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Large explosion outside Mogadishu airport, at least 8 killed

Large explosion outside Mogadishu airport, at least 8 killed

A large explosion outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital killed at least eight people and wounded nine others on Wednesday, a local doctor said.
by The Associated Press

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New York revises the death toll in fatal Bronx fire to 17, including 8 children

New York revises the death toll in fatal Bronx fire to 17, including 8 children

New York City authorities have revised down the number of people who died in a five-alarm fire inside a Bronx high-rise building on Sunday. Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that 17 people lost their lives in the fire, including eight children.
by Joe Hernandez

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13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia house

13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia house

A large house fire in Philadelphia early Wednesday killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals, fire officials said.
by The Associated Press

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Two people remain missing after Colorado wildfire

Two people remain missing after Colorado wildfire

Search teams looked for two missing people on Sunday in the snow-covered but still smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire, while people who barely escaped the flames sorted through what was left after the blaze and investigators tried to determine its cause.
by The Associated Press

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Fire ravages seat of South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town

Fire ravages seat of South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town

A major fire ripped through South Africa's Parliament complex on Sunday, gutting offices and causing some ceilings in the building that houses the national legislature to collapse. A dark plume of smoke rose high into the air above the southern city of Cape Town.
by The Associated Press

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