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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 ...

10hBusiness InsidersocietyImpact

Blankets, batteries, fires: How Kyiv is surviving icy winter

Russia has deliberately attacked Ukraine's energy grid, as sub-zero temperatures take hold. Many are without power, heating or water so locals in Kyiv have been sharing their solutions for staying war...

7hDeutsche Welleworld_newsImpact

Ukraine: Zelensky declares energy emergency after Russian strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday a "state of emergency" will be declared in the energy sector, after relentless Russian strikes on heat and electricity supplies during freezing wi...

15hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

South Africa braces for more rain as Kruger National Park is evacuated due to deadly flooding

South Africa's most renowned national reserve has shut its gates amid escalating floodwaters and heavy rainfall, which has already claimed at least 19 lives....

8hDeutsche Welleenvironment

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...

1dFrance 24world_newsImpact

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....

23hDeutsche WelleScience

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....

7hEuronewsaccidentsImpact

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...

13hDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

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....

2dEuronewsaccidents

Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barcelona after in-flight alert

The Airbus A321, which was carrying 148 passengers and seven crew, was directed to a designated area for inspection after it landed at around 11:00 am....

12hEuronewsaccidentsImpact

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...

1dSouth China Morning PostaccidentsImpact

International Space Station crew to make emergency return to Earth

A medical emergency will force four astronauts aboard the International Space Station to return to Earth prematurely....

1dDeutsche WelleScience

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 ...

13hBusiness Insiderworld_newsImpact