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What to know about A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say

A landfill collapse in Conakry, Guinea, reportedly killed 30 people following heavy rainfall. The report attributes the disaster to the collapse of a large heap of refuse at the Dar Es Salam site.

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A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea ‘s capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the…

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Authorities said that heavy rains, which started at around 2 a.m., washed over the refuse at Dar Es Salam — … Associated Press flipped this story into International News•33d

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A landfill collapse in Conakry, Guinea, reportedly killed 30 people following heavy rainfall. The report attributes the disaster to the collapse of a large heap of refuse at the Dar Es Salam site.

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Claim 1: “Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran’s defiant president”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth president of Iran, having taken office on July 28, 2024. This is further corroborated by multiple news sources (Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, Ft).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yousef Pezeshkian (born c. 1981) is an Iranian professor of physics and political advisor. He is the son of President Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran since 2024. He is notable for keeping an …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and heart surgeon who has served as the president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the oldest person to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth president of Iran. He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024. His presidential decree was signed on July 2…
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Claim 2: “Trump told Xi that aiding Iran was totally unacceptable, U.S. ambassador to China says”
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Reuters and CBS News independently report that the U.S. ambassador to China (identified as David Perdue in Reuters) stated that President Trump told President Xi that aiding Iran was unacceptable.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An economic conflict between China and the United States has been ongoing since January 2018, when US president Donald Trump began imposing tariffs and other trade barriers on China with the aim of fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 3: “President Trump on Friday wrapped up his multi-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping”
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CBS News and other web search results confirm that President Trump concluded a multi-day summit with Xi Jinping on a Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as president of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of presidential trips made by Donald Trump during 2026, the second year of his second presidency as the 47th president of the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washing…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 4: “A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea ‘s capital of Conakry early on Sunday”
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The Silicon Review, Al Jazeera, and other news reports independently confirm that a mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Conakry early on a Sunday.
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web search NEUTRAL — A mountain of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea's capital, Conakry, early on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, according to the central government. The disaster occurred after heavy…
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web search NEUTRAL — Guinea's civil protection service says a mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at Dar Es Salam, the largest landfill in the capital of Conakry, killing 30 people.
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web search NEUTRAL — A mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, killing at least 30 people, according to a goverment statement.
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Claim 5: “heavy rains, which started at around 2 a.m., washed over the refuse at Dar Es Salam”
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The Korea Times, Yahoo, and The Mirror all report that heavy rains starting around 2 a.m. triggered the landslide at the Dar Es Salam landfill.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) (Swahili: Kampuni ya Ndege ya Tanzania) is the flag carrier airline of Tanzania. It is based in Dar es Salaam, with its hub at Julius Nyerere International Airport.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muhammad Anwar es-Sadat (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who was the third president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. A former mem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dar es Salaam (English: , Swahili: [ɗɑr‿ɛs‿sɑˈlɑːm] ; from Arabic: دَار السَّلَام, romanised: Dār as-Salām, lit. 'Abode of Peace') is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania and capital of the …
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Claim 6: “A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people”
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Multiple independent sources (AOL/AP, Google News, YouTube) confirm that a landslide at a landfill in Conakry, Guinea, killed 30 people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2009 Guinean protests were an opposition rally in Conakry, Guinea on 28 September 2009, with about 50,000 participants demonstrating against the junta government that came to power after the 2008 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Conakry ( KON-ə-kree, French: [kɔnakʁi]; Susu: Kɔnakiri; N'Ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, romanized: Kɔnakrí; Fula: 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭, romanized: Konaakiri) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country located in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the nor…
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