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Lebanon

Beirut blast: Distraught families await news of missing relatives

Rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the rubble of Beirut's port, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing more than 150 people and wounding thousands.

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Yangtze river floods prompt massive evacuations in central China

Critics blame the disaster on rampant overdevelopment and poor water conservancies policies.

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Rescued lion illustrates plight of thousands of other cubs

Simba the lion was rescued and taken to an animal shelter in Chelyabinsk, southern Russia, but many other cubs have not been as fortunate.

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Entangled sperm whale liberated from fishing net by Italian Coastguard

A ten-metre-long male sperm whale, which was entangled in fishing nets, has been freed by the Italian coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea. The illegal fishing net had prevented the whale from moving its tail fin.

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Green News

Family rescue bear with head trapped inside plastic container

The Wisconsin family never thought their fishing trip would turn into saving a bear's life.

Europe Decoded

Migrant rescue ships facing new challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic

Vessels have been forced to introduce radical changes in a bid to contain the virus among those rescued at sea.

Economy

COVID-19: How will the EU €500bn rescue deal help people and firms?

We explain the EU's coronavirus rescue deal and how it aims to provide safety nets for workers, businesses and EU countries hit by the pandemic.

Austria

Avalanche sweeps away hiking group in Austrian Alps

An avalanche in the Dachstein area of the Austrian Alps killed five hikers on Sunday, police said.

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Yangon: Scores of people rescued from a blazing building

Around 60 fire trucks raced to the 12-storey apartment block as smoke and flames spread through the building.

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Deer rescued from freezing swimming pool

A polie officer pulled the deer’s front legs but failed to lift it out of the pool and had to call for back-up.

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Survivors rescued from collapsed building in southern Cambodia

At least five people have died following the collapse.

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Helicopters battle raging bushfires in Australia

Helicopters battle raging bushfires in Australia

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Man pulled alive from under rubble of a hotel after Albania earthquake

Adriatik Bode was one of the survivors of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that has so far left 40 people dead.

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Woman endangers herself to rescue scorched koala from Australian bushfire

A woman rescued a badly burnt and wailing koala from an Australian bushfire on Tuesday (November 19) The marsupial was spotted crossing a road amongst the flames near Long Flat in New South Wales

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Flash floods, evacuations as storms hit Italy

Stormy weather pounded Italy over the weekend causing flash floods and evacuations in the country's northwest

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Indian villagers up to the tusk as they rescue elephant from swamp

The elephant got separated from its herd and was stuck in a deep swamp filled with muddy water. It took them two to three hours to free the elephant.

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Commuters help save woman who fell onto train tracks in Argentina

Commuters on a crowded subway platform in Buenos Aires came to the rescue of a woman who fell directly onto the tracks of an oncoming subway train on Tuesday (October 15).

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest second man as six people found in isolated house

"The arrested person, a 67-year-old man from Ruinerwold, is one of the six persons discovered this Monday in the house," said police.

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Rescuers capture four-metre-long King Cobra in Thailand

Rescuers from the Krabi Pitakpracha Foundation captured a four-metre-long king cobra.

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Firefighters rescue boy dangling from fourth-floor window in China

In order to prevent him from falling, the rescuers quickly fastened a security rope around his chest, while residents from the building held out quilt below.