Flood kills 74 in Uttar Pradesh Monsoon rains pummeled northern India, bringing dozens of buildings crashing down and killing 74 people, police said Thursday. 21 Aug 2008
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China raises quake death toll to 60,560 China's government says the confirmed death toll from this month's massive earthquake has risen to 60,560. 24 May 2008
China quake toll at 15,000; 26,000 believed buried Military helicopters dropped food and medicine to Chinese earthquake survivors who remained cut off Wednesday in remote mountain villages behind roads clogged by landslides. The official death toll rose to nearly 15,000, and tens of thousands more were feared buried or missing. 13 May 2008
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Death toll in China quake reportedly nears 12,000 Bodies covered with sheets lined streets as rescue workers dug through schools and homes turned into rubble by China's worst earthquake in three decades in a desperate attempt to rescue victims trapped beneath concrete slabs. The official death toll rose Tuesday to nearly 12,000, and thousands remained missing. 13 May 2008
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Death toll in China quake nears 12,000: Report Bodies covered with sheets lined the streets Tuesday as rescue workers dug through schools and homes turned into rubble by China's worst earthquake in three decades in a search for more victims. The official death toll rose to nearly 12,000, and thousands remained missing. 13 May 2008
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Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000 A Red Cross boat carrying rice and drinking water for cyclone victims sank Sunday, while the death toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. 11 May 2008
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US death toll in Iraq war hits 4,000 A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000. The grim milestone came on a day when at least 61 people were killed across the country 24 Mar 2008
Stem cell therapy takes a toll on sex lives A long-term study shows that sexual dysfunction is a major problem that does not fully subside after a type of stem cell therapy called hematopoietic cell transplantation, or HCT. 30 Sep 2007
