Britain hails queen at 90, a constant in years of turmoil
by Justin Tallis with Katherine Haddon in London WINDSOR, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain celebrated the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth…
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At least eight dead in Houston-area floods, more rain falls
HOUSTON, TEXAS, United States (Reuters) -- At least eight people have died and some 1,150 homes have been damaged in…
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Ecuador’s Correa raises death toll to 525
Hours after a 6.2 magnitude quake shook Ecuador, President Rafael Correa said on Wednesday (April 20) that the death toll…
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Three dead, dozens injured in blast at chemical plant in Mexico
A massive explosion rocked a major petrochemical facility of Mexican national oil company Pemex in the Gulf state of Veracruz…
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Venezuela to ration electricity in power crisis
CARACAS,Venezuela (AFP) -- Recession-wracked Venezuela is to ration electricity in 10 of its most populous and industrialized states, including metropolitan…
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Coffins pile up in Ecuador stadium-turned-morgue
by Santiago Piedra Silva Pedernales, Ecuador (AFP) -- A hodgepodge of donated coffins in various shapes, sizes and colors is piled…
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South American floods kill 12, force mass evacuations
BUENOS Aires, Argentina (AFP) -- Severe storms and flooding across South America's "southern cone" have killed at least 12 people and…
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New quake rattles jittery Ecuador
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, sowing new panic four days…
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes northeastern Japan
TOKYO: An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude struck off northeastern Japan on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no…
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BREAKING NEWS: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Ecuador coast: USGS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near the coast of Ecuador, just days after the South American…
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