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Bhopal teen allegedly killed over false claim that human testicles could fetch crores
A teenage boy was allegedly killed in Bhopal after a group of suspects became convinced by a false claim circulating on social media that human testicles could be sold for crores of rupees, according to the police investigation. The teenager was allegedly lured from the Iqbal Maidan area on August 6 on the pretext of helping settle a dispute. His body was recovered four days later from the Lower Lake area near Dhobi Ghat.
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4 dead, thousands evacuate as torrential rain batters eastern Japan
Four people have died and another remains unresponsive after torrential rain battered eastern Japan from Thursday into early Friday, triggering widespread flooding and high-level emergency alerts. The Japan Meteorological Agency briefly issued a Level 5 warning — the highest on its disaster alert scale — covering more than one-third of the municipalities in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. All emergency warnings were downgraded on Friday morning.
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Pakistan Supreme Court orders Imran Khan’s transfer from prison to hospital
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered former prime minister and cricket star Imran Khan to be transferred from prison to a hospital in Islamabad amid concerns over his deteriorating health. The court directed that Khan, 73, be moved to Shifa International Hospital within 48 hours and remain there until September 16, according to his spokesperson Naeem Haider Panjutha. The order followed an appeal by Khan’s family and came after repeated concerns from his lawyers and relatives about his medical condition.
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Flores, killing at least five
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores Island early Saturday, killing at least five people, damaging buildings and prompting thousands of residents to evacuate to higher ground after authorities issued a tsunami warning. The earthquake struck at 5:58 am. local time, according to the US Geological Survey, while Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the quake at 4:58 am. Western Indonesia Time. BMKG placed the epicentre about 30 kilometres northeast of Mbay in Nagekeo Regency, at a depth of 15 kilometres.
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Tunnel collapses at Indian hydropower project, killing at least 7
A tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northern hill state of Uttarakhand collapsed overnight, leaving at least seven workers dead, officials said Friday. A sudden rush of water and debris entered the tunnel at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project in Chamoli district late Thursday night, triggering the collapse, according to top district official Gaurav Kumar.