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California: State of emergency declared over Methane gas leak

California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on 6 January, following a gas leak that sent huge clouds of methane into the skies. The gas leak in Los Angeles has been sickening nearby residents for more than two months. Footage handed out by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) showed infra-red footage of the gas leak. Jan 8, 2016

Newly crowned Miss Universe describes her ‘surprising’ win

Nearly three weeks after one of the pageant worlds biggest mix-ups, the newly crowned Miss Universe is beginning her media tour. Twenty-six year-old Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, an actress and model from the Philippines, was crowned after host Steve Harvey mistakenly first announced that Miss Colombia had won the 64th edition of the pageant, broadcast live on the US television network on 20 December 2015. Jan 6, 2016

Indian schoolboy breaches 1000-run mark in an innings

Indian schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade rewrote cricket record books on 5 January by hammering 1009 not out in an inter-school tournament, to register the highest individual score in an innings in any form of the game. Jan 5, 2016
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