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Floods, landslides kill 37, thousands evacuated

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2017

Floods caused by a tropical depression in Vietnam killed 37 people, one of the highest death tolls recorded in the country from flooding, the disaster prevention agency said on Thursday. Forty people were missing and 21 others were injured after rains caused landslides and flooding, mostly in

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California fire: death toll rises to 23

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2017

The death toll rose to 23 on Wednesday night from the rapidly spreading firestorm in California wine country as firefighters were battling the return of dangerous winds that sparked new evacuations. All residents of Calistoga and Geyserville were ordered to leave their homes as firefighters braced for a tough fight overnight on numerous fronts of […]

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Triple suicide attack near Damascus police HQ

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

Three suicide bombers blew themselves up near the main police headquarters building in Syria’s capital Damascus on Wednesday, killing at least one person, the interior ministry said. Two of the suicide bombers detonated their explosives in front of the police headquarters on Khaled Bin al-Walid street in central Damascus, the interior ministry said in a […]

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Sex with minor even in marriage is rape – Indian Supreme Court

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

Sex with a minor amounts to rape even if the couple are married, India’s top court ruled, on Wednesday, closing a legal loophole that had allowed some perpetrators to escape punishment. The age of consent and thus the legal age for girls to marry in India is 18, but millions of children are made to […]

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U.S. flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump met top defense officials to discuss how to respond to any threat from North Korea. Tensions have soared between the United States and North Korea following a series of weapons tests by […]

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Da Vinci painting of Jesus to be sold for $100m

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting dating  from around 1500, “Salvator Mundi” — which depicts Jesus Christ as the world’s saviour, will go under the hammer next month in New York. The Christie’s auction house on  Tuesday, estimated its worth at $100 million, the AFP reported. The painting which was long believed to be a copy […]