Massive blast at a South Korean airbase

The South Korean airbase closest to the border with North Korea has been the site of a devastating explosion.

Videos posted online on Wednesday show massive fires above the Gangneung Air Base, located roughly 170 kilometers northwest of Seoul.

First accounts place the blame on...

Blasts at a mosque in Afghanistan, 12 wounded

The latest attack in a series of blasts to hit mosques in Afghanistan. This has eroded the Taliban claims of restoring security in the country almost after decades of war.

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•        A mosque in Afghanistan atta...

22 MINERS TRAPPED IN CHINESE GOLDMINE FOR 3RD DAY EVEN AS PROCASTINATING MANAGERS ARRESTED

• Authorities have arrested managers at a gold mine in eastern China.
• 22 workers working in the mine have been confined underground following an explosion Sunday.

The condition of the workers trapped, now for more than three days remains uncertain.

Man...

LOCKERBIE BLAST: US CHARGE A LIBYAN OVER ALLEGED CHARGES OF BOMB-MAKING

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• The US on Monday charged Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, a Libyan with terrorism-related charges said Attorney General William Barr

• Barr said “I am pleased to announce that the United States has filed criminal charges against the third conspirator Abu ...

4 KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED AS FUEL TANK EXPLODED INSIDE A BUILDING IN BEIRUT

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• A diesel tank exploded inside a building in Beirut, Lebanon
• Four people are killed and around several people are injured because of the explosion

On Friday night, a diesel tank have been exploded inside a building in Beir...

UAE RESTAURANT EXPLOSIONS COSTS THREE LIVES, INJURES MANY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Three individuals were killed and a few others were harmed on Monday in two separate blasts in the United Arab Emirates' capital Abu Dhabi and its travel industry center Dubai, the police, and neighborhood media stated.

The Abu D...

ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH ABE’S INDIFFERENCE OVER NUCLEAR WEAPON MATTERS

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• Atomic bomb survivors are not happy with Abe’s indifference over nuclear weapons matter.
• Shinzo Abe was present in Nagasaki to attend the anniversary of the nuclear bombings.
• He did not visit the Nagasaki Atomic Bo...

EUROPEAN UNION RELEASED 33 MILLION EUROS EMERGENCY AID FOR BEIRUT BLASTS

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• The European Union announced that it had released 33 million euros to finance Lebanon
• The European Union has also provided other things which are needed for the people

The European Union has announced on Thursday that it ...

FRANCE’S MACRON VISITS LEBANON AFTER DEADLY BLAST

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• On Tuesday, 4 AUG 2020, there was a bomb blast in Lebanese Capital Beirut.
• French President Macron is visiting Beirut to offer condolences and evaluate the damage.
• French citizens in Lebanon have also suffered injuries.

TRUMP: BEIRUT BLAST LOOKS LIKE AN ATTACK

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•     Twin blasts rip Beirut apart

•     Trump calls it an attack, the US defense department denies any idea of the same

As Beirut was torn apart by two powerful bomb blasts, Trump made a comment on the ev...

TOKYO STOCKS DROPPED ON WEDNESDAY

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• Tokyo stocks dropped on Wednesday.
• 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell by 142.52 points.
• Topix index was down by 8.97 points.
• Sony Corp. shares fell by 1.6 percent.

On Wednesday morning (JST)...

DUAL EXPLOSION AT BEIRUT PORT FIREWORKS WAREHOUSES; NUMEROUS CASUALTIES LIKELY

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• According to the health minister of Lebanon Hamad Hassan, hundreds are wounded in the explosions

• The port zone was immediately cordoned off by the security forces and the access is only allowed to fire trucks, ambulances and relatives of people inside ...

NEYVELI BOILER BLAST: SIX PEOPLE DEAD, 17 INJURED IN THE EXPLOSION

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• This explosion took place in the morning when workers started their work for the day

• Injured workers were immediately taken to the NLC Lignite Hospital with burn injuries

• This is the second such incident of boiler blast at the same pla...

NORTH KOREA BOMBS INTER-KOREAN LIAISION OFFICE

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• North Korea has blown up an inter-Korean liaison office at the border of North Korea and South Korea.
• North Korea destroyed office due to Anti-Communist leaflets sent from North Korean defector groups in South Korea.

On Tu...

Blast at Industrias Químicas del Óxido de Etileno in Spain

A powerful blast in a petro-chemical plant in Tarragona,Spain has left one dead and eight people with serious injuries. The balst occurred at Industrias Químicas del Óxido de Etileno at around 17:40 GMT. The site of the blast is identified as La Canonja municipality in the northeast...

Team liquid being replaced at IEM Beijing

ENCE will be replacing Team Liquid at IEM Beijing one month from now, according to IEM organizers. In Team Liquid's own declaration video, CS: GO star Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski referred to a bustling calendar as a helper for their choice to drop out of the event. Team Liquid has go...