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At least 717 pilgrims died and 863 more were injured in a stampede on the outskirts of the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
Quetta, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- A powerful earthquake killed at least 20 people, including children, and injured hundreds in the southwest of Pakistan early on Thursday, officials said.Mir Ziaullah Langau, provincial interior minister, told EFE that the quake jolted people of the Harnai city in the restive and impoverished Balochistan province out of their sleep around 3.30 am.Noor Khan, a disaster management officer, said that “20 people are killed and more than 300 are injured.” (Camera: JAMAL TARAQAI). SHOT LIST: THE INJURED BEING TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE, PAKISTAN.
Mecca, Jul 18 (EFE/EPA).- Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca on Sunday, amid strict rules to curb the spread of coronavirus.The 2021 Hajj pilgrimage is allowed for a maximum of 60,000 residents and nationals of Saudi Arabia who are under 65 year old without a chronic disease and who can show proof of vaccination. Hajj 2021 is the second year that its access is being limited due to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: PILGRIMS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS WALK IN THE MUSLIM HOLY CITY OF MECCA, ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE ANNUAL HAJJ PILGRIMAGE, SAUDI ARABIA.
The first groups of Muslim pilgrims arrive to Mecca's Kaaba as they begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. IMAGES
Chinese paleontologists presented a discovery of more than 200 fossilised pterosaur eggs in Beijing last weekend following a series of successful excavations in Asia and South America. The finding allowed researchers to study the bone structure of baby pterosaurs while they were still in the egg, helping them form a picture of what the pterosaurs must have looked like right after they hatched.
Footage courtest of TVNZ shows the heartbreaking scene at Farewell Spit in New Zealand's Golden Bay where hundreds of pilot whales died overnight on Thursday after being stranded on the beach in what is believed to be the largest stranding in decades. The last time such an event was recorded in New Zealand on such a large scale was in 1985, when 450 whales were washed up on the Great Barrier Island. New Zealand's Department of Conservation said that around 300 of the 416 whales were discovered dead. Local authorities and some 500 volunteers were seen attempting to save the lives of the remaining 100 or so whales on Friday. A DOC representative said that the shallowness of Golden Bay makes it particularly dangerous for whale beachings. Since 1840, over 5,000 whales and dolphins have washed up on New Zealand beaches.
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