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Taps run dry as Iran faces drought crisis

Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades after a scorching summer. President Masoud Pezeshkian has cautioned that if rainfall does not arrive by December, the government must start rationing water in Tehran and may even h...

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France marks 10 years since Paris attacks with reflection and grief

Ten years since the deadly Paris attacks, France remembers — and reflects on how the tragedy reshaped the nation.

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Six people die in a stampede during military recruitment in Ghana

At least six people lost their lives in a tragic crowd crush during a military recruitment exercise at Accra's El-Wak Sports Stadium in Ghana.

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Tropical storm Fung-wong passes over Taiwan

Dozens of injuries were reported as Fung-wong unleashed heavy rain and floods. The storm weakened from typhoon-strength as it approached Taiwan. Days earlier, it killed at least 27 pweople in the Philippines.

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Soaring costs leave Gaza families dependent on charity kitchens

Long after the guns fell silent, a new struggle defines daily life in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, where scores of displaced Palestinians, most of them children, now line up with empty pots at charity kitchens for their only guaranteed ...

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Malnutrition on the rise in Afghanistan

A new United Nations report says the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening, with more than thirty million people, that's three-quarters of the population, now needing help with food, housing, and healthcare. A mass return of Af...

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Delhi car explosion: Families bury victims, demand answers

Indian police have tightened security around Delhi’s Red Fort as an anti-terror investigation intensifies. The car explosion on Monday in the city’s crowded old quarter killed at least 13 people and wounded many more. Funerals are underw...

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Rabbi helps Jamaica recover from Hurricane Melissa

Rabbi Yaakov Raskin is still working on recovery efforts in Jamaica where Hurricane Melissa left massive devastation. Raskin joined CBS News with more details on how to help.

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Delhi families bury car explosion victims, demand answers

Funerals held after deadly Delhi blast—Families demand answers as authorities tighten security and launch anti-terror probe.

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Camp Mystic sued by victims' families after deadly Texas floods

Several families of campers and counselors who died at Camp Mystic during July's flash flooding in Central Texas are suing the camp and its owners.

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Heavy rains hamper mudslide rescue efforts in eastern Uganda

The Uganda Red Cross Society, which is leading search and recovery efforts, says hopes of finding more survivors are fading, even as families in the area continue to report missing relatives.

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Typhoon Fung-wong leaves Philippines with ten dead, millions displaced

The super typhoon has left devastation in the Philippines just days after another typhoon killed 232 people.

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Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia

A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane with at least 20 personnel on board crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan. Authorities reported an unspecified number of casualties and said rescue workers were headed to the site.

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Bomb rocks Pakistan's capital one day after car explosion in India

A car bomb rocked Islamabad, Pakistan resulting in 12 deaths and 27 injuries, just one day after a car exploded in New Delhi, India. Authorities in both countries are investigating the incidents as possible terrorist attacks.

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Families of Camp Mystic victims sue after deadly floods

Camp Mystic in Texas is facing the first lawsuits related to deadly flash flooding on July 4. The negligence claims were filed by the families of eight girls who died at Camp Mystic.

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Deadly car explosion in India investigated under anti-terrorism law

Authorities in India were investigating a deadly car blast in the capital that killed at least eight people and injured several others, officials said Tuesday.

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Malaysia steps up search for missing Rohingya after boat capsizes

Malaysian maritime patrols scoured coastal waters in the Andaman Sea on Monday (November 10) in search of dozens of missing members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, who police believe were on a boat that capsized and sank near ...

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Indian police invoke ‘terrorism’ law after Delhi blast kills nine

Local television channels report that at least 20 people have been wounded in blast near the Lal Quila underground metro station.

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Lost cat returns home more than a year after Hurricane Helene

In a corner of western North Carolina still picking up the pieces more than a year after Hurricane Helene, a beloved cat's return brings some good news to a devastated family.

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Deadly Typhoon Fung-wong displaces over 1.4 million in Philippines

At least eight people are dead after Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into the northwestern Philippines over the weekend, setting off floods and landslides, and displacing more than 1.4 million people.

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Eleven dead after refugee boat sinks off Malaysian coast

Rescue operations under way to locate any survivors, with hundreds of Rohingya still missing.

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Super Typhoon Fung-wong batters the Philippines

Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into the Philippines, bringing dangerous conditions to the country for the second time in a matter of days. CBS News' Anna Coren reports.

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Philippines hit by back-to-back powerful typhoons

Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in the Philippines, bringing fierce rain and winds of up to 200 km/h less than a week after Typhoon Kalmaegi devastated parts of the country.

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Three dead as giant waves lash Tenerife

A tragic Saturday in Tenerife left three people dead and at least 15 injured as exceptionally high waves gripped the Canary archipelago. Officials are reporting waves that can reach as high as four metres.

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More than a million people evacuated from path of Super typhoon

More than a million people have been forced to evacuate at-risk regions in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Fung-Wong batters the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall. Reiza Dejito, the country director for CARE Philippines, sa...

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State of emergency declared as Super Typhoon approaches Philippines

Nearly a million people have been evacuated from their homes in the Philippines, as Super Typhoon Fung-wong approaches the country. It’s the most powerful storm to threaten the country this year and is due to make landfall just days afte...

Al Jazeera

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Hurricane Melissa leaves Haitian community struggling to recover

More than a week after Hurricane Melissa struck Haiti, residents of Petit-Goâve are still struggling to rebuild after losing lives and property.

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Brazil cleans up after deadly tornado

At least 6 people are dead and 750 people injured after a tornado tore through a town in southern Brazil. Rescuers are still searching for survivors from under the remains of homes and businesses hit by the powerful storm.

Al Jazeera

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Philippines face new storm as Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears

In the Philippines, recovery from Typhoon Kalmaegi has been suspended, as a new, even stronger storm bears down on the archipelago. Super Typhoon Fung-wong is expected to make landfall on Sunday.

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At least 14 people killed in UPS plane crash, officials say

At least 14 people were killed in the UPS cargo plane crash near the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday, officials said. UPS and FedEx announced they were grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes "out of an abund...

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