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Death toll in Myanmar may be as many as 10,000 Posted: 4 months ago by pocksucket
A devastating cyclone ripped through Myanmar at the weekend may have claimed up to 10,000 lives, according to Foreign Minister Nyan Win.
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Toll Roads In Manhattan; Is SF Next? Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
The San Francisco's Transportation Authority launched a $1.3 million study on a "congestion pricing".
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Uganda Ebola Death Toll Hits 19 Posted: 9 months ago by punthe
The dreaded Ebola virus has killed 19 people in western Uganda since September, officials said Tuesday, with new outbreaks of linked diseases surfacing in other parts of the country.
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Kenya Death Toll Rises to 300 Posted: 8 months ago by bevissimo
Kenyan police battled thousands of opposition supporters enraged over President Mwai Kibaki's allegedly fraudulent re-election, firing tear gas and live ammunition as the death toll from the violence rose to 103, officers and witnesses said.
Can you imagine if they started killing those who opposed the "fraudulent re-election" of Bush?
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Study: More than 650,000 Iraqis Dead from War Posted: 2 years ago by psycmoe
A new study concludes that 650,000 Iraqis have died as a consequence of the war. That's 2.5 percent of the nation's population. The study is based on a sampling method that has drawn some criticism, though critics say more conventional methods of tallying deaths underestimate the toll. (Audio)
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U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 4,000 Posted: 6 months ago by dollyllama
Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad late Sunday, raising the death toll for American forces since start of the war to 4,000, according to the Pentagon.
*wait, didn't the "surge" make baghdad safe?
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U.S. Troop Deaths In Iraq Exceed 9/11 Toll Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
U.S. military death toll to 2,978 — five more than the number killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Death Toll Up to 11 in Nevada Fire at Landmark Hotel Posted: 2 years ago by wickedsmart
This is the city's deadliest fire. Officials say the death toll could rise.
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India: Encephalitis Toll Hits 222 Posted: 2 years ago by tlovesd
Encephalitis is killing 20 children a week on average in India's most populous state where the death toll has reached 222.
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Choking on Growth Posted: 1 year ago by Hilton
A series of articles and multimedia examining the human toll, global impact and political challenge of China’s epic pollution crisis.
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At Least 146 Reported Dead In Madrid Plane Crash Posted: 2 weeks ago by loonytoon
A Spanish emergency rescue official says there are only 26 survivors after an airliner with 173 people aboard crashed on takeoff from Madrid's airport. The official with the SAMUR municipal rescue service gave the toll after touring the site of Wednesday's crash.
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Global Terrorism Declining Posted: 4 months ago by 2manyusernames
For example, global terrorism fatalities declined by 40 percent between July and September 2007, driven by a 55 percent decline in the "terrorism" death toll in Iraq after the so-called surge of new U.S. troops and a cease-fire by the Shi'ite militant Mehdi Army, the brief said.
Perhaps we are a bit safer
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2 burned bodies are found in California wildfires Posted: 11 months ago by proverb
This brings the death toll up to eight I think.
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Iraqi death toll at 655,000 Posted: 2 years ago by unzercharlie
New study finds 2.5% of the population of Iraq killed since 2003. Bush estimated 30,000 dead and publically denies the credibility of this report.
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Former Ex-Gay Ministers Come to Their Damn Senses Posted: 1 year ago by VooDooPeacock
Three former leaders of the Christian brainwashing movement Exodus apologized for their misguided efforts, having become disillusioned and concerned with what they described as the wrenching human toll of gay conversion efforts.
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Seventh Death After Head-On Car Crash Posted: 6 months ago by topofall
Update to -
Could, tragically, the death toll could get worse!
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Toll of War on Our Troops Posted: 10 months ago by cheeselog1234
Joe Galloway article via Michael Yon's Blog for those of you interested in our military personnel. Short read.
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60,000 Believed Dead or Missing in Burma Posted: 4 months ago by deepcleanfun
The number of dead and missing in the Burma cyclone soared past 60,000 Tuesday amid signs the toll will rise even higher
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Drink bottled water or save the earth? Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
Four out of five plastic water bottles end up in landfills, but even before they get there, they've taken a toll on the environment.
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Three US soldiers die in Iraq, toll nears 4,000 Posted: 6 months ago by topofall
What a terrible record!
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