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15 killed in 7.8-magnitude Philippines earthquake, tsunami warnings issued from Indonesia to Japan | Today News

8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Philippines on Monday, has killed at least 15 people. As of 2 pm (0600 GMT), at least 15 people were reported dead, including 12 from Mindanao island's Soccskargen region, an area that includes General Santos City. 9 quake days earlier that killed 76 people and destroyed or damaged 72,000 buildings in Cebu province in central Philippines, according to government figures.

21 killed in Delhi hotel fire, 2 women seen jumping off building

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India Today | Latest Stories•Jun 3

21 killed in Delhi hotel fire, 2 women seen jumping off building

At least 21 people were killed and more than 40 others were rescued after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in South Delhi's Malviya Nagar, on Wednesday morning, officials said. ) As many as eight fire tenders were rushed to control the blaze and evacuate those trapped inside, an official release said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the tragedy, announcing an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lah each to families who lost their loved ones and Rs 50,000 each to families of those who were injured.

World•World news | The Guardian•Apr 26

Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks

Mali’s defence minister was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by insurgents including the West African affiliate of al-Qaida. A firefight ensued, and Camara sustained injuries from which he later died in a hospital, Coulibaly said, adding that Mali would observe two days of mourning. The statement followed media reports earlier in the day that Camara had been killed during the operation in Kati, roughly 9 miles (15km) north of the capital, Bamako, where the army’s main base is located.

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World•World news | The Guardian•Mar 11

At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan

At least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Wednesday when an explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces struck a secondary school and a health care centre. The war-tracking Sudan Doctors Network reported the strike first, saying those killed included two teachers and a health care worker.

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World•World news | The Guardian•Mar 11

At least 65 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist raids in country’s north-east

At least 65 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in jihadist raids across the country’s north-east in the last two weeks, as the west African state battles to contain one of the world’s deadliest terror groups. Nigerian daily the Punch reported that about 40 soldiers were killed in total in these attacks.

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