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Pakistan train fire

Gas cylinder explosion causes train fire in Pakistan, at least 70 dead

At least 70 people were killed after a train traveling between the cities of Karachi and Rawalpindi in Pakistan caught fire due to a...
Typhoon Hagibis Japan

110,000 rescuers deployed in Japan following Typhoon Hagibis destruction

Japan was struck by Typhoon Hagibis on Saturday and over 110,000 rescuers are now participating in the search and rescue operations. The rescuers, comprised of...
Idaho earthquake

Idaho earthquake gauged at 6.5 magnitude; no serious damages reported

Idaho earthquake was measured at 6.5 magnitude, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake shook Idaho and states throughout the Northwest. The...
bushfires Australia

Dozens of houses damaged, destroyed by Australia bushfires

Bushfires in New South Wales, Australia has destroyed or seriously damaged up to 30 houses as temperatures go up as high as 40 degrees...
car safety Uber self-driving crash

US investigators find safety flaws in self-driving Uber fatal crash

US safety investigators have found software problems in an Uber self-driving test vehicle that hit and killed a woman in 2018. The US National Transportation...
Former manager Ed Pierson says Boeing 737 Max clearance 'too early'

Former manager Ed Pierson says Boeing 737 Max clearance 'too early'

Ed Pierson, a former senior manager at the Boeing 737 Max plant in Seattle, says granting clearance to aircraft was too early. According to Pierson,...
Mad Mike Hughes crash landing homemade rocket

'Mad' Mike Hughes dies from crash landing his homemade rocket

American daredevil pilot "Mad" Mike Hughes has died after crash landing his homemade rocket in the desert near Barstow, California. The 64-year-old Mike Hughes died...
India gas leak

Massive gas leak at India chemical plant kills 13, injures hundreds

A gas leak at a chemical plant in southern India has resulted to the deaths of at least 13 people and injuries to hundreds...
Back-up driver in Uber self-driving car crash charged with homicide

Back-up driver in Uber self-driving car crash charged with homicide

The back-up driver involved in the Uber self-driving car crash that killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018 was charged with negligent homicide. Investigators...
stingrays sting 176 people in Huntington Beach California

Record 176 people stung by stingrays in one day at California beach

Lifeguards in Huntington Beach, California have reported that a record number of people were stung by stingrays in just one day. Lifeguards reminded swimmers to shuffle...

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