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  1. LazyLion

    Activists Fear Large Death Toll Near Damascus

    Six days of clashes in two Damascus suburbs may have killed hundreds of people, a dramatic spike in the rising death toll in the Syrian civil war, activists said Monday. The reports came as President Bashar Assad's forces pressed on with a major offensive in the suburbs against opposition...
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    241 Die in Easter Road Accidents

    Preliminary figures indicate that at least 241 people died in road accidents over the Easter holiday, Transport Minister Ben Martins said on Monday. A total of 201 fatal crashes were recorded during the Easter break, he told reporters in Pretoria. "It is regrettable and [a] sad reality...
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    Africa Losing the Fight Against Road Deaths: WHO

    Africa in particular is losing the fight against road accidents, which kill more than one million people worldwide each year, a UN World Health Organisation report showed Thursday, calling for stricter laws to help turn around the trend. "We are not all equal before road traffic crashes,"...
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