The teenager caught the plague after hunting and eating a groundhog, according to Dorj Narangerel, a spokesman for the Mongolian Ministry of Health. He died on Sunday. Groundhogs are large ground squirrels, a type of rodent, which have historically been associated with outbreaks of plague in the region. Evidence confirmed …
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A third of Bangladesh is underwater after some of the heaviest rains in a decade, officials said. Almost four million people have also been affected by monsoon floods in South Asia. The monsoon, which generally falls from June to September, is crucial to the economy of the Indian subcontinent, but …
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On the surface, Park certainly had an impressive resume. The 64-year-old former human rights lawyer had represented the victim in the first sexual assault case in South Korean history, before a change in policy saw him serve as mayor of Seoul for nine years. But this week, his legacy was …
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Twenty-one people died and 15 were injured on July 7 when the bus detoured through five lanes, crashed into a railing and partially sank, according to police in Anshun city, Guizhou province. There were 12 students on the bus at the time of the accident, five of whom died, according …
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Since June, devastating floods have impacted 38 million people, more than the entire population of Canada. Some 2.24 million residents have been displaced, with 141 people dead or missing, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Monday. On Sunday, Chinese authorities raised the country’s flood alert to the second highest level …
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