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Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 4,734
The death toll from two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 4,734, while 16,740 people have been injured and 17,907 others left homeless,...
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New quake rattles Herat, Badghis provinces
Residents of western Herat and Badghis provinces have once again been scared out of homes by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake.
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Australia pledges $600,000 for Herat quake victims
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says Australia has announced an additional more than one million Australian dollars
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Women among 3 wounded in Farah earthquake
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): A house collapsed due to an earthquake in Farah city, the capital of western Farah province, on Wednesday, leaving two women and
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Baradar: Earthquake-destroyed houses to be rebuilt
KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy prime minister for economic affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has assured the survivors of recent devastating earthquakes in western Herat province that
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Herat earthquakes: Joint body formed to assist victims
KABUL (Pajhwok): Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund on Sunday chaired an emergency meeting to form a joint commission to provide aid to earthquake victims
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5 people killed, 92 injured in recent earthquake: MoPH
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least five people have been killed and 92 others injured nationwide as a result of recent earthquake, the Ministry of Public Health
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11 killed as quake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan
KABUL/PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Nearly a dozen people have been killed and scores wounded in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan in a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. The European-Mediterranean Seismological
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Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll rises above 35,000
ATLANTA (Pajhwok): The toll from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the
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Khost quake survivors say still live in tents with many hardships
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Earthquake-affected families in southeastern Khost province say despite the passage of several months, houses are yet to be constructed for them as
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Earthquakes hit Paktika’s Gayan district thrice, no casualties
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Earthquakes struck the Gayan district of southeastern Paktika province thrice since yesterday, collapsing walls of homes, but there were no casualties, officials and
