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Train derails in Netherlands, casualties reported
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
At least 1 person has been killed and more than 30 others have been injured in the Netherlands after a train got derailed on Tuesday after hitting construction equipment on the track, Turkey-based TRT World reported citing the Dutch emergency services.
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US: California storm leaves at least two dead, breaks levee
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In Los Angeles, heavy rains downed power lines hitting a car and then electrocuting a man who later died in the hospital, while in Victorville, firefighters said one motorist died when their car was submerged.
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Australia: Missing radioactive capsule triggers health warning
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Western Australia's chief health officials urged people to stay away from the capsule if they see it due to its radioactive properties.
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3 killed, 1 missing as torrential rains cause flooding in New Zealand
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The loss of life underscores just the sheer scale of this weather event and how quickly it turned tragic," Hipkins said in a press briefing post his meeting with emergency services. Hipkins also surveyed the damage in Auckland.
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11 people killed in Russian missile strike in Ukraine, US condemns
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
At least 11 people have died in the Russian missile strike that hit Ukraine on Thursday, CNN reported citing the Ukrainian State Emergency Services. The strike also left 11 people injured.
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US mission in India announces new initiative to cut visa wait time
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in profound reductions in the Department's visa processing capacity, and many of its embassies and consulates were at times only able to offer emergency services.
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Apple Watch 8 series' automated crash notifications feature backfires in s
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Apple Watch 8 series, which were released with the feature to send an automated call to emergency services when the device experiences an abrupt stop, usually a result of a car crash, recently backfired.
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Three killed, dozen missing after explosion on island of Jersey
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Robin Smith, chief officer of the States of Jersey Police, said that emergency services responded to the site after the police was alerted about the incident.
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Protests rock Kolkata hospital as student dies after being shifted
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The protest took place a day after a second-year medical student and hosteller, identified as Priyaranjan Singh, allegedly attempted suicide at the hostel on Monday night.
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MP: Medical teachers on strike against govt's proposal to give medical col
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The junior doctors have also extended their support to the medical teachers. The protestors warned that if the proposal was passed in the cabinet, then the emergency services would also be stopped.
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Kherson region facing blackout after attack on power lines: Russia
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In September, Russia held a referendum in Kherson which was severely criticized by Ukraine and a host of other countries. Along with the neighboring regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia, it was incorporated into Russia by law on October 5.
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Iran: 22-yr-old woman, Mahsa Amini, dies after arrest by 'Morality Police'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 17 (ANI): Controversy sparked on social media after a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, died after slipping into a coma following her detention by Iran's morality police, a dedicated unit that enforces strict dress codes for women, such as wearing the compulsory hea
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