Food aid reaches famine area in southern Somalia
A ship delivering 825 tons of dry foods and 250 crates of cholera medicine docked at Merca, aiding over 700,000 affected by shortages in southern Somalia. A UN WFP official reported 25 deaths in the Middle Juba region amid floods and cholera cases. Fighting flared in Kismayo.
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Somalia
Merca
U.N. World Food Program
Khadija Ahmed
Abukar
Mogadishu
Juba
Kismayo
Earthquake Hits Kabul Area Killing Five In Hotel Collapse
A moderate quake struck Afghanistan's capital early Saturday causing five deaths and seven injuries. The magnitude was preliminarily reported as 4.0 and centered about 90 miles north in the Hindu Kush. Eyewitnesses said residents fled their homes as the tremor struck near 1 a.m. local time, with a ramshackle hotel collapse killing four children and their relative reporting the tragedy.
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Afghanistan
Kabul
Kush
Malik Salauddin
Pakistan Meteorological Center
Pakistan
Jaday Maiwand
Shah Mohammed
French hygiene puzzling pattern eyed by polls
A Los Angeles Times data dive argues French bathing habits lag peers with fewer daily showers and lower deodorant use. It cites Louis XIV era custom, Le Figaro analysis, and figures showing 1.3 pounds of soap per Frenchman per year versus higher European usage, with women more likely to bathe daily than men.
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Paris
Caen
France
le Figaro
Saddam clock chimes to be heard across Baghdad
Baghdad officials plan to link the 150 foot clock tower chimes to air raid siren speakers so that Iraqis hear the anthem praising Saddam Hussein. Engineers work since 1986, paused for war, to complete the project and broadcast to all 22 million residents.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Waleed Hammadi
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