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Kabul attack: Several killed in rocket attacks on residential areas

At least eight people have been killed and scores of buildings damaged in a barrage of rocket fire in the latest wave of violence in the Afghan capital.

Greece

Heavy flooding on Greek island of Crete floods homes and damages roads

Heavy flooding on the Greek island of Crete floods homes and damages roads.

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Nicaraguans ask for humanitarian aid after Hurricane Eta

In Bilwi on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, local residents inspect severe damaged caused in the area by Hurricane Eta.

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Typhoon Molave: Two people killed as 145 kph winds lash Vietnam

It made landfall south of Danang and packed winds of up to 145 kilometres per hour.

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Estonia

Hull damage not to blame for 1994 MS Estonia disaster: new report

A preliminary examination report has said that newly discovered damage was too small to have sunk the MS Estonia, which killed 852 people in 1994.

Germany

Berlin museum artefacts damaged with mysterious stain

More than 60 artworks and artefacts at some of Berlin's best-known museums were smeared with an oily liquid earlier this month. Police have launched an investigation but say the motive for the vandalism was a mystery.

Ireland

When it rains, it pours: Floods hit Cork on last day before lockdown

Cork city centre was damaged by flooding on Tuesday on the last day before new lockdown measures close bars, restaurants and shops.

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Watch: Cars and houses buried by mud as France battered by storms

Breil-sur-Roya, a French town close to the Italian border, two days after torrential rains and floods hit the south-east of France

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Residents of Greek island face storm and flooding aftermath

Greek emergency services and residents faced severe damage on Monday after flash floods sparked by a storm on the island of Evia left eight people dead.

Lebanon

Beirut blast: Macron to visit Lebanon as countries offer help

Lebanon has received offers of help from abroad after the Beirut port blast amid fears over health, food security and the country's already-shattered economy.

Lebanon

Beirut blast: Death toll rises as three days of mourning start

Lebanon's Health Minister warned 'there are probably more (victims) under the rubble".

Lebanon

Dozens killed and thousands injured in Beirut port blast

The explosion took place at the port shortly before 19:00 local time (18:00 CET) with a large cloud of smoke billowing over the city. Eyewitnesses reported significant damage.

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Tornado survivors clung to furniture to avoid being carried away

Survivors of a deadly tornado that hit Tennessee said they clung to each other and furniture to keep the winds from carrying them away.

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Bolivians clean up after river flood forces evacuation

The Bolivian town of Tipuipaya in the department of Cochabamba is forced to be evacuated after an overflowing Taquina River damaged several houses.

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits off Puerto Rico

Tuesday's quake was the most powerful in a series of tremors that have shaken the island since December 28.

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Tornado hits in Japan as country braces itself for typhoon

A tornado ripped through Chiba Prefecture — south-east of the capital Tokyo — on Saturday, as Japan continued to brace itself for the arrival of a powerful typhoon that is forecast to be the worst in six decades.

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Spain counts the cost of deadly floods in Alicante and Murcia

In some area of Spain the rain has been torrential for more than two days.

United Kingdom

Military helps to shore up damaged dam amid town flooding fears

A British military helicopter dropped bags of ballast onto the outer slope of a dam that partially collapsed and risks bursting and flooding the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, central England.

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Greek capital Athens rattled by 5.1-magnitude earthquake

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the Greek capital Athens on Friday (July 19), briefly knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running from buildings in panic.

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Full extent of damage to Notre-Dame seen during minister's visit

The full extent of the destruction to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was laid bare on Wednesday as French culture minister Franck Riester visited to look at renovation efforts.