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Kenya gas truck explosion torches Nairobi cylinder depot, kills 3

Kenya gas truck explosion torches Nairobi cylinder depot, kills 3

A gas truck exploded in Kenya's capital Nairobi, sending a huge fireball into the night sky and causing a blaze that killed at least three people and injured 300, authorities and first responders said. Residents in a nearby building screamed as a column of flame shot hundreds of feet into the air just before midnight, briefly forming a mushroom cloud, a video posted on social media and verified by Reuters showed. The government said three people had died in the explosion at a gas refilling plant and 280 more were being treated at hospitals around Nairobi. The Kenyan Red Cross…
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US pushes for pause in Gaza as Israel suffers worst loss of soldiers

US pushes for pause in Gaza as Israel suffers worst loss of soldiers

THE White House said on Tuesday its envoy was having active discussions about ensuring the release of hostages in Gaza and securing a humanitarian pause in the war after Israel suffered its worst loss of soldiers in over three months of conflict. In the hours after the death toll of 24 from two separate incidents became clear, officials in Israel reiterated that the objectives of its war against the Palestinian Hamas movement that runs Gaza were unchanged and that efforts were being made to bring about the release of more than 100 hostages. Acknowledging Monday had been one of the most difficult…
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Seychelles declares emergency after explosion and flooding

Seychelles declares emergency after explosion and flooding

A blast at an explosives store wrecked buildings and caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles' main island Mahe, officials said, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency. The blast shook the island as heavy rains triggered flooding which killed three people, the president told reporters on Thursday, calling for a minute of silence. Footage broadcast on national television showed streets covered in deep mud and strewn with debris and uprooted trees. "Following an explosion at the CCCL explosives store that has caused massive damage to the Providence Industrial area and the surrounding areas and…
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Blast, ambulances heard near Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza, witnesses say

Blast, ambulances heard near Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza, witnesses say

AN explosion and the sound of ambulances were heard near the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, shortly after a second aid convoy had entered the crossing from the Egyptian side, witnesses said. The cause and the exact location of the blast were not immediately clear. Since the conflict began on October 7 between Hamas and Israel, bombardments on the Gaza side of the crossing have damaged roads and buildings that needed repairing before the first convoy of aid trucks passed through Rafah into Gaza on Saturday.
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Explosion rips through Tokyo building; four injured

Explosion rips through Tokyo building; four injured

AN explosion tore through a building in downtown Tokyo, scattering debris across a busy intersection and sending smoke into the air, but the fire was soon contained, Japanese media said. Four people were injured, three seriously, but all were conscious, said public broadcaster NHK, which aired video images of flames through the windows of the shattered second floor of the building in the Shinbashi area of the Japanese capital. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear but witnesses said they had smelled gas before the explosion. "I'd just got to work and was starting preparations when there was…
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Methane gas explosion killed 31 in disused S.African mine

Methane gas explosion killed 31 in disused S.African mine

A methane gas explosion in a disused South African mine killed at least 31 people last month believed to be from neighbouring Lesotho, South Africa's energy department said on Friday. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) had said late on Thursday that South Africa was investigating the deaths, which occurred in a ventilation shaft in the shuttered Virginia mine in the country's Free State province. Lesotho's foreign ministry reported the incident to Pretoria, it said. The DMRE said an investigation into the incident with the help of Harmony Gold - the previous owner of the mine which ceased operations…
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Six people in critical condition, one still missing after Paris blast

Six people in critical condition, one still missing after Paris blast

SIX people remained in critical condition and one person was believed still missing, one day after a blast ripped through a street near Paris' historic Latin Quarter, the city's public prosecution office said. "These figures may still change," prosecutor Maylis De Roeck told Reuters in a text message, adding that around 50 people had been injured in the blast, which set buildings ablaze and caused the front of one to collapse onto the street. Flames and smoke erupt from a building following a gas explosion in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, France June 21, 2023, in this screen grab obtained…
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Russia warplane accidentally fires into city near Ukraine, injuring three, TASS reports

Russia warplane accidentally fires into city near Ukraine, injuring three, TASS reports

A Russian Sukhoi-34 supersonic warplane accidentally fired a weapon into the city of Belgorod near Ukraine late, causing an explosion and injuring three people. Video footage from the site showed piles of concrete on the street, several damaged cars and a building with broken windows. One shot showed what appeared to be a car upside down on the roof of a store. Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced a state of emergency overnight and said there was a crater measuring 20 metres (65 feet) across on one of the main streets. Four cars and four apartment buildings were damaged, he…
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Japan PM Kishida unhurt in ‘smoke bomb’ scare, resumes campaigning

Japan PM Kishida unhurt in ‘smoke bomb’ scare, resumes campaigning

JAPANESE Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unhurt after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan on Saturday. Kishida took cover after a loud explosion was heard while police subdued a man at the scene, Japanese media footage showed. A police officer suffered minor injuries in the incident, the Nikkei newspaper reported, citing Wakayama prefectural police. "Police are investigating the details of the loud explosive sound at the previous speech venue," Kishida said when he resumed his campaign speeches. "I am sorry for causing many people to be concerned. We…
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Explosion kills at least two in Ethiopia’s Amhara amid protests

Explosion kills at least two in Ethiopia’s Amhara amid protests

AT least two people were killed by an explosion in the capital of Ethiopia's Amhara region, which has been convulsed by days of protests against the integration of local security forces into the national police and army. Members of Amhara's local military and allied militias said they opposed the government's order to disband and join the federal army or police, sparking days of protests in several towns and cities across the region. On Monday an explosion killed two people and wounded several others in Bahir Dar, according to a police officer. It was not clear what caused the explosion or…
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