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Taliban storms Afghan cities
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Hundreds ordered to evacuate ‘unsafe’ Miami condo building
City officials ordered residents to leave the 8-storey structure weeks after 98 died in a nearby condo collapse.
City officials ordered residents to leave the 8-storey structure weeks after 98 died in a nearby condo collapse.
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