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Tragedy on New Year's Eve in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana: Several people have been killed and injured in an explosion in a bar, according to the police....
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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said more than 90 others were injured, some of whom remained in critical condition. An investigation is now underway....
The two patrollers got caught in a slide and were transported to an area hospital, one with serious injuries, the resort said....
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Emergency services are looking into the powerful blaze at a crowded bar in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana as New Year celebrations were underway. DW has the latest....
A passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, killing at least 15 people....
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A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit in a household appliance broke out at a Hong Kong public housing estate in east Kowloon, prompting more than 300 residents to flee their flats. P...
Several explosions were heard in Venezuela's capital Caracas in the early hours of Saturday. The southern area of the city, near a major military base, was reportedly without electricity....
Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year's celebration, police said Thursday. (Image credit: Alessandro ...
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A fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, police said in a statement. Crans-Montana is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps....
A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations...
Investigators have placed one of the owners of the bar where a blaze quickly spread at a New Year party in pretrial detention. Meanwhile, Switzerland held a ceremony to mourn the dozens of victims....
The death of a whale found on the bow of a container ship at a port along the Delaware River in southern New Jersey is under investigation...
Around 100 flights were cancelled at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport on January 7 and a further 40 were cancelled at Orly airport because of snowfall and fierce cold. All public bus services in the ...