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President John Magufuli declared a period of mourning through Monday following the deadly blast near the town of Morogoro, west of Dar es Salaam
Troops and emergency responders scrambled to provide aid in flood-hit parts of southeastern Mon state after rising waters forced residents to flee by boat and a landslide killed at least 52 people
Monsoon rains slam three Myanmar states, flooding roads and taking out bridges
Sixteen people still reported missing after typhoon Lekima triggered landslides and floods, having made landfall in Zhejiang early Saturday
An elderly worshipper subdued the assailant; police investigating the death of a woman related to the suspect
Separately, security forces say they have arrested two Palestinians suspected of killing an off-duty Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank earlier this week
At least 37 people have been killed in fresh fighting this week between rival ethnic groups in Chad, President Idriss Deby said on Friday
Seventeen people with ties to three Goldman subsidiaries face criminals charges
Opposition leaders claim election result sheets were altered with correction fluid
The interim rule is part of a sweeping effort by Washington to restrict Huawei, which officials claim is linked to Chinese intelligence
Fans mobbed the pedestrian crossing exactly five decades on from the moment when Britain's legendary Fab Four walked across for the photo that was used on the sleeve of their final studio album, 'Abbey Road'
A team of British scientists has helped produce a radioactivity-free vodka called "ATOMIK" from crops near the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the University of Portsmouth said on Thursday
Aerial images from Shwegyin township in Bago region showed how the area had become a vast lake of water
There have been no immediate reports of casualties from the early morning quake
The raids Wednesday at food processing plants in the southeastern United States were part of President Donald Trump's announced crackdown on illegal immigration
An transgender couple who both underwent sex re-assignment have tied the knot in a traditional Bengali ceremony, in what is believed to be the state's first 'rainbow wedding'
The interim rule will preclude any US federal agency from purchasing telecom or technology equipment from the firms starting August 13
Microsoft's statement came in defense of its voice data handling, following a report that said contractors listened to conversations on personal topics
Dennis Muilenburg said Boeing planned to submit its certification package to the US Federal Aviation Administration around September, with expected approval around a month later
The ex-president is serving eight years and 10 months for accepting a bribe as part of a massive kickback scheme involving state oil giant Petrobras
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