat death toll that's climbed more than 20% on a population-adjusted basis since the 1990s, according to the latest edition of the Lancet's annual report on
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New Study Suggests Air Pollution Deaths Rising; Why And Protocols To Follow
The State of Global Air 2025 examines air quality and health outcomes using the latest PM2.5 and ozone exposure data and disease burden models.
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NDTV Exclusive: What Spending 24 Hours Inside A Gaza Refugee Tent Looks Like
Before the war, Esraa's world was full of colour. Her husband worked at a large store that sold art supplies and toys. She herself painted intricate designs on glass cups and ceramic plates, sold her crafts online, and worked in digital marketing.
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Opinion | Stampede Nation: Karur To Bengaluru, How Many More Must Die Before We Learn?
India's inability to manage its mass gatherings - be they religious, political, or social - is a social and governance failure, exposing a national disregard for the value of a single human life when measured against the spectacle of a crowd.
