Peruvians get sick from apparent meteorite crater
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Dozens of people living in a Peruvian town near Lake Titicaca reported vomiting and headaches after they went to look at a crater apparently left by a meteorite that crashed down over the weekend, health officials said on Tuesday.
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At least 13 people in Zambia are in hospital after drinking water after an alleged mine acid leak, officials say.
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A group of scientists and nature lovers exploring tunnels in the Canary Islands became trapped underground and at least six of them died after apparently inhaling toxic gases, officials said Sunday.
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Peruvian authorities declare a state of emergency  in several Andean regions after cold weather leaves 200 dead.
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Victims of mudslides in the Philippines are buried in a mass grave, in an effort to prevent disease.
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An air-borne bacterial outbreak has killed six people and ravaged the tourist industry at a northern Philippine mountain resort, officials said.
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Tens of thousands of Peruvians are surviving on international food aid after the harshest weather in decades devastated their harvests, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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The death toll in Sunday&#39;s bus accident in northern Peru rose to 52, police announced Tuesday. The dead included four children.
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A meteorite that struck a remote part of Peru made a crater that is emitting noxious odours and making villagers ill, according to local press reports.
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Peruvian officials have closed the country's 240 blood banks after at least four people were infected with HIV from blood transfusions in a public hospital.
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Scientists are now eyeing dust clouds as possible suspects in transcontinental spread of diseases.
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Arizona tourists may think theyâve stumbled upon a science fiction movie set if they find themselves near the stateâs famed Meteor Crater in early September.
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ERIE, Pa. -- Researchers continue to interview people who have recently become sick from a mysterious illness after visiting an island in Lake Erie.
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Poverty-stricken areas reeling from a series of tsunamis on Sunday now must cope with the sickness and death spawned by contaminated food and water.
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A norovirus may have caused hundreds of people to become sick last week after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant, a health official said Monday.
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PISCO, Peru -- Carmen Angulo tells visitors to step carefully when entering her home. Pots and pans lie to the right, clothes to the left, and her three children, her parents and a few nieces and nephews nap on mattresses tossed on the floor.