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Updates of Fires break out in Diamond Bar

| November 4, 2009 | 0 Comments

Multiple fires broke out along the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar today, threatening homes, causing traffic backups and prompting a massive response from firefighters. More than 250 firefighters and numerous aircraft battled what appeared to be eight fires that were reported around 11:45 a.m. in the hills south of the 60 Freeway between the 57 [...]

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Football: Agreement ends World Cup strikes

| July 15, 2009

The strike which threatened to delay the construction schedule of stadiums for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa have ended according to the key union behind the dispute.

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Tsunami alert as quake strikes off New Zealand

| July 15, 2009

A tsunami warning was issued Wednesday after a 7.8-preliminary magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning center.

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Plane crashes in Iran, 168 believed killed

| July 15, 2009

A plane crashed Wednesday in northwestern Iran, state television reported. All 168 aboard were believed to be dead.

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US based group to provide relief to Mindanao

| July 15, 2009

A United States-based non-profit agency will travel to southern Philippines later this month to distribute relief goods to people displaced in the ongoing fighting between government troops and Muslim rebels.

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