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Myanmar fighting since coup has displaced 230,000 people, UN says
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An estimated 230,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Myanmar and need assistance, the United Nations said on Thursday, as a major armed ethnic group expressed concern about military force, civilian deaths a...
Saints working 500 miles from home after displaced by Ida
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Saints players and staff, along with about 120 family members, relocated to North Texas in advance of the storm that made landfall south of New Orleans on Sunday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 m...
Saints’ stadium catches fire as team remains displaced following Hurricane Ida; 1 person injured
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The New Orleans Fire Department responded to a three-alarm fire at the Caesars Superdome in downtown New Orleans just after noon on Tuesday as heavy smoke and flames appeared to emerge from the stadium roof. PAYTON: ...
Flooding in Malaysia leaves 8 dead and 41,000 displaced
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At least eight people have died in floods that ravaged Malaysia over the weekend, authorities said on Monday, as the government faced criticism from the public and opposition lawmakers over its rescue efforts. Flood...
College dorm damaged by explosion caused by a resident making rocket fuel; 22 students displaced
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A resident at a college dorm in Utah decided to try to make rocket fuel on his kitchen stove, leading to a fireball causing serious property damage, according to police. Now, 22 students are displaced from their dor...
Ukraine’s displaced children, caught up in Russia’s attacks, reunited with moms in Poland
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These scenes, though apparently few and far between right now, are at least offering some rays of hope and happiness amid the horrors of the Russian reign of terror in Ukraine. RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES I...
NHL legend Jaromir Jagr raises money for Ukrainian refugees displaced by Russian invasion
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Jagr announced on Facebook last week that Kladno's final regular-season game against Sparta was moved to the O2 Arena in Prague – a stadium that seats approximately 18,000 fans – with the hopes of raising money for U...
Ukraine-Russia war: Over 6.4M people displaced in Ukraine, 12M stranded or unable to flee, UN coalition says
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The staggering statistics were compiled via survey by the International Organization for Migration, or IOM, and shared in Friday’s "Update on IDP Figures in Ukraine." An "IDP" is an internally displaced person, or so...
Half of Ukraine’s children displaced: ‘A grim milestone’
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The 4.3 million figure represents more than 1.8 million refugee children who have crossed into neighboring countries and 2.5 million children who are internally displaced within Ukraine. A local police offi...
Almost a quarter of Ukraine’s population has been displaced in 34 days of the Russian war: report
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New data from the UN Refugee Agency shows that over 10 million people have been directly impacted by the ongoing conflict, with over 6.5 million people displaced within Ukraine and another 3.7 million Ukrainian refug...
Storm Megi death toll rises as hundreds of thousands displaced in Philippines
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The death toll in the Philippines from tropical storm Megi has risen to 76 while hundreds of thousands of others remain displaced, authorities in the country said Wednesday. Many of the deaths came in landslides and...
Florida-based dog rescue group heads to Europe to save Ukraine pets displaced during Russian invasion
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"We just felt for these dogs, we felt for what was going… when you're being bombed and your house is in rubble, sometimes you just you've got to get yourself and your kids out. Sometimes you just don't have the means...
Record numbers of people displaced in their own countries in a ‘world falling apart’
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(Reuters)In a world beset by conflicts and natural disasters, the number of people who fled their homes and sought shelter within their own countries hit a record high of close to 60 million by the end of last year,...