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China renews blue alert for sandstorms

Beijing, April 28 (UNI) China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a blue alert for sandstorms in the northwestern parts of the country.
From 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, drifting sand and dust are expected to blow across parts of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai, according to the National Meteorological Center.
Some areas in Xinjiang will even experience strong sandstorms, the center said.
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Death toll in S Africa's building collapse rises to 16, survivor rescued after 118 hours

12 May 2024 | 4:37 PM

Capetown, May 12 (UNI) The death toll in the building collapse in South Africa has risen to 16, with 36 construction workers still trapped under the rubble, authorities said on Sunday.

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At least 7 killed as building collapses in Russia's Belgorod

12 May 2024 | 4:19 PM

Moscow, May 12 (UNI) At least seven people were killed and a dozen others injured on Sunday in the collapse of an apartment building in the Russian city of Belgorod, according to the Mash Telegram channel.

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Shopping center on fire in Warsaw, residents asked to stay indoors

Shopping center on fire in Warsaw, residents asked to stay indoors

12 May 2024 | 3:08 PM

Warsaw, May 12 (UNI) A fire broke out in a shopping center in Warsaw, residents were asked to stay at home and close windows, Poland’s Government Center for Security (RCB) said on Sunday.

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Fifteen die in Indonesia's West Sumatra flash floods

12 May 2024 | 10:44 AM

Jakarta, May 12 (UNI) Fifteen people died with dozens injured after flash floods hit Agam Regency in Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday evening, according to the national disaster management agency BNPB.

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5 3-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

5 3-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

12 May 2024 | 10:08 AM

Wellington, May 12 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 hit Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 0326 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

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