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North Korea prepares for floods as heavy rains loom
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea has prepared key sectors for heavy rainfall and floods, state media said Thursday, warning of "disastrous" conditions as both sides of the Korean Pe...
Death toll from Venezuela's twin quakes rises to 3,889
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
The death toll from the powerful twin tremors that struck Venezuela two weeks ago has risen to at least 3,889, a government report published Thursday stated.
Venezuela leader asks King Charles to release frozen gold assets
Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, said on Wednesday she had asked the King Charles III to release about 30 tons of Venezuelan gold frozen under UK...
Rescuers search for missing in China storms after 100,000 flee
Jul 08, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors on Wednesday after storms killed 17 people and caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to ...
Rescuers search for survivors of China storms as super typhoon nears
Jul 08, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors on Wednesday as residents began cleaning up their devastated homes, after storms killed 17 people and caus...
UN launches appeal to raise $296 mn for Venezuela quake relief
Jul 08, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations launched an urgent appeal Wednesday to raise $296 million for Venezuela earthquake relief operations after the death toll from the disaster r...
After quakes, Venezuelans fear losing damaged homes
Jul 08, 2026 (AFP)
Morela Luna anxiously awaits the arrival of a team of experts to inspect her partially collapsed home, where her neighbors had to rescue her after Venezuela's d...
Shocked and shaken, Venezuela quake survivors get psychological help
Jul 08, 2026 (AFP)
Daniela Lopez, 40, weeps as she speaks with the psychologist. She clutches her thighs, then her chair, crying and occasionally looking up at the sky, as if sear...
Landslide kills eight at refugee school in Bangladesh
Jul 08, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rain in Bangladesh triggered a landslide at the world's largest refugee camp on Wednesday, killing seven children and a teacher during a school class and ...
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