A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least two people and injured at least 222. A government spokesperson said that lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district around 23:30 (20:30 GMT), igniting a huge ball of fire.
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Bear Attacks in Japan Are At A Record High
Japan’s Bears are increasingly venturing out of their traditional habitats and into urban areas in search of food. Some suggest this is because climate change is interfering with the animal’s traditional sources of food.
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The New Zealand government has declared a national state due to Cyclone Gabrielle
The New Zealand government has declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history due to Cyclone Gabrielle. The storm has caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells across the North Island. It has also forced evacuations and stranded people on rooftops.
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World-first IVF rhino pregnancy could save species from extinction
A rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that conservationists said might later make it possible to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies.
