In zee gevonden man stuurman Baltic Ace (in Dutch)

(translate with Google Translate at the bottom of the page) De man die 19 december dood in de Noordzee werd gevonden, blijkt de eerste stuurman van de Baltic Ace te zijn. Dit vrachtschip verging...

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Landslide kills 6 in Bogor

Six people were killed when a landslide off a 30-meter cliff swept through 10 houses and a mosque in Cipayung, Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday. The six victims were identified as Roni, 17; Aris, 50;...

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Spectrometry to the rescue!

The next time a major earthquake strikes it could be an ion mobility spectrometer (IMS), not a sniffer dog, searching for people trapped in the rubble. New research has demonstrated that the instrument...

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Eight killed as truck turns turtle in Gazipur

Eight people were killed and three others injured as a fertiliser-laden truck overturned on the Dhaka bypass road near Ulukhola Bridge in Kaliganj upazila in the early hours of Monday. Identities...

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Ten killed in Sukhothai collision

Ten people, among them a five-year-old boy, were killed on Tuesday in a head-on road accident in Sukhothai's Khiri Mat district. The tragedy took place on the Sukhothai-Kampaengphet road at about...

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NEMA Recovers Three Bodies, Six Vandals' Boats

Following the pipeline explosion, which occurred at the weekend, leading to the death of over 25 persons at Arepo village in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, the National Emergency...

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Chinese authorities apologize for rapid cremations

Authorities in southern China have offered a rare apology for failing to consult with relatives before rapidly cremating the remains of 46 victims of a landslide blamed by some on a local mining operation....

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Egypt train crash kills army recruits

At least 19 people have died and more than 100 injured in a train derailment south of Cairo, according to officials. The official Mena news agency quoted health ministry officials who said 107 wounded...

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Young tribals want tattoos erased

As soon as she secured admission in a Ranchi college, Anita Oraon made her mind up - she would have the tattoos on her face removed as soon as she could. Like most girls from the Oraon tribe, Anita...

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