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Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases'| Cancer is threatening to overwhelm Latin American countries, experts writing in Lancet Oncology warn | |
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Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives| Rio de Janeiro: Heavy rains and flooding in Brazil have caused 260 deaths in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo | |
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Hundreds of penguins wash up on coast Biologists suspect that cold waters were responsible for the deaths of more than 550 penguins that washed up on shore in the past 10 days
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Seven killed in church roof collapse Firefighters used search dogs to comb the rubble of a church after the building's roof collapsed during a service. 95 hurt
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Balloon priest still missing at sea Rescuers reached a cluster of brightly colored party balloons floating in the ocean but did not find Rev. Adelir Antonio di Carli
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Executive jet crashes into homes A Learjet 35 crashed into a heavily populated neighborhood, killing at least 8 people and leaving a pile of smoky rubble
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Recorder reveals pilots' alarm The pilots of doomed TAM Airlines flight screamed 'slow down!' and 'turn, turn, turn!' seconds before their Airbus skidded off the runway
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President Lula vows crash probe Brazil: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged a thorough investigation into the plane crash in a TV address that aimed to blunt criticism of his response
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Jet reverse thruster 'off'| A reverse thruster on the plane which crashed, killing some 200 people, had been deactivated during maintenance checks | |
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Prosecutors want airport closed Federal prosecutors sought a court order to shut down the entire Brazil's busiest airport until the investigation into the crash was completed
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Critics blast authorities on blast Air-safety concerns have been aired in congressional hearings; pilots have worried for years about the short, slippery runways at Brazil's busiest airport
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Pilot in crash tried to abort landing An initial probe of a Brazilian plane crash that killed nearly 200 people suggests the airliner's pilot tried to abort a landing
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About 200 dead from plane crash  TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain
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'Many dead' plane crash Scores of people are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 176 people crashed at Congonhas airport, starting a major fire
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2 planes clipped each other on runway The planes were maneuvering for takeoff at Congonhas airport. Brazil's president declared his nation's air traffic control system to be safe
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Rescue mission in collapse Rescue crews are searching for several people feared missing after a hole being dug for a subway station collapsed
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11 die during riot at prison Most died of asphyxiated in fires, during a riot that erupted after dozens of inmates escaped from a prison
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