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Typhoon Goni, claimed as the world`s strongest typhoon of 2020 has hit the south of the Philippine's main island of Luzon

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A "terrorist attack" killed two people and 21 wounded in shootings in Oslo, Norway.

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India overtook Brazil in coronavirus infection numbers on September 7, 2020 making it second only to the United States after a record jump.

The world’s second-most populous country posted more than 90,000 cases on September 7, 2020 taking its tally past 4.2 million, more than 68,000 ahead of Brazil, which means the latter has around 4.13m of cases.

India’s death toll, however, stands at 71,642 — far behind the nearly 193,000 dead in the United States and 126,000 in Brazil.

Updated on September 8, 2020

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On 19 May 2024, an Iranian helicopter crashed near the Azerbaijan border. 

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minster killed.

A total of 9 people perished.

Note: Pakistan observed a day of mourning on 21 May 2024 over this tragic incident.

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In 2023, Cyclone 'Biperjoy' was named by Bangladesh.

Biperjoy means disaster.

Biperjoy means آفت، تبائی یا سانحہ 

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Africa plume heatwave in the UK is expected to cause extreme heatwave conditions in the country.

African plume heatwave is the meteorological phenomena that is marked the mass of hot air coming from the Sahara Desert towards Europe.

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At least 5 killed as 3 earthquakes of up to 6.3 magnitude strike Iran Gulf coast on 2 July 2022.

Updated: 2 July (10.15 AM)

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In February 2023, New Zealand declared a national state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on roof tops.

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Britain announced its biggest military spending increase since the Cold War on November 19, 2020.

Boris Johnson said the extra spending reflected the need to upgrade military capabilities even as the Covid19 pandemic pummels the economy and strains public finances.