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Hong Kong shivers through coldest November in a decade
Hong Kong - As heavy snow fell in parts of China, Hong Kong temperatures fell below 10 degrees Celsius Tuesday as the sub-tropical city shivered through its coldest November in 10 years. More than 30 elderly people were taken to hospital with cold-re...
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Thai police arrest African ivory traffickers
Bangkok - Police have arrested two Thai nationals for trafficking in African ivory, a crime that carries a maximum four-year jail sentence, police said Tuesday. Samat Chokechoima and Kanok Wongsarot were arrested Monday in a sting operation in which ...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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Landslide buries Chinese village, kills 23
Beijing - A landslide buried part of a village in northern China's Shanxi province, killing 23 people, state television reported on Tuesday. The massive landslide on Monday covered an area of about 20,000 square metres and buried five homes in a coal...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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River swallowed by earth in Colombia
Bogota - The Listara river in northeastern Colombia has suddenly disappeared into a geological fault, the authorities said in the town of San Andres. The mountain river was swallowed by the earth in a rural area about 800 metres away from the town ...
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2009-11-16 ] Category : [
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One dead, two missing in Costa Rica earthquake
San Jose - One person died and two were reported missing after a magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck Costa Rica, the local Red Cross said. It said a young woman was buried by a landslide in the southern community of San Vito de Coto Brus on Friday. Two o...
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2009-11-14 ] Category : [
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Snow death toll hits 40 in northern China
Beijing - The death toll has risen to about 40 after the heaviest snow for decades hit parts of northern China, the government said on Friday. At least 21 people died in collapsed buildings, while 19 others died in road accidents caused by icy weathe...
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2009-11-13 ] Category : [
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