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Washington DC sees first snow storm of season
The first winter storm of the season takes hold in Washington DC, the capital of the USA. National Weather Service stated that heavy snowfall is expected in the capital and the snow thickness could reach 17 centimeters, while the air…
Six killed, several houses torched in Kenyan Al-Shabab attack
Al-Shabab militants attacked a village in Kenya's coastal county of Lamu on Monday, killing at least six villagers, local officials stated. The attackers, who are believed to have crossed over from Somalia, set fire to several houses in…
landslide at construction site in china kills at least 10
A landslide struck a construction site in Bijie City, Guizhou Province, southwest China, on Monday, killing ten people and leaving four others missing, local authorities said. A total of eight people have been rescued. Three of them were…
military helicopter crashed in israel
An Israeli military helicopter Eurocopter Panther, with three crew members, crashed off the coast of Haifa in the north of Israel. While a large number of search and rescue teams were sent to the scene, the work continued from the air, land…
Fire breaks out again in South Africa’s parliament building
After the fire, which was put out yesterday in the parliament building in Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, another fire broke out again on the roof of the building that hosts the National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament.…
flashfloods, heavy rain whip southern iran
Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in southern Iran killed 2 people and injured 7 others, officials said. Search and rescue teams are helping the locals in Fars, Kerman, Hormozgan, Sistan and Balochistan provinces. A 50-year-old woman…
italian firefighters rescue dogs trapped in fox nest
Two dogs chasing a fox in the town of Lomazzo in the Lombardy region of Italy fell into the fox's nest and were trapped under the ground. Lomazzo and Bergamo firefighters, who came to the scene, used 2 off-road vehicles to reach the dogs.…
423-meter-long ice slide in China
Gliding down a 423-meter ice slide in an amusement park in Harbin, northeast China, has become a fascinating experience. The facility has become a focal point at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, northeast China.…
Assassination attempt on Haitian Prime Minister Henry: One dead
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Harry escaped unhurt from assassination attempt while leaving church in the city of Gonaives, where he arrived for 218th anniversary of national independence, local sources reported. One person was killed, and…
Heavy rainfall in Kuwait disrupts education
Heavy rains caused flashfloods in Kuwait last weekend. Vehicles were submerged in flooded roads, traffic was disrupted. Thunderstorms were experienced in some parts of Kuwait and the winds could reach up to 50 kilometers per hour, local…