Accidents
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Cairo Building Collapse Kills 10
A building collapse in the Egyptian capital killed 10 people and injured eight more on Monday, with several others believed to be missing under the rubble, state media reported.
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Dozens Rescued, 15 Bodies Pulled From South Africa Mine
This brings the death toll to 24 since August, when authorities began driving out clandestine miners at the site near Stilfontein, about 140 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, police Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili told…
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Nine charged over looting in LA fires: prosecutor
The charges include for one burglary that netted $200,000 and one in which an Emmy statuette was stolen, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters.
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Whole Streets Burn as Fires Rage Around Los Angeles
Up to 1,500 buildings have burned in fires that have broken out around America’s second biggest city, forcing over 100,000 people from their homes.
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Indian Maoist Roadside Bomb Kills Nine Troops
The attack on Monday in the central state of Chhattisgarh took place as soldiers were returning from an anti-Maoist operation on Saturday, where four rebels and a police officer were killed.
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S. Korea Extends Closure Of Airport Where Plane Crashed
The closure of Muan International Airport has been extended until January 14, the ministry of land said in a statement to AFP on Monday.
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Jeju Air flight 2216’s last moments: What we know
The government has ordered an emergency inspection of all Boeing 737-800 models flown by Korean airlines, and also of runways at national airports.
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179 Dead in South Korea’s Worst Plane Crash
Video showed the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 landing on its belly at Muan International Airport, skidding off the runway as smoke streamed out from the engines, before crashing into a wall and exploding in flames.
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Acid Complicates Search After Deadly Brazil Bridge Collapse
At least two people are confirmed dead from the collapse, which occurred late Sunday on the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira bridge linking the states of Maranhao and Tocantins.
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Nine Allegedly Killed in Iran as Bus, Fuel Truck Collide
At least nine people were killed on Monday when a bus collided with a fuel truck in Iran’s southeast, state media reported, the second mass casualty road accident within days.
