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The UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon received a tour of the damage from the cyclone in Myanmar on Thursday.
Myanmar has been in serious trouble since the cyclone hit, as the UN has had trouble getting aid to those in need in the nation.
Ban Ki Moon called on the government while in Myanmar to work […]

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Chinese officials are asking the international community to help earthquake survivors by donating tents.
There are around 5 million people in China who lost their homes after the hurricane hit.
The 7.9-magnitude hurricane completely destroyed some 45,000 buildlings, along with thousands more private homes.
The death toll is now far above 50,000 people, with 30,000 or so still […]

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China has confirmed two deaths from the hand, foot and mouth child virus in the capital of Beijing.
The confirmation comes from the Beijing Health Bureau, which stated that two young children have died from the child virus.
The first died on Sunday while en route to the hospital, while the second died while receving medical care.
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A 9-year old girl in Greece had to go through surgery to remove her own embryonic twin from her stomach.
Doctors from the Larissa General Hospital in Greece examined the gril, who complained of stomach pain. They found that behind a tumor was her twin in her stomach. It had a head, hair, and […]

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The Indian city of Jaipur was hit with bomb blasts on Tuesday, leaving at least 80 people dead and many injured.
The bombs went off at around the same time, with seven bombs in total going off within a matter of under 15 minutes.
The eighth bomb which was planted was defused before it could go off.
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The death toll from the worst earthquake to hit China in three decades is now nearly 10,000 as of Tuesday.
There are still thousands of people trapped under houses, schools, and other facilities, so the death toll could easily raise to many more.
The 7.8 magnitude quake hit on Monday, causing an immense amount of destruction as […]

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A woman passenger fell overboard from the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship off the coast of Atlantic City on Sunday night.
The 46-year old woman was aboard the NCL Dawn headed to Bermuda from New York City.
She fell overboard at 7:50 p.m. according to cruise officials on Sunday.
The cruise line stated that the ship immediately began a […]

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Washington - Josef Fritzl has blamed the Nazis as well as Hitler for his behavior in commiting incest and locking his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years.
He stated that Hitler’s Germany made him believe in “control and the respect of authority.”
He stated he believed he truly rescued his daughter when she was 18-years old, […]

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73-year old Josef Fritzl, who held his daughter captive in a dungeon in Austria for 24 years, has come out and stated that he is no monster.
Local newspapers have published parts of Josef Fritzl’s interviews with police.
The 73-year old stated he is “no monster.” He stated he saved the life of his daughter.
“I could […]

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An emergency evacuation was ordered on Tuesday when Chile’s Chaiten volcano began to shoot out lava.
Last Friday, the volcano erupted sending ash into the sky, but not much lava flow.
Navy warships were sent out to try and evacuate any nearby residents in the Chile region of Patagonia.
The 3,280-foot volcano has been silent for thousands of […]

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