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Nigeria confirms that at least 27 people died and more than 100 are missing after boat capsized

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

The boat was transporting them to a food market when it capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Nigeria confirms that at least 27 people died and more than 100 are missing after boat capsized (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The boat was transporting them to a food market when it capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    At least 27 people die in Nigeria river, over 100 missing after boat capsizes (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Authorities say at least 100, most of them women, were missing after a boat taking them to a food market capsized in River Niger in northern Nigeria.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    At least 100 people are missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    At least 100 people, most of them women, were missing after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said Friday.

  4. Newsweek

    Over 100 missing in Nigeria after boat capsizes (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    At least 8 people have died and 100 are missing after a boat sank on the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said.

  5. The Guardian

    At least 27 people dead and 100 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    About 200 passengers, mostly women, were on vessel that sunk in Niger River

  6. Voice of America

    At least 100 people missing after boat capsizes in northern Nigeria (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    At least eight people were confirmed dead at the scene

  7. PBS NewsHour

    At least 27 people died, 100 missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    About 200 passengers were on the boat that was going from the state of Kogi to neighboring state of Niger when it capsized, according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency.

  8. Al Jazeera

    At least 27 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Latest tragedy to hit busy waterways leaves more than 100 missing, with causes ranging from turbulence to age of vessel.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Dozens dead or missing after boat capsizes in river – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    More than 100 passengers, mostly women, are still missing after a boat capsized on the Niger river. The search and rescue operation in ongoing.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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