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Waste mound collapse at Indonesia's largest landfill kills at least 5
Mar 9, 2026 - World 
Officials say a massive avalanche of garbage at Indonesia’s largest landfill has killed at least five people and left several others missing after heavy overnight rain triggered the collapse
23 people rescued when ice shelf broke from Georgian Bay shore in Canada
Mar 9, 2026 - World 
Canadian police say almost two dozen people needed to be rescued when they were stranded on an ice shelf in Georgian Bay in southwestern Ontario
Officials say 3 arrested in Peru nightclub bombing as number of injured rises to 44
Mar 9, 2026 - World 
Authorities in Peru tell The Associated Press that they arrested three people following the deadly bombing of a nightclub as the number of those injured rose to 44
Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shop
Mar 9, 2026 - World 
Police in New Zealand say a knapsack left in a donation area at a charity shop contained marijuana and more than $2,000 in cash
The half-abandoned Japanese island at the heart of tensions with China
Mar 9, 2026 - World 
Kasasa island, in the Seto Inland Sea, has only seven residents but its fate is strongly intertwined with relations between Tokyo and BeijingHis island home is shrouded in mist, but his union jack woolly hat makes Hideya Yagi easy to spot as he greets the approaching boat. The 80-year-old, a former president of a construction company, is pleased to see the small group of passengers disembark, mainly because he is one of only seven registered residents at their destination, Kasasa island.Kasasa is known as the “Hawaii” of Japan’s inland sea because of its warm climate and beautiful coastline. Yagi and his wife, Mihoko, eke out a quiet life alongside just one other couple and an elderly woman. The other two residents are almost always absent. Continue reading...
