Accidents
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Boat sinking on Niger-Benin border kills 13: local sources
A small boat has sunk in the Niger river on the border between Niger and Benin, killing 13 people, local sources told AFP Thursday.
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Greece Declares Emergency on Chios Due to Fires
Some 190 firefighters, 38 vehicles, 12 helicopters and four water-bombers have been deployed to tackle the flames, the fire service said.
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Nine dead, 26 injured in China Fireworks factory Blast
The blast occurred shortly before 8:30 am Monday at a factory in a village outside Changde, a city in Hunan province, state-run China National Radio (CNR) said.
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Black Box Found At Site Of India Plane Crash That Killed 265
Investigators recovered a black box recorder on Friday from the crash site of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area of India’s Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and…
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Deadliest air disasters in the 21st century
Only one person miraculously survived in Air India Plane crash.
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Deadliest air disasters in the 21st century
A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday in India, with 242 people on board
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London-bound plane crashes in India with 242 people on board
A London-bound passenger plane crashed Thursday in India’s western city of Ahmedabad with 242 on board, aviation officials said in what the airline called a “tragic accident”. Air India’s flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner…
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First Everest Death of Climbing Season Recorded
Philipp Santiago, 45, was preparing to summit the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak, but was exhausted when he reached the final camp (Camp 4) on Wednesday night, Himal Gautam of Nepal’s tourism department told AFP.
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Six Reportedly Killed in Sri Lanka Helicopter Crash
Friday’s tragedy is the worst for the air force since a Chinese-built Y-12 aircraft crashed at Haputale, 200 kilometres (125 miles) east of Colombo, in January 2020, killing all four crew members on board.
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Restaurant Fire in Northeast China Kills 22
The blaze erupted at lunchtime in Liaoyang city, about 580 kilometres (360 miles) northeast of the capital Beijing, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
