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7/14/2021 7:45:25 PM
The blast happened at 5:10 a.m. as the sun rose over the city of Kharj, Brig. Gen. Turki al-Malki said, according to a report by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. He described the blast as an accident
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7/13/2021 9:50:05 PM
The angry crowd, demanding accountability as the anniversary approaches of Lebanon's worst peace-time disaster, were pushed back by riot police who swung batons and fired tear gas to disperse them
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7/11/2021 12:46:43 PM
Tensions have been simmering in recent days in Port Sudan where anti-government protesters have reportedly blocked roads over rising insecurity
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7/10/2021 12:29:41 PM
A loud blast heard in north Tehran early on Saturday was caused by an "unknown object" exploding in a park but no-one was hurt, Iranian state television reported
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7/6/2021 6:51:46 PM
The sweltering summer heat, now exceeding 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in some desert areas, has occasionally ignited fires
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7/6/2021 1:19:17 PM
Diab said that linking aid to reform of a deeply corrupt system has become a ``threat to the lives of Lebanese'' and to the country's stability
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7/5/2021 3:09:55 PM
Heavy plumes of black smoke could be seen rising up to the sky from the city's downtown 35 kilometres (21 miles) away, as helicopters continued to dump fire suppression foam from the air on the site
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7/2/2021 2:35:51 PM
Nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded on Aug. 4, killing 211 people, wounding more than 6,000 and damaging nearby neighborhoods
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6/30/2021 9:08:49 PM
Two security officials said at least nine people were wounded in the blast
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6/13/2021 12:30:41 PM
At least 12 people have been killed and 39 seriously injured after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighborhood in central China
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5/26/2021 4:29:12 PM
The combined effects of Lebanon's economic collapse, the Covid-19 pandemic and last year's deadly Beirut port explosion have worsened already dire living conditions for migrant workers
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5/8/2021 5:10:51 PM
Hospital officials said Saturday that Nasheed is conscious and no longer needs breathing support. Two of his bodyguards and two apparent bystanders, including a British citizen, were also wounded in Thursday's blast
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5/7/2021 12:47:05 PM
Lebanon's leaders had promised reform in the aftermath of a deadly explosion at Beirut port last year but, nine months on, they have yet to form a government
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4/30/2021 5:04:45 PM
According to the officials, the mine exploded on Thursday in a rural area in the Al Marawiah district, where clashes between Yemen's Iran-backed rebels and Saudi-allied government forces recently flared up
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4/22/2021 10:16:42 PM
Iran announced the shift to 60%, a big step towards weapons-grade from the 20% it had previously achieved, in response to an explosion and power cut at Natanz last week that Tehran has blamed on Israel
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4/22/2021 2:21:31 PM
Lebanon is still reeling from a huge chemical explosion at Beirut port last year that killed 200 people and caused billions of dollars worth of damage, further weakening an economy already facing meltdown
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4/21/2021 9:10:18 PM
The hotel is in Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province that has long been the scene of low-level insurgency from local nationalists
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4/18/2021 6:53:28 PM
The police blamed the explosion on a hand grenade that went off in the Lidetta area of the city in the afternoon, and said they were investigating
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4/16/2021 12:54:15 PM
Iran has begun 60% uranium enrichment at its Natanz plant, the country's nuclear chief said, days after an explosion at the site that Tehran blamed on Israel
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4/14/2021 1:33:23 PM
Lebanon has endured a financial meltdown, with the currency losing up to 90% in value. A devastating explosion at Beirut port in August and the global coronavirus pandemic have compounded the country's woes
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