More than 700 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. According to the health ministry, early 5,800 people have been killed in Gaza.
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At least 73 dead after a fire tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg
A fire tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg which had been turned into informal housing and killed at least 73 people.
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Death toll from heavy rain in Brazil reaches 23
Heavy rains in Brazil this weekend killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo.
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Death Toll In Slovyansk Climbs To 11
Intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces raged in the devastated town of Bakhmut on April 15 as the death toll from a Russian strike in nearby Slovyansk climbed to 11. Russian forces have been besieging Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine for months, making only incremental progress at an enormous cost of human life. The spokesman for the eastern military command, Serhiy Cherevatiy described the fighting in the city center as unprecedented and there had been 17 clashes with Russian troops over the past 24 hours.
