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At least 347 killed in stampede during water festival in Cambodia
03:09 23.11.2010 |
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Cambodia has set up an inquiry to determine the cause of a stampede on a bridge last night that killed at least 347 people during an annual water festival which draws more than a million rural residents to the capital.
Rescuers drill into shaft of New Zealand's coal mine, explosions possible
10:03 22.11.2010 |
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Officials at a coal mine on New Zealand’s West Coast where 29 men are missing after an explosion last week are preparing for possible loss of life as rescuers drill into the shaft to test for toxic gases. Teams are close to completing the bore hole at the Pike River Coal Co. mine near Greymouth on the nation’s South Island and plan to send a robot...
NY-Moscow Delta flight returns to JFK airport over engine malfunction
04:37 22.11.2010 |
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A Delta Air Lines Inc. plane bound for Moscow from New York City returned to John F. Kennedy International Airport after one of its engines had an automatic shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Delta Flight 30 landed safely at 5:49 p.m. local time and taxied to the ramp without further incident, FAA spokeswoman Holly Baker said.
Pirates attack Russian tanker off Nigeria's coat, one injured
04:23 22.11.2010 |
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The NS Spirit tanker owned by Novoship, part of Russia's largest shipping company Sovcomflot, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Monday, injuring one Russian crew member, the company said.
Thirty missing after explosion in New Zealand coal mine
10:17 19.11.2010 |
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Around 30 workers were unaccounted for after an explosion ripped through a coal mine in New Zealand today. Emergency services were racing to the Pike River Coal Processing Plant near the town of Atarau on the west coast after police received reports of an explosion.
Shanghai and New Delhi building fires highlight illegal construction
10:30 16.11.2010 |
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Police in Shanghai and New Delhi investigated separate accidents that killed at least 119 people in incidents that highlighted illegal construction and lax safety rules in the world’s fastest-growing economies. Eight people were detained in China’s financial capital after sparks from unlicensed electric welders set off a blaze that killed 53.
