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Millions without power, three dead as typhoon Melor hits Philippines
Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines on Tuesday bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and at least three people dead, officials said. One person died of hypothermia while two others drowned in…
Philippines: 725.000 people fled their home after Typhoon Melor
MANILA, Philippines. About 725,000 people fled their homes and communities braced for coastal floods of up to 13 feet as Typhoon Melor slammed into the eastern Philippines on Monday, officials said. The government's weather bureau said the…
Chicago: Firefighter killed in South Chicago blaze
Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago confirmed Monday morning that Daniel Capuano, 42, died after falling from the second floor of a warehouse in the 9200-block of South Baltimore Avenue
DeKalb firefighters rescue deer trapped underneath truck
Encounters between trucks and deer don’t often work out for the deer. But with a little help from DeKalb County Fire Rescue’s Company 19, this situation had a happy ending.
4 Killed in Medical Helicopter Crash in California
Four people have been killed in a medevac helicopter crash in Kern County, California. Just before 7 p.m. local time Thursday, the Skylife H-4 helicopter left Porterville Airport with a critical patient who was being transferred to San…
No more migrants: Greek Police close borders
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest in the influx of people into Europe. All times local:
9:40 a.m.
Police in northern Greece have closed a border crossing with Macedonia and are stopping people from getting within 5 kilometers (3 miles) of…
Tracking attacks on health workers – Don’t let them go unnoticed
In the early hours of 3 October, rockets slammed into a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing at least 14 health workers and injuring 37.
India - Flood inundate street in Chennai, Emergency workers rescue more than 120.000 people
NEW DELHI (AP) — Chennai's citizens were crowding into relief camps in southern India's Tamil Nadu state on Friday, as floods continued to grow. Emergency workers, including the Indian armed forces, rescued more than 120,000 people on…
International Day of Disabled Persons: no more stigma and misperceptions
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize…
Save the Children: World must reach a new agreement to tackle climate change
Article author: Joana Alfaiate
Political leaders from across the world have gathered at the UN climate conference in Paris this week to reach a new global agreement to tackle climate change. The agreement will include cutting greenhouse…