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A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 30 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais fire department, which responded to the scene, said 13 others were taken to hospitals near the city of Teofilo Otoni. The bus had reportedly departed […]
The World Health Organisation on Friday officially declared the Marburg outbreak in Rwanda over. The outbreak was first confirmed on September 27 and resulted in 66 recorded cases and 15 deaths — mostly affecting health workers. It has been weeks since the last case. The WHO declares an outbreak over once 42 days have passed […]
Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods while the remnants of a tropical storm trickle over the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency said “warm, moist air… was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan” partly due to Kong-rey, which was downgraded to […]
A court in Peru has sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laundering. Prosecutors say he took $35m (£27m) in bribes from a Brazilian construction company which was awarded a contract to build a road in southern Peru. Toledo, 78, was in office between 2001 and […]
A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home countries on one flight, with 44 forcibly removed on Friday, the Home Office has confirmed. The news came as it emerged that any asylum seekers who arrive in Diego Garcia before a treaty between the UK and Mauritius to hand back the Chagos […]
A baby has died after a boat attempting to cross the English Channel sank on Thursday night, French authorities say. Officials said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off the coast of Wissant in northern France. Rescuers called to the scene saved 65 people, including some who were in the water. Searches to find […]
Almost 1000 migrants on Saturday crossed the channel to reach the United Kingdom. A total of 973 migrants crossed in 17 small boats which is the highest number in 2024, beating the previous record for the year which was 882 people in June. It comes as French authorities said four people died while attempting to […]
At least 20 people have been killed since Storm Helene made landfall in Florida in Thursday’s night – including a first responder who Georgia Governor Brian Kemp says died trying to save others Streets are underwater in parts of Kemp’s state, where the National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings and warned more […]
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