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New Zealand earthquake 2010

Damage from an earthquake is seen in a video frame grab near Christchurch, New Zealand, September 4, 2010. A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early on Saturday morning bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths. Authorities declared a formal civil defence state of emergency to coordinate recovery operations in the city, which has a population of about 350,000 people, after f

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UPS plane crash 2010 in Dubai

Smoke rises from the the crash scene of a cargo plane owned by US courier United Parcel Service (UPS) at a military base in Dubai. The plane caught fire shortly after take-off and crashed in a military base outside the Gulf emirate of Dubai on Friday, killing both crew members, civil aviation authorities. A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. The state news agency WAM, quoting the General Civil Aviation Authority, r

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