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11 dead, over 60 missing after Pakistan shopping centre fire smoulders for 24 hours

Firefighters in Karachi began searching on ‌Monday for more than 60 missing people after a massive fire destroyed a shopping centre in Pakistan’s most populous city, while the death toll from the disa...

1dSouth China Morning Postaccidents

How 911 calls actually work, according to a former emergency dispatcher

Ricardo Martinez II spent more than a decade as a 911 dispatcher, handling thousands of emergencies as US 911 centers face a nationwide staffing and funding crisis. Across the country, emergency call ...

5dBusiness InsidersocietyImpact

Austria: Eight people killed in three avalanches

Officials said fresh snowfall in the Austrian Alps is poorly bonded to older layers on the peaks, increasing the risk of repeated avalanches, and urged extreme caution....

2dDeutsche Welleaccidents

Dozens injured by train crash in southern Spain still in hospital

The Spanish government vowed Monday to conduct a full investigation into the causes of a high-speed train collision that killed at least 39 people, with officials warning the death toll could rise as ...

1dFrance 24accidentsImpact

Ukrainians brave winter cold as Russia targets energy infrastructure

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes are either entirely without heating, or with severely reduced heating. This, as temperatures rarely rise above minus 10. It’s the result of Russia’s campaign o...

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Four astronauts exit ISS in first-ever medical evacuation

NASA has ended Crew-11's space stay a few weeks early due to a "lingering risk" to an astronaut's health. The crew is now on its way back to Earth....

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Five skiers killed in pair of avalanches in the Alpine regions of western Austria

Five skiers were killed in a pair of avalanches in the Alpine regions of western Austria on Saturday. Authorities say two others were injured with one having suffered critical wounds....

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Passengers flying to Paris spent 21 hours stranded in the remote nation of Turkmenistan before a spare plane came to rescue them

A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images An Air France flight from India to Paris diverted to Turkmenistan. It was already running almost a ...

5dBusiness Insiderworld_newsImpact

Spain announces three days of mourning after 40 people have died in the Adamuz tragedy

The President and the Minister of Transport visited the site of the accident Monday morning, later in the day the government decreed three days of mourning....

1dEuronewsaccidentsImpact

Explosion in the Netherlands injures at least four and causes widespread damage

Officials called on the local population to stay away from the area, as emergency services rushed to the scene....

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Flights diverted and trains delayed as freezing rain and ice hit central and eastern Europe

Passengers have been advised to check for the latest updates before they travel....

Jan 13Euronewsaccidents

Ukraine: Zelenskyy declares energy emergency in cold snap

Ukraine's president declared an emergency in the energy sector amid freezing weather and Russian strikes on infrastructure. Meanwhile, Donald Trump blamed Kyiv for the lack of peace talk progress. Fol...

5dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Gaza: Hypothermia kills 5 as blockade hinders aid

Despite the ceasefire, conditions in Gaza remain perilous for many residents, with UNICEF reporting that more than 100 children have been killed by military action since the truce began. Large numbers...

6dFrance 24world_newsImpact

Crane collapses on train in Thailand, killing at least 22

A train travelling from Thailand’s ‌capital to the country’s ‍northeast was derailed on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on ⁠top of one of its carriages, killing at least 22 people and injuri...

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Senegal awaits return of AFCON champions

In tonight's edition, Senegal eagerly awaited the return of its champions on Monday, with the population given a national holiday after the country's AFCON win over Morocco. Also, the Congolese army s...

1dFrance 24SportsImpact

Plane chaos erupts after passenger puts a bomb threat in their mobile hotspot name

A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Barcelona. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images A Turkish Airlines plane had to make a landing after a bomb threat was discovered a...

4dBusiness InsideraccidentsImpact

Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack

An overnight Russian bombardment on Kyiv left thousands of residential buildings and parliament without heating and water in -14C temperatures on Tuesday, just as the Ukrainian capital was scrambling ...

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Fire Shuts GTA 6 Developer Rockstar North, Following Report of Explosion

Article URL: https://www.ign.com/articles/fire-shuts-gta-6-developer-rockstar-north-following-report-of-explosion Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46678612 Points: 8 # Comments: 3...

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Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez travels to site of deadly train crash

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Transport Minister Oscar Puente were among those making their way to the crash site on Monday morning. Sanchez cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum i...

1dFrance 24Politics

WATCH: LA rising: Rebuilding from the wildfires

Four families share their experience two months after their lives were impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles....

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