KEY POINTS Betty White passed away at her home Friday morning, her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas confirms The legendary actress was gearing up to mark her 100th birthday on Jan. 17 Tributes to White poured out on social media, including from her “The Proposal” co-star Ryan Reynolds Hollywood icon Betty White has died. She was 99. The …
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The death toll from one of the most destructive typhoons to hit the Philippines in recent years rose to 388 on Monday, the government said, as disease outbreaks threatened some of the stricken areas. Typhoon Rai struck the south and centre of the Asian nation on December 16 and 17, toppling power lines and trees …
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The death toll from the suicide attack in the eastern city of Beni, on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern border with Uganda, has risen to seven, officials said Sunday. The Christmas Day bombing at a crowded nightspot in the city centre also wounded 20 people, according to the updated toll issued by the authorities. …
Automatic weapons fire crackled out, and Captain Miraj, a Bangladeshi peacekeeper, told everyone to run. Around 20 local Red Cross workers had gathered in Dhedja, a village in the troubled northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Dust: A UN aid helicopter arrives at the Rhoo camp for displaced people Photo: AFP / ALEXIS HUGUET They had …
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KEY POINTS Adult portable bed rails can be attached and removed from the bed When the recalled product is attached to the bed, the user can get entrapped In two incidents, the users became trapped between the mattress and the product A company is voluntarily recalling more than 496,000 units of its bed rail products …
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Rescuers in Indonesia raced to find survivors in villages blanketed by molten ash Sunday after the eruption of Mount Semeru killed at least 13 people and left dozens injured, officials said. The eruption of the biggest mountain on the island of Java caught locals by surprise on Saturday, sending thousands fleeing and forcing hundreds of …
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Louis Vuitton will present the final collection by designer Virgil Abloh in Miami on Tuesday, following his death from cancer at the age of 41. “In loving memory of Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton pays tribute to the life and legacy of a creative genius with a presentation of his Spring-Summer 2022 Collection in Miami on …
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Lisa Rinna celebrated her first Thanksgiving without her mother, Lois DeAndrade Rinna. However, she received a sweet surprise from her friend during the Thanksgiving dinner. The 58-year-old actress took to Instagram on Thursday to share a sweet photo of a dinner table setting that had a name card kept on the table. Rinna noted that …
Germany announced record coronavirus fatalities and infections Thursday as the total death toll passed 100,000, with the nation’s most severe virus wave worsening just as a new government prepares to replace Angela Merkel’s coalition. Germany weathered earlier bouts of the pandemic better than many other European countries, but has seen a recent resurgence, with intensive …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued an urgent warning on pandemic management on Thursday to the new government coming in to succeed her, imploring it to take quick, decisive measures as the country’s total death toll passed 100,000. Speaking one day after Olaf Scholz presented his new centre-left-led ruling coalition due to take office next month, …
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